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- YI Seung-jun
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- YI Seung-jun is a filmmaker and has made over a dozen of documentaries for both TV and cinema for the last decade. Among them is <Planet of Snail> (2012) that has won multiple awards including IDFA’s best feature length documentary and Silverdocs’ Sterling award for Best world feature. As a filmmaker, YI has always been interested in connection between underrepresented individuals. His next film <Wind on the Moon>, which was supported following a successful pi... expand
- YI Seung-jun is a filmmaker and has made over a dozen of documentaries for both TV and cinema for the last decade. Among them is <Planet of Snail> (2012) that has won multiple awards including IDFA’s best feature length documentary and Silverdocs’ Sterling award for Best world feature. As a filmmaker, YI has always been interested in connection between underrepresented individuals. His next film <Wind on the Moon>, which was supported following a successful pitch at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, debuted in competition at IDFA in 2014. Echoing his previous work, it chronicles the relationship between a doting mother and her deaf and blind teenage daughter. Yi founded Bluebird Pictures in 2008. close
- Gender : Male
- Company : Bluebird Pictures
- Nationality : South Korea
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- Filmography
- Shadow Flowers 2019 Director ( Director )
- In the Absence 2018 Director ( Director )
- Crossing Beyond 2018 Director ( Director )
- Wind on the Moon 2016 Director ( Director )
- Wind on the Moon 2016 Staff ( Director of Photography,Editor )
- May I Talk to You? 2015 Director ( Director )
- Planet of Snail 2012 Director ( Director )
- Planet of Snail 2012 Staff ( Editor,Director of Photography )
- Children of God 2008 Director ( Director )
- Children of God 2008 Staff ( Editor,Director of Photography )
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- Awards and Invitation
- <Shadow Flowers> Tempo Documentary Festival (2020) - Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award
- <Shadow Flowers> DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival (2020) - International Presentation
- <Shadow Flowers> CPH:DOX (2020) - Justice
- <Shadow Flowers> Muju Film Festival : MJFF (2020) - Contemporary Panorama
- <Shadow Flowers> Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2020) - World Showcase
- <In the Absence> Academy Awards (2020) - Best Documentary Short Subject
- <In the Absence> AFI Docs Film Festival (2019) - Short Program 2
- <In the Absence> EBS International Documentary Film Festival : EIDF (2019) - Korean Docs Panorama
- <Shadow Flowers> DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (2019) - Korean Competition - Best Korean Documentary Award
- <Shadow Flowers> DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (2019) - Korean Competition - Supporting Theatrical Release Award
- <Crossing Beyond> PyeongChang International Peace Film Festival (2019)
- <Shadow Flowers> Seoul Independent Film Festival : SIFF (2019) - Special Invitation - Features
- <Shadow Flowers> International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) (2019) - Competition for Feature-Length Documentary
- <Crossing Beyond> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2018) - Wide Angle - Documentary Showcase
- <Crossing Beyond> Tokyo International Film Festival (2018) - Special Program
- <Crossing Beyond> Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2018) - Estonian Olympic Committee Sports Film Programme
- <In the Absence> International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) (2018) - Frontlight
- <In the Absence> DOC NYC (2018) - Shorts: Legacy - Grand Jury Prize
- <Wind on the Moon > London Korean Film Festival (2016) - Documentary
- <Wind on the Moon > Montclair Film Festival (2016) - Documentary Feature
- <Wind on the Moon > Seoul Barrier Free Film Festival : SeBaFF (2016)
- <May I Talk to You?> EBS International Documentary Film Festival : EIDF (2015) - EIDF Focus: Children & Education
- <Wind on the Moon > One World - Czech International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (2015) - Learning Forever
- <Wind on the Moon > Docs Port Incheon (2014)
- <Wind on the Moon > International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) (2014)
- <Wind on the Moon > Seoul Independent Film Festival : SIFF (2014) - Special Invitation
- <Wind on the Moon > EBS International Documentary Film Festival : EIDF (2014) - Festival Choice
- <Planet of Snail> Shanghai International Film & TV Festival (2013) - Panorama
- <Planet of Snail> Muju Film Festival : MJFF (2013)
- <Planet of Snail> Seoul Barrier Free Film Festival : SeBaFF (2012)
- <Planet of Snail> New Zealand International Film Festival (2012)
- <Planet of Snail> Toronto Korean Film Festival (2012) - Featured Documentary
- <Planet of Snail> Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (2012) - Documentary Feature Film
- <Planet of Snail> DOK.fest - International Documentary Film Festival Munich (2012) - DOK.panorama
- <Planet of Snail> Tribeca Film Festival (2012) - world documentary competition
- <Planet of Snail> CinemAsia Film Festival (2012) - Asian Eyes on Docs
- <Planet of Snail> One World - Czech International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (2012)
- <Planet of Snail> Camerimage International Film Festival (2012) - Feature Length Documentary Films Competition - Golden Frog
- <Planet of Snail> International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) (2011) - Competition for Feature-Length Documentary - Best Documentary
- <Planet of Snail> Dubai International Film Festival (2011)
- <Children of God> Asian Summer Film Festival in Barcelona, Vic (2009) - As-Asian Section