# Kim Bora

Kim Bora (Korean: 김보라; born November 30, 1981) is a South Korean filmmaker. Her short film, The Recorder Exam won numerous awards including the Best Student Filmmaker Award from The Directors Guild of America. The film was also a National Finalist for the 2012 Student Academy Awards. Kim’s debut feature House of Hummingbird received production support from the Korean Film Council, Seoul Film Commission and Asian Cinema Fund of Busan International Film Festival. The film received post-production support from the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program and was selected as an IFP Narrative Lab Fellow. It premiered at the Busan International Film Festival, where it won the NETPAC award and the KNN Audience award. The film went on to collect 59 awards from prestigious festivals, including Berlinale, Tribeca, BFI London, Istanbul, Jerusalem, and a Blue Dragon award—Korea’s equivalent of an Oscar.
At the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, Kim won the Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus with House of Hummingbird.

## Career

Born in South Korea in 1981, Kim Bora graduated from Dongguk University with a degree in film. In 2007, she left for Columbia University in the U.S., and received a Masters of Fine Arts in film directing. Her film The Recorder Exam (2011) was her created graduation film project, and it won Best Student Filmmaker for the East Region from the Directors Guild of America. After the release of the film, Kim began to work on the script that would be based on her own childhood. Later, she moved back to Korea and gave lectures in the colleges where she studied.
In 2018, after seven years of working on the script and production, her debut film House of Hummingbird was released, winning multiple awards. The film also received production support from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), Seoul Film Commission, as well as Asian Cinima Fund of Busan International Film Festival. House of Hummingbird is a coming-of-age film about a girl, Eun-hee, who was a part of the expanding 1990's economy, and, due to her flawed family, is searching for validation through love and reasons to continue living. Kim said that the incidents in this film are based on incidents and events that occurred throughout her childhood, after having a nightmare in while living in New York and decided to understand what she had gone through.

## Filmography

* The Recorder Exam (2011) - director
* House of Hummingbird (2018) - director, screenwriter, executive producer

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2011 | 2011 DGA Student Awards | Best Woman Student Filmmaker- East Region | The Recorder Exam | Won |
| 2011 | Woodstock Film Festival | Best Student Short Film | The Recorder Exam | Won |
| 2018 | Busan International Film Festival | KNN Award | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2018 | Busan International Film Festival | NETPAC Award | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2018 | Seoul Independent Film Festival | Best Film | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2018 | Seoul Independent Film Festival | Committee Award | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Beijing International Film Festival | Best New Film | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Beijing International Film Festival | Special Mention (Forward Future Award) | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Bergen International Film Festival | Cinema Extraordinaire | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Berlin International Film Festival | Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Berlin International Film Festival | Crystal Bear for Generation 14plus - Best Film | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Berlin International Film Festival | Teddy for Best Feature Film | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Heartland Film Festival | Grand Prize | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Hong Kong Asian Film Festival | New Talent Award | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | International Istanbul Film Festival | Golden Tulip | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Jerusalem Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | BFI London Film Festival | Sutherland Trophy | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Seattle International Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Molodist International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Molodist International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Taipei Film Festival | Grand Prize | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Taipei Film Festival | Special Jury Prize | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Transatlantyk Festival | Transatlantyk Distribution Award for Section "New Cinema" | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Tribeca Film Festival | Best International Narrative Feature | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Malaysia International Film Festival | Best Director | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Screenplay | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best New Director | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | FIPRESCI Award | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Top 10 Films of the Year | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Director's Cut Awards | Best Director | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Director's Cut Awards | Best New Director | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Director's Cut Awards | Best Screenplay | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Grand Bell Awards | Best Director | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Grand Bell Awards | Best Screenplay | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival | Best Film | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Cine21 Awards | Best Film | House of Hummingbird | 2nd place |
| 2019 | Cine21 Awards | Best New Director | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Director | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Screenplay | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2019 | Athens International Film Festival | Best Screenplay | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Cyprus International Film Festival | Glocal Images | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Korean Film Producers Association Awards | Best Film | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Cinema Jove-Valencia International Film Festival | Best Film | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Cinema Jove-Valencia International Film Festival | Best Directing | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Heartland Film Festival | Grand Prize for Best Narrative Feature | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | International Istanbul Film Festival | Golden Tulip | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival | Pink Dragon Jury Award | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Foreign Film | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2019 | Washington West Film Festival | Best Feature Narrative Director | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2020 | Asian Film Critics Association Awards | NETPAC Award Best New Director | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2020 | 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Film | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2020 | 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Director | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2020 | 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Director | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2020 | 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Screenplay | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2020 | Black Movie Film Festival | Young Adults Jury Award | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2020 | Black Movie Film Festival | Critics Prize | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2020 | Buil Film Awards | Best Film | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2020 | Buil Film Awards | Best Director | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2020 | Buil Film Awards | Best New Director | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2020 | Buil Film Awards | Best Screenplay | House of Hummingbird | Won |
| 2020 | Wildflower Film Awards | Grand Prize | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2020 | Wildflower Film Awards | Best Director | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |
| 2020 | Wildflower Film Awards | Best Screenplay | House of Hummingbird | Nominated |