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KIM Bora completed her undergraduate studies in film and media at Dongguk University and a master’s in the same at Columbia University. She has received numerous distinctions for her feature film debut House of Hummingbird, including the NETPAC Award and the KNN Audience Award at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival and the Grand Prix Award of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival. To date, House of Hummingbird has won awards at some 34 local and international film festivals, including for Best Actress – International Feature, Best Cinematography – International Feature, and Best International Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival, Official Competition Grand Jury Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best First Feature in the International category at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

Bora intends to continue making films that offer a close examination of politics and the day to day from the perspective of women. Ideas for future films include a war film, an epic narrative, or an SF film. She is currently in the development stage for her second film ‘Dogs under the carpet’.