Kim Ki-duk

Kim Ki-duk ( ; December 20, 1960 – December 11, 2020) was a South Korean movie director and screenwriter. His movies have received many awards in the festival awards, making him one of the most important contemporary Asian movie directors.

Career
He won the Golden Lion at 69th Venice International Film Festival for Pietà, Silver Lion for Best Director at 61st Venice International Film Festival for 3-Iron, Silver Bear for Best Director at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival for Samaria and Un Certain Regard prize at 2011 Cannes Film Festival for Arirang.

His best known movie was Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003). Two of his movies were official submissions for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as South Korean entries.

Kim wrote scripts to many of his former assistant directors including Juhn Jai-hong (Beautiful and Poongsan) and Jang Hoon (Rough Cut).

Death
On December 11, 2020, Kim died in Riga, Latvia from problems caused by COVID-19, just nine days before his 60th birthday.

 International awards 
Silver Bear (Best Director) for Samaritan Girl, Berlin International Film Festival (2004)
Silver Lion (Best Director) for 3-Iron, Venice Film Festival (2004)
Un Certain Regard Prize for Arirang, Cannes Film Festival (2011)
"Award for Future Movies", Küstendorf Film and Music Festival (2012)СВЕЧАНО ОТВАРАЊЕ КУСТЕНДОРФА 2012 
Golden Lion for Pietà, Venice Film Festival (2012)
The Venice Days Best Film Award, Venice Film Festival (2014)

References

Other websites


 Kim Ki-Duk: the past, the persistent problems and the near future  About Kim Ki-Duk's 2006 controversial declarations
 Review of Kim Ki-duk's Time 
Working Biography 

Category:1960 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:South Korean movie directors
Category:South Korean screenwriters
Category:People from Seoul
Category:Movie producers
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic