PARK Chan-ok took the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the New Currents Award at [Pusan International Film Festival] with her feature debut, <Jealousy is My Middle Name>(2003). She was noticed early on with her short films in the international film circuit, but the feature film put her at the forefront of Korea’s cinema world as one of its representative new directors. She was an assistant director on [HONG Sangsoo]’s <Virgin Stripped ...More

PARK Chan-ok took the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the New Currents Award at [Pusan International Film Festival] with her feature debut, <Jealousy is My Middle Name>(2003). She was noticed early on with her short films in the international film circuit, but the feature film put her at the forefront of Korea’s cinema world as one of its representative new directors. She was an assistant director on [HONG Sangsoo]’s <Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors>(1999). Many people focused on the connection between Park and Hong at the time of her debut for her incisive portrayal of her characters’ relationships and insightful lines about human depth. Her latest film, <Paju>(2010), is another careful exploration of human nature and emotions via a portrayal of pain-stricken characters and their relations to each other. This film, too, was screened in the New Currents Competition Section of the [Pusan International Film Festival].Less