Bong Joon-ho

Bong Joon-ho (, ; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean filmmaker. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his work is characterized by emphasis on social and class themes, genre-mixing, dark comedy, and sudden tone shifts.

Bong first became known to audiences and gained a cult following with his feature directorial debut, the black comedy film ''Barking Dogs Never Bite'' (2000). He later achieved widespread critical success with his subsequent films: the crime thriller ''Memories of Murder'' (2003), the monster film ''The Host'' (2006), the science fiction action film ''Snowpiercer'' (2013), which served as Bong's English-language debut, and the black comedy thriller ''Parasite'' (2019). The latter three are also among the highest-grossing films in South Korea, with ''Parasite'' being the highest-grossing South Korean film in history.

All of Bong's films have been South Korean productions, although ''Snowpiercer'', ''Okja'' (2017) and ''Mickey 17'' (2025) are Hollywood co-productions with major use of the English language. Two of his films have screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival''—Okja'' in 2017 and ''Parasite'' in 2019; the latter earned the Palme d'Or, which was a first for a South Korean film. Bong won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, making ''Parasite'' the first non-English language film to win Best Picture.

In 2017, Bong was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century. In 2020, Bong was included in ''Time''s annual list of 100 Most Influential People and Bloomberg 50. Provided by Wikipedia