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MOON Byoung-gon

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Born in Seoul, 1983. Entered Chung-Ang University Film school in 2002 and graduated in 2011. Through the not-so-short school period he experienced various things generally in the film industry. He made short film <Finis Operis> for graduation film and gets to be the first Korean student to be invited to La Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes. Liking to show the irony of life through stories, he is now developing his feature film scenario.


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MOON Byoung-gon Wins 2015 Lexus Short Film Series Dec 01, 2015

To Produce a Short with The Weinstein Company MOON Byoung-gon whose short SAFE won the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 66th edition of Cannes Film Festival, has won the 2015 Lexus Short Film Series at Napa Valley Film Festival held in California, US. The Lexus Short Film Series took its name from the brand name of Japanese Toyota Motor Corporation, and selects rookie directors for shorts to be prod...
Triumph of Young and New Films Oct 12, 2015

Korean Indie Filmmakers Find Success at Film Fests 2015 was a fruitful year for Korean cinema for fledging talents. Up-and-coming feature directors - many of them are from the independent filmmaking scene - saw great leaps in their careers. Considering the market circumstance for indie films, their achievements mostly shone at international film festivals. JANG Kun-jae is not a new name compare...
Achievement Awards for BONG Joon-ho and MOON Byoung-gon Dec 30, 2013

Last Friday, the Korean Film Actor’s Association handed its achievement awards for Korean film figures that have most contributed to the expansion of the local industry’s reputation abroad in 2013. The awards were given to BONG Joon-ho, director of the hit sci-fi Snowpiercer, and MOON Byoung-gon, the young filmmaker behind the short Safe, which walked away with the Palme d’Or for Best Short at the...

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Various Colors of Korean Cinema at the 37th São Paulo Oct 11, 2013

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairman Kim, Eui-suk) is looking to promote Korean films in the Central and South American market, and this initiative will take place at the 37th São Paulo International Film Festival, to be held on 18th through 31st of October. During this event, KOFIC will stage a Korean rookie directors’ special collection and a Korea-Brazil film collaboration forum. The São Pa...
“Korean Film Night” held at Cannes International Film Festival May 23, 2013

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Korean Film Night lights up Cannes May 18, 2011

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Awards and Invitation

<NIGHT FISHING> Fantasia International Film Festival (2024) - Best Editing
<SAFE> Prague Short Film Festival (2014) - Panorama
<SAFE> Korean Film Festival in Australia (2013) - Director’s Spotlight
<SAFE> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2013) - Wide Angle: Short Film Showcase
<SAFE> Stockholm International Film Festival (2013) - Short Film Competition
<SAFE> Melbourne International Film Festival (2013) - International Shorts
<SAFE> Cannes Film Festival (2013) - Short Films Competition
<SAFE> GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival : GISFF (2013) - Cinema Old & New
<SAFE> Seoul Independent Film Festival : SIFF (2013) - Special Invitation - Shorts
<SAFE> Daejeon Independent Film&Video Festival : DIFV (2013)
<SAFE> AFI Fest (2013) - Shorts Program
<Finis Operis> Hong Kong International Film Festival (2012)
<Finis Operis> FILMETS Badalona Film Festival (2012) - International Program
<Finis Operis> Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival : CinDi (2011) - Butterfly
<Finis Operis> Cannes Film Festival (2011) - International Critics' Week
<Finis Operis> Stockholm International Film Festival (2011) - Short Film Competition

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