Bang Eun-jin facts for kids

Bang Eun-jin (Hangul: 방은진) is a talented South Korean actress and film director. She was born on August 5, 1965. She is well-known for her roles in movies like 301, 302 and Address Unknown.

Bang Eun-jin also started directing movies. Her first full-length film as a director was Princess Aurora in 2005. She has since directed other movies, including Perfect Number in 2012 and Way Back Home in 2013.

Movies and TV Shows

Bang Eun-jin has worked in many different roles in the film industry. She has been a director, a writer, and an actress.

As a Director and Writer

A director is like the captain of a movie set. They guide the actors and crew to bring the story to life. A screenwriter writes the script, which is the story and dialogue for the movie.

Bang Eun-jin has directed and written several films:

• Method (2017)
• Way Back Home (2013)
• Perfect Number (2012)
• Blue Birds on the Desk (a short film from a collection called If You Were Me 4, 2008)
• Puff the Rice (a short film, 2007)
• Princess Aurora (2005)
• Ain't No Maid (a short film, 2004)

As an Actress

An actress plays characters in movies and TV shows. Bang Eun-jin has appeared in many films and television series.

Movies

Here are some of the movies she has acted in:

• The Naked Kitchen (2009) (a small role)
• A Light Sleep (2009) (a small role)
• Crush and Blush (2008)
• Bleach (2008)
• Nowhere to Turn (2008) (voice role)
• Tool (2006)
• Salt: Korean Railway Women Workers Story (2003)
• Rewind (2002)
• Road Movie (2002)
• My Beautiful Days (2002)
• No Comment (2002)
• Scent of Love (2001)
• Address Unknown (2001)
• Doomealee, The Very First Step (2000)
• Gui: A Space between Two Deaths (2000)
• Subrosa (2000)
• Black Hole (2000)
• The Uprising (1999)
• The Wooden Closet (1998)
• Rub Love (1998)
• Birdcage Inn (1998)
• Reclaiming Our Names (1998)
• Push! Push! (1997)
• Do You Believe in Jazz? (1997)
• Farewell My Darling (1997)
• 301, 302 (1995)
• Mom, the Star and the Sea Anemone (1994)
• The Taebaek Mountains (1994)

Television Series

She has also appeared in these TV shows:

• Crash Landing on You (tvN, 2019)
• My Too Perfect Sons (KBS2, 2009)
• Foolish Love (KBS2, 2000)
• Hill of Horses (KBS2, 2000)
• Wang Rung's Land (SBS, 2000)

Awards and Recognition

Bang Eun-jin has won many awards for her acting and directing. These awards show how talented and respected she is in the film industry.

• 2006 Golden Cinematography Awards: Best New Director for Princess Aurora
• 2005 Women in Film Korea Awards: Woman Filmmaker of the Year for Princess Aurora
• 2005 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director for Princess Aurora
• 2002 Grand Bell Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Address Unknown
• 1996 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Actress for 301, 302
• 1995 Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Actress for 301, 302
• 1995 Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Actress for 301, 302
• 1993 Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actress
• 1992 Seoul Performing Arts Festival: Best Actress

Other Important Roles

Besides acting and directing, Bang Eun-jin has also shared her knowledge with others.

• In 2010, she became a full-time teacher at Sungshin Women's University in the College of Convergence Culture and Arts.
• She was also the head of the jury (the group that decides the winners) at the 9th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival in 2010.
• In 2009, she was a jury member at the 11th Seoul International Youth Film Festival.
• She was a jury member for the Indie Vision section at the 7th Jeonju International Film Festival in 2006.
• She was an assistant professor of Film at Seoul Institute of the Arts in 2004.

See also

In Spanish: Bang Eun-jin para niños