Bong Joon-ho
South Korean filmmaker
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| 2025 | Directed 'Mickey 17', which received 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with 205 reviews and a Metacritic score of 73 from 54 reviews. |
| March 2025 | During a BuzzFeed interview, Bong named South Korean Blackpink members while excluding Lisa (from Thailand), which led to accusations of racial discrimination on social media platforms, particularly Twitter. |
| February 15 2025 | Mickey 17 premieres at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. |
| February 2025 | Bong publicly revealed his love for K-pop, specifically naming Blackpink as his favorite group. |
| 2025 | Scheduled release of Mickey 17, a science fiction film |
| 2024 | Continued executive production of Snowpiercer television series |
| December 7 2024 | Bong was among approximately 2,520 South Korean film industry employees who collectively demanded the impeachment and arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law. |
| August 1 2022 | Production begins on Mickey 17, Bong's film adaptation of Edward Ashton's novel, starring Robert Pattinson. |
| September 2021 | Bong Joon-ho serves as jury president of the 78th Venice International Film Festival. |
| 2020 | Included in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential People and Bloomberg 50. |
| 2020 | Served as executive producer for the Parasite limited series |
| 2020 | Served as executive producer for the television series Snowpiercer |
| February 20 2020 | At the Academy Awards, Parasite made history by becoming the first South Korean film to win Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film. |
| February 20 2020 | U.S. President Donald Trump criticizes Parasite's Best Picture win at a campaign rally in Colorado. |
| 2019 | Directed 'Parasite', achieving exceptional critical acclaim with a 99% Rotten Tomatoes rating from 467 reviews and a Metacritic score of 96 from 52 reviews. |
| 2019 | Directed Parasite, which won the Palme d'Or and earned Bong the Academy Award for Best Director. |
| October 11 2019 | Parasite is released in the United States by Neon, expanding its international reach. |
| June 16 2019 | Parasite wins the $60,000 Sydney Film Prize at the Sydney Film Festival, competing alongside 11 international features. |
| May 30 2019 | Parasite is released in South Korea by CJ Entertainment, marking Bong Joon-ho's critically acclaimed film's domestic premiere. |
| 2017 | Included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century. |
| 2017 | Gave a Master Class at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), discussing his unique filmmaking approach and tone shifts. |
| 2017 | Bong Joon-ho appeared as himself in the documentary film Last Train to Seoul. |
| 2017 | Co-wrote, directed, and produced Okja, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. |
| June 28 2017 | 'Okja' was released on Netflix, receiving positive reviews. |
| April 2016 | Filming for 'Okja' began. |
| February 2016 | Darius Khondji joined 'Okja' as cinematographer. |
| 2015 | Published his list of 50 inspirational films on the French streaming platform LaCinetek, highlighting his diverse film influences. |
| April 30 2015 | Screenwriter Jon Ronson announced he was writing the second draft of the screenplay for Bong's film 'Okja'. |
| 2014 | Wrote and produced Sea Fog. |
| June 22 2014 | 'Snowpiercer' was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. |
| June 11 2014 | 'Snowpiercer' opened the LA Film Festival. |
| February 7 2014 | 'Snowpiercer' was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival as part of Berlin's Forum Sidebar. |
| 2013 | Served as head of the jury for the Edinburgh International Film Festival. |
| 2013 | Directed Snowpiercer, which was universally acclaimed by critics. |
| September 7 2013 | 'Snowpiercer' screened as the closing film at the Deauville American Film Festival. |
| July 29 2013 | Bong Joon-ho's first English-language film 'Snowpiercer' premiered at Times Square in Seoul, South Korea. |
| 2012 | Voted for the New Progressive Party in the election. |
| 2012 | Bong Joon-ho appeared as himself in the documentary film Ari Ari the Korean Cinema. |
| 2012 | Bong Joon-ho played the character Lee Joon-ho in a cameo role in Doomsday Book. |
| 2011 | Served as head of the jury for the Caméra d'Or section of the Cannes Film Festival. |
| 2011 | Served as a jury member for the 27th Sundance Film Festival. |
| 2011 | Bong Joon-ho appeared as himself in the documentary film Kurosawa's Way. |
| 2011 | Bong Joon-ho contributed to the anthology film '3.11 A Sense of Home', directing the segment titled 'Iki' in response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan |
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