The article was originally published on Sirp in Estonian, on April 16, 2021, just before the 2021 Oscar Awards Ceremony
The four Oscars “Parasite” won last year sent ripples across the whole movie industry, with the initial surprise giving its way into a plethora of questions about how something like that happened (not to mention former President’s Trump bewilderment) . Evidently, the team around “Parasite” did tremendous job promotion/lobbying-wise, “exploiting” the charisma of both Bong Joon-ho and Kang Ho-song but the question remains on how a group of people (the Academy) that back in 2016 faced controversy over a second straight year of all-white Oscar acting nominations, ended up voting for a Korean movie. Subsequently, another set of question arises. Is the Academy above racism now? Will we see more Asian productions receiving awards or was “Parasite” just an anomaly? And how does the whole issue with the recent racist attacks against Asian...
The four Oscars “Parasite” won last year sent ripples across the whole movie industry, with the initial surprise giving its way into a plethora of questions about how something like that happened (not to mention former President’s Trump bewilderment) . Evidently, the team around “Parasite” did tremendous job promotion/lobbying-wise, “exploiting” the charisma of both Bong Joon-ho and Kang Ho-song but the question remains on how a group of people (the Academy) that back in 2016 faced controversy over a second straight year of all-white Oscar acting nominations, ended up voting for a Korean movie. Subsequently, another set of question arises. Is the Academy above racism now? Will we see more Asian productions receiving awards or was “Parasite” just an anomaly? And how does the whole issue with the recent racist attacks against Asian...
- 5/2/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Lord, that was ugly.
The most flamboyantly unplanned and half-assed Oscar Night in recent history was a grind from beginning to end, with the premise, “Just wait till the finale — you’ll see people clap and weep for Chadwick Boseman.” But that was simply one of the many plans that went wrong. It was the kind of night when Glenn Close shaking it to “Da Butt” was a highlight. The big winners of the 93rd Academy Awards: the Golden Globes honchos, who are right now sending thank-you fruit baskets to everyone involved in this debacle.
The most flamboyantly unplanned and half-assed Oscar Night in recent history was a grind from beginning to end, with the premise, “Just wait till the finale — you’ll see people clap and weep for Chadwick Boseman.” But that was simply one of the many plans that went wrong. It was the kind of night when Glenn Close shaking it to “Da Butt” was a highlight. The big winners of the 93rd Academy Awards: the Golden Globes honchos, who are right now sending thank-you fruit baskets to everyone involved in this debacle.
- 4/26/2021
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Being a translator is usually somewhat of a thankless job, but Sharon Choi is officially getting her flowers. She became well known at in 2019 for her work with Korean filmmaker, Bong Joong-ho. She even accompanied him to the Oscars at the beginning of 2020 where his film, Parasite, won 4 awards. Choi quickly won over millions of hearts, and people have become intrigued by the talented translator. However, being a translator isn’t the only thing that Choi does. She has a plethora of other talents and she’s currently on a journey to share them with the rest of the
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- 7/8/2020
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Bong Joon Ho got some love from a Hollywood legend after his historic Oscar wins for Parasite.
Following the 2020 Academy Awards — where his thriller became the first non–English language film to win Best Picture — Bong, 50, said he received a congratulatory letter from Martin Scorsese, whose film The Irishman was also nominated.
“This morning I got a letter from Martin Scorsese,” said Bong at a recent press conference in his home country of South Korea, according to IndieWire. “I can’t tell you what the whole letter was about because it’s something personal, but toward the end he wrote: ‘You’ve done well.
Following the 2020 Academy Awards — where his thriller became the first non–English language film to win Best Picture — Bong, 50, said he received a congratulatory letter from Martin Scorsese, whose film The Irishman was also nominated.
“This morning I got a letter from Martin Scorsese,” said Bong at a recent press conference in his home country of South Korea, according to IndieWire. “I can’t tell you what the whole letter was about because it’s something personal, but toward the end he wrote: ‘You’ve done well.
- 2/20/2020
- by Benjamin VanHoose
- PEOPLE.com
Sharon Choi quickly became a fan favorite and Mvp of awards season as Bong Joon Ho‘s indispensable interpreter through the “Parasite” press tour and its Oscar campaign. It culminated two weeks ago at the Oscars, where the South Korean smash nabbed four Oscars, including a historic Best Picture win. Now with a moment’s rest, Choi, an aspiring filmmaker, has written about her whirlwind experience in a vivid, moving essay on our sister site “Variety.”
