SHINN Sang-Okk
The Chairman of Jury. Born in 1925, SHINN Sang-Okk has led an illustrious and prolific career, directing and producing numerous films and is still actively making films in L.A. Just prior to the 1945 Liberation of Korea, Shinn returned from his studies in Tokyo with a great vision of becoming a film director and worked as art director under director CHOI, In Kyu . He made his feature debut in 1952 with The Evil Night, which portrayed the tragedy of a woman who is bound to a life of prostitution as a refugee. He is said to be the first Korean director who gained prominence outside of Korea with his film To the Death which won special recognition at the Berlin International Film Festival. His lifetime collaboration with his wife and actress CHOI Eun-Hee has made a landmark in Korean film history with films like Seoung Chun-Hyang, Red Muffler and Mother and a Guest in the room of Master. It's especially meaningful this year With the emergence of and focus on Korean films in the international film community, that director SHINN joins PiFan2000 as the Chairman of the Jury.