Song Il-gon

Song Il-gon
Song Il-gon at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival
Born (1971-01-01) January 1, 1971 (age 53)
Alma materSeoul Institute of the Arts
National Film School in Łódź
Occupation(s)Film director,
screenwriter
Years active1998-present
Korean name
Hangul
송일곤
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSong Il-gon
McCune–ReischauerSong Il-gon

Song Il-gon (born January 1, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter known for his internationally award-winning early short films, and later feature films such as Spider Forest (2004) and Feathers in the Wind (2005). Long more popular abroad than in South Korea, Song was the first Korean filmmaker to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival.[1]

  1. ^ Brown, James (22 July 2005). "Don't Forget Him When He's Cool: An Interview with Song Il-gon". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 2007-12-26.