Lee Isaac CHUNG grew up in Lincoln, Arkansas, on a small farm in the Ozark Mountains. He is an award-winning writer and director. His first feature film was the Rwandan family drama <Munyurangabo>, which premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival to great acclaim. His other feature films are <Lucky Life> and <Abigail Harm>. He received his BA in biology at Yale University and his MFA in film studies at the University of Utah.
Lee Isaac CHUNG grew up in Lincoln, Arkansas, on a small farm in the Ozark Mountains. He is an award-winning writer and director. His first feature film was the Rwandan family drama <Munyurangabo>, which premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival to great acclaim. His other feature films are <Lucky Life> and <Abigail Harm>. He received his BA in biology at Yale University and his MFA in film studies at the University of Utah.
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Awards and Invitation
<Minari> Seoul Barrier Free Film Festival : SeBaFF (2024) - Encore
<Minari> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2023) - Special Program in Focus : Korean Diasporic Cinema
<Minari> North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards (2021)
- Ken Hanken Memorial Tarheel Award
<Minari> Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC) (2021)
- Best Picture
<Minari> Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC) (2021)
- Best Supporting Actress
<Minari> Columbus Film Critics Association Awards (2021)
- Best Supporting Actress
<Minari> DiscussingFilm Critic Awards (2021)
- Best Motion Picture
<Minari> DiscussingFilm Critic Awards (2021)
- Best Supporting Actress
<Minari> National Board of Review Awards (2021)
- Best Supporting Actress
<Minari> National Board of Review Awards (2021)
- Best Original Screenplay
<Minari> North Texas Film Critics Association Awards (2021)
- Best Supporting Actress
<Minari> North Texas Film Critics Association Awards (2021)
- Best Foreign Language Film
<Minari> North Texas Film Critics Association Awards (2021)
- Best Actor
<Minari> The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (2021)
- Best Youth Performance
<Minari> The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (2021)
- Best Supporting Actress
<Minari> Golden Globe Awards (2021) - Best Foreign Language Film
- Best Foreign Language Film
<Minari> Seattle Film Critics Society Awards ()
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
<Minari> Seattle Film Critics Society Awards ()
- Best Film Not in the English Language
<Minari> Iowa Film Critics Awards ()
- Best Supporting Actress
<Minari> San Francisco Bay Film Critics Circle Awards ()
- Best Supporting Actress
<Minari> Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards ()
- Best Supporting Actress
<Minari> North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards (2021)
- Best Supporting Actress
<Minari> North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards (2021)
- Best Picture
<Minari> North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards (2021)
- Best Original Screenplay
<Minari> Academy Awards (2021) - Best Picture
<Minari> Academy Awards (2021) - Best Actor in a Leading Role
<Minari> Academy Awards (2021) - Best Directing
<Minari> Academy Awards (2021) - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
<Minari> Academy Awards (2021) - Best Original Screenplay
<Minari> Academy Awards (2021) - Best Original Score
<Minari> Adelaide Film Festival (2020) - Feature Fiction
<Minari> Hamptons International Film Festival (2020) - Spotlight
<Minari> Deauville American Film Festival (2020) - Competition
<Minari> Middleburg Film Festival (2020)
- Audience Award
<Minari> Sunset Film Circle Awards ()
- Best Supporting Actress
<Munyurangabo> Cannes Film Festival (2007) - Un Certain Regard