“The past six months has been a blur of new cities, microphones and good news, with endless orders of honey lemon tea as I tried to preserve my voice,” she writes. “Driven from one crowd to the next, I shook hands with hundreds of people whose eyes shone with the excitement of having watched a special film. Moments alone were still riddled with the absurdity that I was sharing hand sanitizers with a man...
“The past six months has been a blur of new cities, microphones and good news, with endless orders of honey lemon tea as I tried to preserve my voice,” she writes. “Driven from one crowd to the next, I shook hands with hundreds of people whose eyes shone with the excitement of having watched a special film. Moments alone were still riddled with the absurdity that I was sharing hand sanitizers with a man...
- 2/19/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Oscar viewers were treated to a historical moment this year when Bong Joon Ho and his “Parasite” cast took the stage at the Dolby Theater to accept the Academy Award for Best Picture, marking the first time a foreign-language film won the top Oscar prize. “Parasite” cast members Song Kang-ho, Park So-dam, and Lee Sun-kyun were all in attendance at the Oscars, but one part of the ensemble who was not on stage was 10-year-old child actor Jeong Hyeon-jun. Jeong was watching the Oscars from home in South Korea, and fortunately Jeong’s family members recorded him losing his mind as “Parasite” earned one history-making Oscar win after another.
“I thought it would be awesome to get it, and we actually won the award!” Jeong told the Associated Press in a video interview from home the day of the Oscars. “So I am wondering if I am in heaven. I...
“I thought it would be awesome to get it, and we actually won the award!” Jeong told the Associated Press in a video interview from home the day of the Oscars. “So I am wondering if I am in heaven. I...
- 2/19/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
For “Parasite,” Oscars were not the end of its achievements. It will have the biggest post-win gross of any Best Picture since “The King’s Speech” in 2011. And, it will take in the majority of its box-office gross while streaming, selling more tickets as a first-run release while viewable at home than any release ever.
Before we dive too deeply into praise: With the Bonghive following post-Oscar grosses for “Parasite” as if they share personally in the bounty, there’s a risk of “Parasite” becoming the specialized version of last year’s “Avengers: Endgame,” which claimed to be the biggest all-time grosser.
With that out of the way: The real achievements of “Parasite” post awards are significant and worth celebrating. As of February 9, Oscar night, “Parasite” grossed $34 million. As of February 18, it stands at $44 million; after next weekend, $48 million. Given its current strength, it should keep most of its top theaters and cross $55 million.
Before we dive too deeply into praise: With the Bonghive following post-Oscar grosses for “Parasite” as if they share personally in the bounty, there’s a risk of “Parasite” becoming the specialized version of last year’s “Avengers: Endgame,” which claimed to be the biggest all-time grosser.
With that out of the way: The real achievements of “Parasite” post awards are significant and worth celebrating. As of February 9, Oscar night, “Parasite” grossed $34 million. As of February 18, it stands at $44 million; after next weekend, $48 million. Given its current strength, it should keep most of its top theaters and cross $55 million.
- 2/19/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Update: In a piece for Variety reflecting on her experience interpreting for Bong Joon-ho over the past several months, Sharon Choi says she is not, in fact, writing a movie about awards season. Here’s an excerpt: Empathy bridges the gap between the perpetual “others.” And to feel a little less lonely is why I want […]
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- 2/18/2020
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Sharon Choi, Bong Joon Ho’s awards season translator and the undisputed Mvp of Oscar season, had a front row seat to the legendary awards season run of “Parasite.” Choi attended the Cannes Film Festival alongside Bong and was front and center when “Parasite” made history as the first South Korean film to take home the Palme d’Or. Months later, Sharon would take the stage at the Dolby Theater as Bong received Oscars for Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, Best Director, and Best Picture. “Parasite” is the first South Korean film to win Oscars and the first foreign-language movie to ever be named Best Picture. In between Cannes and the Oscars, Choi traveled with Bong to various festivals and award ceremonies and experienced firsthand the adoration for both the director and “Parasite.” The translator and aspiring filmmaker reminisces on her whirlwind Oscar season in a new first-person essay published on Variety.
