Kwak Sin-ae

Kwak Sin-ae
Born (1968-10-23) 23 October 1968 (age 56)
Busan, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
OccupationFilm producer
SpouseJung Ji-woo
RelativesKwak Kyung-taek (brother)
Korean name
Hangul
곽신애
Revised RomanizationGwak Sinae
McCune–ReischauerKwak Sinae

Kwak Sin-ae (Korean: 곽신애; born 23 October 1968) is a South Korean film producer who is the CEO of the Seoul-based Barunson Entertainment & Arts Corporation (Barunson E&A), best known as a producer of the 2019 film Parasite.[1][2] She and Bong Joon-ho won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards[3] for Parasite, which also received the award for Best Feature Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, and was nominated for Best Film at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards.[4][5][6]

Career

Kwak graduated from Dong-A University with a degree in Korean Language and Literature. She began her career at a publishing agency before moving to a drama production company. Upon the recommendation of film critic Jung Sung-il, the editor-in-chief of Kino magazine, she joined Kino as a reporter in 1994, where she worked for about three years. Following her time at Kino, she served as the CEO of the film publicity agency 'Barun Life', the planning and marketing director at Youth Film, and LJ Film. She later worked as the director of planning and marketing at Shin Cine.[7][8][9]

The reason Kwak decided to become a producer was unexpected. She was seeking stability in her life due to having a child and needed a regular job. This led her to join Barunson, a film company that offered a salary. In 2010, Kwak joined Barunson Corporation as the head of the film business division.[9]

She later became the CEO of Barunson Film Corporation and has been the CEO of Barunson E&A Corporation since 2015. During her tenure as CEO, she oversaw the production of 'Hidden Time' starring Kang Dong-won (2016) and the critically acclaimed 'Parasite,' which marked her second film as a producer. Director Bong Joon-ho, who collaborated with Barunson E&A on 'Mother,' has shared a synopsis of a new film set to be released in Korea following his work on 'Snowpiercer' and 'Okja' overseas.[10]

Kwak reached a career milestone when 'Parasite' won four awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. This historic achievement marked the first time in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards that an Asian female producer received the prestigious accolade.[11]

Filmography

Feature film

Feature film credits
Year Title Director Credited as Ref.
English Korean Marketing Producer Other Crew
1999 Happy End 해피엔드 Jung Ji-woo Marketing — [12]
2001 Wanee and Junah 와니와 준하 Kim Yong-gyun Marketing — [13]
2003 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring 봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄 Kim Ki-duk Marketing — [14]
2004 The Scarlet Letter 주홍글씨 Byun Hyuk Marketing — [15]
2005 This Charming Girl 여자, 정혜 Lee Yoon-ki Marketing — [16]
2005 Love Talk 러브토크 Lee Yoon-ki Marketing — Other crew [17]
2005 The Peter Pan Formula 피터팬의 공식 Cho Chang-ho — Other crew [18]
2006 Romance 로망스 Moon Seung-wook — Other crew [19]
A Bloody Aria 구타유발자들 Won Shin-yun Marketing — [20]
Maundy Thursday 우리들의 행복한 시간 Song Hae-sung Marketing — [21]
Host & Guest 방문자 Shin Dong-il Marketing — [22]
Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater 삼거리 극장 Jeon Gye-soo Marketing — [23]
2008 Modern Boy 모던 보이 Jung Ji-woo — PD — [24]
2011 Couples 커플즈 Jeong Yong-ki — Production Department — [25]
2012 A Millionaire on the Run [ko] 5백만불의 사나이 Kim Yick-ro — Other crew [26]
2016 Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned 가려진 시간 Um Tae-hwa — Yes — [27]
2017 RV: Resurrected Victims 희생부활자 Kwak Kyung-taek — Yes — [28]
2019 Parasite 기생충 Bong Joon-ho — Yes — [29]

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Kwak Kyung-taek, a film director from Busan famous for film Friend. While working as a reporter for Kino, Kwak married film director Jung Ji-woo.[7][8]

