Born in 1982, Seoul, Yoon Ga-eun majored in History and Religious Studies at Sogang University. Then she went on and gained work experience in theater and art. Later, she studied at the Korea National University of Arts and majored in Film Directing. She also lectured at film clubs in middle and high schools throughout Seoul. Furthermore, she worked as an educator for children and youths at the Korean Film Museum with much care and interest in media education for children. She has shown her constant interest in the intimate, personal lives of children and adolescents living in the present age and their intrinsic worries and troubles through her works. She is making strong efforts to make films where children stand tall as the entities. Her short film, Guest (2011) was the first Asian film to win Grand Prix in International Competition section at the 34th International Short Film Festival – Clermont-Ferrand which is often called the ‘Cannes of short film festivals’. At the 64th Berlin International Film Festival Generation section where the Children’s Jury determines the awards, YOON’s short film Sprout (2013) won the Best Short film (Crystal Bear) Award.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