- 2/18/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
From her first appearance at Bong Joon Ho’s side in Cannes, where he accepted the Palme d’Or for his sensational “Parasite,” interpreter Sharon Choi has been an unwitting award season Mvp. Clad in minimal black and permanently clutching a notebook, the retreating student filmmaker has imparted Bong’s messages of gratitude on the most coveted stages of Hollywood. After declining hundreds of interview requests, Choi shares exclusively with Variety the 10-month ride that began with a phone call last April, and ended two weeks ago at the Dolby Theater with a Best Picture trophy.
For the first time in a while, there’s nothing but silence. My eyes are still puffy from the tearful goodbyes that punctuated a historic night, one that ended with six Oscar trophies but surprisingly no karaoke. That night was already far gone for sleep, so I mindlessly went to the beach hoping to...
For the first time in a while, there’s nothing but silence. My eyes are still puffy from the tearful goodbyes that punctuated a historic night, one that ended with six Oscar trophies but surprisingly no karaoke. That night was already far gone for sleep, so I mindlessly went to the beach hoping to...
- 2/18/2020
- by Sharon Choi
- Variety Film + TV
Parasite writer-director-producer Bong Joon Ho gave his acceptance speech for foreign-language film at the Golden Globes and entreated the audience, via his translator Sharon Choi: "Once you overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films." A month later, the South Korean movie obliterated conventional wisdom with four historic Oscar wins, becoming the first non-English-language film to claim best picture.
International filmmakers and distributors are now eying Bong's triumphs with hope and hunger: hope that Parasite's success will open the door to global cinema, giving other ...
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- 2/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Parasite writer-director-producer Bong Joon Ho gave his acceptance speech for foreign-language film at the Golden Globes and entreated the audience, via his translator Sharon Choi: "Once you overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films." A month later, the South Korean movie obliterated conventional wisdom with four historic Oscar wins, becoming the first non-English-language film to claim best picture.
International filmmakers and distributors are now eying Bong's triumphs with hope and hunger: hope that Parasite's success will open the door to global cinema, giving other ...
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International filmmakers and distributors are now eying Bong's triumphs with hope and hunger: hope that Parasite's success will open the door to global cinema, giving other ...
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- 2/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Is Bong Joon Ho’s interpreter going to make a movie about awards season?
That’s what Sharon Choi told TheWrap when we spoke to her and Bong in January — and she would certainly have a unique perspective on the whole circus.
Starting at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival but especially during the last several months of awards season, Choi has been a constant presence at the side of “Parasite” director. As his interpreter at all awards shows, interviews and public appearances, the 25-year-old Korean American has aided the Oscars’ biggest winner as he charmed voters, audiences and press on the way to four Oscar wins for “Parasite,” including Best Picture and Best Director.
(While Bong can hold a conversation in English, he prefers to use Choi during all public appearances and interviews.)
Also Read: Inside the Oscars, 'Parasite' Points an Elated Hollywood Forward
Choi currently lives in Seoul,...
That’s what Sharon Choi told TheWrap when we spoke to her and Bong in January — and she would certainly have a unique perspective on the whole circus.
Starting at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival but especially during the last several months of awards season, Choi has been a constant presence at the side of “Parasite” director. As his interpreter at all awards shows, interviews and public appearances, the 25-year-old Korean American has aided the Oscars’ biggest winner as he charmed voters, audiences and press on the way to four Oscar wins for “Parasite,” including Best Picture and Best Director.
(While Bong can hold a conversation in English, he prefers to use Choi during all public appearances and interviews.)
Also Read: Inside the Oscars, 'Parasite' Points an Elated Hollywood Forward
Choi currently lives in Seoul,...
- 2/11/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
“Parasite” was the big winner at Sunday’s Oscars, snagging four statuettes with a historic Best Picture victory among them, but the true star of awards season is a member of Team “Parasite” who joined after the film was completed: Sharon Choi. Choi has been “Parasite’s” tireless Goat interpreter, usually for Oscar-winning writer-director Bong Joon Ho, and luckily for us, Sunday will not be the last we see of her.
