# Yoon Ga-eun

Yoon Ga-eun (born February 15, 1982) is a South Korean film director and script writer. Her films explore the stories of young children and youth.

## Career

Yoon Ga-eun graduated from the History Department of Sogang University and continued her graduate studies at the School of Film, TV & Multimedia at Korea National University of Arts.
Her first film as a director was a 19-minute short film, The Taste of Salvia, introduced in 2009. Shortly afterwards, she directed several films including Proof (2010), Guest (2011), Sprout (2013), Tabloid Truth (2014) and The World of Us (2015).
Her first breakthrough film was Guest (2011), a movie perceptively capturing a phase of the growing pains that a pubescent high school girl experiences. This film won the grand prize from the 34th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2012.
Sprout (2013) is an adventure story of a little girl who has been left alone for the first time. Yoon expressed the small change that a little girl faces through the steps of discoveries. After Yoon finished Sprout, she stated that she thought that people would strive all the time to achieve their goal, but there are things that they cannot achieve, no matter how hard they try. She dissolved the meaningful process into Sprout.
Yoon is also known for finding new actresses. The Korean actress Jung Yeon-ju started her career with Guest (2011), also Kim Su-an was cast by Yoon. Kim was invited to the Festival de Cannes as the youngest actress ever.

## Filmography
### Feature films

| Year | Film | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Notes |
| 2013 | Tabloid Truth | | | as Scripter |
| 2016 | The World of Us | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | The House of Us [ko] | Yes | Yes | |

### Short films

| Year | Film | Credited as | Credited as |
| Year | Film | Director | Writer |
| 2009 | The Taste of Salvia | Yes | Yes |
| 2010 | Proof | Yes | Yes |
| 2011 | Guest (2011 film) [ko] | Yes | Yes |
| 2013 | Bean Sprout [ko] | Yes | Yes |
| 2013 | 100x100 [ko] | Yes | Yes |

## Accolades

Source:
* 2016 Berlin International Film Festival - Generation (The World of Us)
* 2016 TIFF Kids International Film Festival - TIFF KIDS (The World of Us)
* 2016 Udine Far East Film Festival - Competition Section - SOUTH KOREA (The World of Us)
* 2016 Toronto Korean Film Festival - Opening Night Feature Presentation (The World of Us)
* 2016 Busan International Film Festival - Korean Cinema Today-Panorama (The World of Us)
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result |
| 2011 | The 13th Seoul International Youth Film Festival | SIYFF Vision Award | Guest | Won |
| 2011 | The 5th Great Short Film Festival | Great Audience Award | Guest | Won |
| 2011 | The 5th Great Short Film Festival | Great Director Award | Guest | Won |
| 2012 | The 34th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | international competition | Guest | Won |
| 2013 | Prague Short Film Festival | Panorama | Guest | Won |
| 2013 | Flickerfest International Short Film Festival | Competition Section | Guest | Won |
| 2013 | Busan International Film Festival | Wide Angle: Korean Short Film Competition - Sonje Award Special | Sprout | Won |
| 2014 | SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival (2014) | Asian Short Film & Video Competition | Sprout | Won |
| 2014 | Busan International Short Film Festival | | Sprout | Won |
| 2014 | Aspen Shortsfest | International Competition | Sprout | Won |
| 2014 | Berlin International Film Festival | Generation - Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film | Sprout | Won |
| 2016 | 34th Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival | Golden Goat for Best Feature Film for Children | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Best Youth Feature Film | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 25th Buil Film Awards | Best New Director | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 25th Buil Film Awards | Best Screenplay | The World of Us | Nominated |
| 2016 | 2016 International Film Festival of India | Country Focus - Republic Of Korea | The World of Us | Country Focus |
| 2016 | 8th KOFRA Film Awards | Best Independent Film | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best New Director | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Top Films of the Year | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 16th Korea Assembly Grand Awards | Outstanding Film | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 2016 Tokyo Filmex | Audience Award | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 2016 Tokyo Filmex | Jury Special Mention | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 17th Women in Film Korea Festival | Best Director | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | Shanghai International Film Festival | Panorama (Best Cinematography) | The World of Us | Nominated |
| 2016 | 56th Zlín Film Festival | International competition of feature films for children - The Golden Slipper | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 4th Wildflower Film Awards | Grand Prize | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 4th Wildflower Film Awards | Best Director – Narrative Films | The World of Us | Nominated |
| 2016 | 4th Wildflower Film Awards | Best New Director – Narrative Films | The World of Us | Nominated |
| 2016 | 4th Wildflower Film Awards | Best Screenplay | The World of Us | Nominated |
| 2016 | 16th National Assembly of Korea Awards | Film (Arts) Category | The World of Us | Won |
| 2016 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Director | The World of Us | Nominated |
| 2016 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Screenplay | The World of Us | Won |
| 2019 | Hong Kong Asian Film Festival | Best New Director | The House of Us | Won |

### Jury member

* 2022 — Jury member, Sonje Award at 27th Busan International Film Festival.

## Ambassadorship

* Unobstructed Film Ambassadors (2023)