Accolades

Year Award Ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2019 20th Women in Film Korea Awards Producer Award Parasite Won [30]
2019 Yves Montand Cinema Award Best Film Won [31]
2019 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Feature Film Won [5]
2019 73rd British Academy Film Awards Best Film Nominated [4]
2019 92nd Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Picture Parasite Won [6]

References

  1. ^ "'Parasite' Producer: Oscar Nominations Make People "Pay More Attention to Korean Cinema"". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  2. ^ Noh, Jean. "They laughed at me because I loved 'Pretty Woman': 'Parasite' producer Kwak Sin Ae on her early film loves". Screen. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  3. ^ Kasulis, Kelly (10 February 2020). "South Koreans Celebrate Parasite's Historic 'Best Picture' Win | Voice of America - English". Voanews.com. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  4. ^ a b "BAFTA Film Awards 2020: Full Winners List". Variety. 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  5. ^ a b Grater, Tom (2019-11-21). "Asia Pacific Screen Awards: 'Parasite' Named Best Film". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  6. ^ a b Pedersen, Erik (2020-02-09). "Oscars Winners List (Updating Live)". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  7. ^ a b "[인터뷰] '기생충' 곽신애 대표 "좋은 영화는 마음을 울리죠"". Newspim (in Korean). 2020-02-21. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  8. ^ a b 장영엽 (2019-06-27). "제작자 바른손이앤에이 곽신애 대표, "고유의 결이 있는 감독을 서포트하는 것이 나의 몫이다"". Cine21. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  9. ^ a b "곽신애 대표가 고민한 '제작자에게 가장 필요한 것'". 노컷뉴스. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  10. ^ 파이낸셜뉴스 (2019-06-22). "[N이사람] '기생충' 제작사 곽신애 대표 "미래 관객도 '와~'할 매력적 영화"(인터뷰)". 파이낸셜뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  11. ^ "[인터뷰] 곽신애, '기생충' 아카데미 수상.."역사를 뒤집는 것"". 서울경제 (in Korean). 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  12. ^ "KMDb - Happy End(Haepi-endeu(Happy end))". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  13. ^ "KMDb - Wanee And Junah (Wanee wa Junah)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  14. ^ "KMDb - Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring( Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Gyeoul Geurigo Bom )". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  15. ^ "KMDb - The Scarlet Letter (Juhonggeulssi)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  16. ^ "KMDb - This Charming Girl(Yeo-ja Jeong-hae)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  17. ^ "KMDb - Love Talk ( Love Talk )". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  18. ^ "KMDb - The Peter Pan Formula ( Peter-pan-ui Gong-shik )". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  19. ^ "KMDb - Romance ( Ro-mang-seu )". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  20. ^ "KMDb - A Bloody Aria (Gu-ta-yu-bal-ja-deul)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  21. ^ "KMDb - Maundy Thursday (Woo-ri-deul-ui Haeng-bok-han Si-gan)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  22. ^ "KMDb - Host & Guest (Bang-moon-ja)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  23. ^ "KMDb - Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater (Sam-geo-ri Geuk-jang)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  24. ^ "KMDb - Modern Boy (Modern Boy)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  25. ^ "KMDb - Couples (Ku-peul-jeu)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  26. ^ "KMDb - A Millionaire on the Run (5Baengmanburui Sanai)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  27. ^ "KMDb - Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  28. ^ "KMDb - RV: Resurrected Victims". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  29. ^ "KMDb - Parasite". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  30. ^ "'기생충' 제작자 곽신애·배우 배두나, 프랑스 '예뜨왈 뒤 시네마' 수상" [Yoon Jung-hee, Jung Yu-mi, Im Yoon-ah, win at the 20th Women in Film Korea Awards]. www.donga.com. 2019-12-11.
  31. ^ "'기생충' 제작자 곽신애·배우 배두나, 프랑스 '예뜨왈 뒤 시네마' 수" ['Parasite' producer Kwak Sin-ae, actress Bae Doo-na, win at France's Yves Montand Cinema Awards]. 여성신문. Women's News. 2019-10-04.


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