In 2005, director Pang Eun-jin won Best New Director at the 29th Golden Cinematography Awards and Best New Director at the 25th Korean Critics’ Choice Awards for her feature debut, Princess Aurora, and she quickly became one of the most preeminent women directors in Korea. At one time an actor, Pang has realized the full potential she did not quite see as an actress and established her career as a director with her a singular voice that brings out the energy, delicacy and ...More
In 2005, director Pang Eun-jin won Best New Director at the 29th Golden Cinematography Awards and Best New Director at the 25th Korean Critics’ Choice Awards for her feature debut, Princess Aurora, and she quickly became one of the most preeminent women directors in Korea. At one time an actor, Pang has realized the full potential she did not quite see as an actress and established her career as a director with her a singular voice that brings out the energy, delicacy and passion of her cast. PANG followed up Princess Aurora seven years later with Perfect Number (2012), the mystery romance thriller based on the book ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ by HIGASHINO Keigo. She quickly followed that up with Way Back Home, which was released in the winter of 2013. The based on a true story prison drama featured a commanding performance from JEON Do-yeon.Less
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Awards and Invitation
<Princess Aurora> Jecheon International Music & Film Festival : JIMFF (2021)
<Ain't No Maid> GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival : GISFF (2018) - Special Program - The 20th Anniversary of INDIESTORY, Play It Again!
<Method> Wildflower Film Awards Korea (2018)
- Best New Actor
<Method> Chunsa Film Festival (2018)
- Best New Actor
<Method> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2017) - Korean Cinema Today
<Way Back Home> Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival : BIFAN (2017) - Special Programs
<Way Back Home> Beijing International Film Festival (2015) - Panorama
<Way Back Home> Korea Gold Awards Festival (2014)
- Best Actor
<Way Back Home> Maxmovie Best Film Award (2014)
- Best Actress
<Way Back Home> Seoul International Women’s Film Festival : SIWFF (2014) - New Currents
<Way Back Home> HIFF Spring Showcase (2014) - Spotlight on Korea
<Perfect Number> Filmasia Film Festival (2013)
<Perfect Number> Paris Korean Film Festival (2013) - Paysage
<Perfect Number> Seoul International Women’s Film Festival : SIWFF (2013) - Actress, Muse with a Movie Camera
<Perfect Number> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2012) - Korean Cinema Today-Panorama
<Puff the Rice> Interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin (2009) - International Competition 07: Family Affairs
<If You Were Me 4> Gangneung Human Rights Film Festival (2009) - Invitation
<If You Were Me 4> Great Short Film Festival (2009)
<Blue Birds On the Desk> Great Short Film Festival (2009)
<If You Were Me 4> InDPanda International Film Festival (2009) - If You Were Me 4
<If You Were Me 4> Riverside International Film Festival (2009) - 2009 Featured Films
<Puff the Rice> Women's International Film Festival in Chennai (2009) - Korean Films
<Ain't No Maid> Women's International Film Festival in Chennai (2009) - Korean Films
<Puff the Rice> Jeongdongjin Independent Film Festival : JIFF (2008) - Section 3
<Princess Aurora> Cognac International Thriller Film Festval (2006)
<Princess Aurora> Singapore International Film Festival (2006) - Asian Cinema
<Princess Aurora> Busan Film Critics Association Awards (2006)
- Best Actress
<Princess Aurora> Fantasy Filmfest (2006) - Focus Asia
<Ain't No Maid> Women’s Film Festival in Incheon : WFFII (2006)
<Princess Aurora> Korea Gold Awards Festival (2006)
- Best New Director
<Princess Aurora> Women in Film Korea Festival (2005)
- Woman in Film of the Year
<Princess Aurora> The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (2005)
- Best New Director
<Address Unknown> DAEJONG FILM AWARDS (2002)
- Best Supporting Actress
<Three-Oh-One, Three-Oh-Two> Chunsa Film Festival (1995)
- Best Actress
<Three-Oh-One, Three-Oh-Two> The Blue Dragon Awards (1995)
- Best Actress