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Boo Ji-young

b. 1971

South Korean director and scriptwriter

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Born 1971. Boo Ji-young is a South Korean film director.

Boo Ji-young (born September 16, 1971) is a South Korean director and scriptwriter. After graduating from the Korean Academy of Film Arts, she began her career in independent filmmaking in South Korea. She created her first film Sisters on the Road in 2008. She is best known for her film Cart, which was screened at many international film festivals. She believes that the public should see women directors as equal to men directors, rather than categorizing women directors as "women's cinema" when they make films.

Filmography Cart 2014 ( Director and Scriptwriter ) Myselves : The Actress No Makeup Project 2012 ( Director and Editor) A Time to Love 2011 ( Director ) Moonwalk 2011 ( Director and Scriptwriter ) Sisters On The Road 2009 ( Director and Scriptwriter ) Untold Scandal 2003( Scriptwriter )

Awards and Invitations Cart SEOUL International Women's Film Festival (2015) - Polemics #IAmAFeminist Cart New York Asian Film Festival (2015) - "MYUNG FILMS: Pioneers And Women Behind The Camera In Korean Film " Cart Udine Far East Film Festival (2015) - Competition Section Cart CAAMFest (2015) - CinemAsia Cart Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2015) - Pan Asia Cart Asian/Asian-American film festival (2014) - Audience Award Cart Toronto International Film Festival (2014) - City to City Cart Hawaii International Film Festival (2014) - Spotlight on Korea Cart Busan International Film Festival (2014) - Open Cinema Myselves : The Actress No Makeup Project Women's International Film Festival in Chennai (2012) Myselves : The Actress No Makeup Project SEOUL International Women's Film Festival (2012) Myselves : The Actress No Makeup Project Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (2012) Moonwalk Women's International Film Festival in Chennai (2012) A Time to Love Cinemanila International Film Festival (2011) - World Cinema Myselves : The Actress No Makeup Project Seoul Independent Film Festival(SIFF) (2011) - Opening Film Sisters On The Road The Asian Women's Film Festival (2009) - New Asian Cinema Sisters On The Road Tokyo International Women's Film Festival (2009) Sisters On The Road Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (2009) - Asian Power Sisters On The Road Asian Film Festival, Mumbai (2009) - Competition Sisters On The Road Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2009) - Forum of Independents

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Ewha Womans University

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Who is Boo Ji-young?

South Korean director and scriptwriter

When was Boo Ji-young born?

Boo Ji-young was born on 16 September 1971 in South Korea.

What is Boo Ji-young's occupation?

Boo Ji-young is a film director.

What nationality is Boo Ji-young?

Boo Ji-young is South Korean.

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· Wikipedia: Boo Ji-young

· Wikidata: Q18815524

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