After winning the top prize at Cannes, earning widespread acclaim and exceeding box office expectations, Bong Joon Ho's Parasite is the first Korean feature to compete at the Academy Awards
Producer Kwak Sin-ae has known Bong Joon Ho since the late 1990s, when she was an eager young film journalist covering South Korean cinema and he was a promising young director making short films. Now Kwak, 51, has produced Bong's rapturously receivedwhich collected six Oscar nominations — including best picture, best director and best international feature — and became the first South Korean film to garner that recognition from the Academy.
Director Bong has brought a welcome sense of humor to this whole process of awards season. What's his personality like when he's in production and shooting? Some people have speculated that it might reflect a bias, that some voters haven't taken time to get to know Asian actors like they have other groups.
What has awards season been like for you? Have you been attending many events? Have you met any interesting people?
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