As Bong revealed after the Golden Globes, Choi is a filmmaker herself. Backstage at the Oscars on Sunday, Bong shared that she’s currently working on a feature script that he’s clearly dying to read. “You already know she’s a filmmaker,” he said when he fielded the final question about Choi. “She studied film in the university, yeah, so I’m so curious about her script. Actually, she’s writing some feature-length script, I’m so curious about it.
As Bong revealed after the Golden Globes, Choi is a filmmaker herself. Backstage at the Oscars on Sunday, Bong shared that she’s currently working on a feature script that he’s clearly dying to read. “You already know she’s a filmmaker,” he said when he fielded the final question about Choi. “She studied film in the university, yeah, so I’m so curious about her script. Actually, she’s writing some feature-length script, I’m so curious about it.
- 2/10/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Parasite swept at the Oscars on Sunday night with director Bong Joon Ho taking the stage for his speeches — alongside a very special guest.
The South Korean director was aided throughout awards season — and Oscar night — by his interpreter, 25-year-old Sharon Choi, who is a director herself.
Choi has accompanied Bong throughout the awards circuit leading up to Parasite‘s four major Oscar wins, including Best Picture, interpreting for the director and sending out his hilarious, and often touching, messages to American audiences and the world.
Here’s everything to know about the up-and-coming director.
1. She’s been interpreting for Bong since May.
The South Korean director was aided throughout awards season — and Oscar night — by his interpreter, 25-year-old Sharon Choi, who is a director herself.
Choi has accompanied Bong throughout the awards circuit leading up to Parasite‘s four major Oscar wins, including Best Picture, interpreting for the director and sending out his hilarious, and often touching, messages to American audiences and the world.
Here’s everything to know about the up-and-coming director.
1. She’s been interpreting for Bong since May.
- 2/10/2020
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
“Cinema won tonight,” Neon head Tom Quinn said as he escorted his father to his waiting limo in the parking garage of the Soho House, where a long line of partygoers was still waiting well past 11 p.m. just to get inside to the wild and very packed celebration Quinn’s company had planned for its Oscar nominees, Parasite and Honeyland.
When I saw Quinn at the Indie Spirit Awards on Saturday, he knew it was going to be a good night on some level, but I can tell you he didn’t know it was going to be this good. As we were talking, another Neon associate arrived with the newly engraved Oscar for Best Picture that has Neon’s name on it. Each studio gets their own duplicate Academy Award, in addition to the film’s producers receiving statuettes. At Soho he told me he was still reeling...
When I saw Quinn at the Indie Spirit Awards on Saturday, he knew it was going to be a good night on some level, but I can tell you he didn’t know it was going to be this good. As we were talking, another Neon associate arrived with the newly engraved Oscar for Best Picture that has Neon’s name on it. Each studio gets their own duplicate Academy Award, in addition to the film’s producers receiving statuettes. At Soho he told me he was still reeling...
- 2/10/2020
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
The Oscars made history on Sunday night by awarding “Parasite” best picture, the first time in the 92-year-history of the telecast that a foreign-language film took home the top statue.
Indeed, it was a big night for “Parasite,” which won a total of four Academy Awards, including best director for Bong Joon Ho, who — along with his translator Sharon Choi — stole the show. The twisty drama about a wealthy family in South Korea was the underdog coming into the evening, as many pundits predicted that the best picture prize would go to “1917,” Sam Mendes’ sprawling World War I epic.
Inside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, it was clear that the audience was on team “Parasite,” as there was thunderous applause every time Bong took the stage. But there were also other highs (and some lows) during the ceremony. As Variety takes you inside the Oscars, here’s what TV viewers didn’t see at home.
Indeed, it was a big night for “Parasite,” which won a total of four Academy Awards, including best director for Bong Joon Ho, who — along with his translator Sharon Choi — stole the show. The twisty drama about a wealthy family in South Korea was the underdog coming into the evening, as many pundits predicted that the best picture prize would go to “1917,” Sam Mendes’ sprawling World War I epic.
Inside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, it was clear that the audience was on team “Parasite,” as there was thunderous applause every time Bong took the stage. But there were also other highs (and some lows) during the ceremony. As Variety takes you inside the Oscars, here’s what TV viewers didn’t see at home.
- 2/10/2020
- by Ramin Setoodeh and Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Chrissy Teigen will not standby and let internet trolls try to diminish Bong Joon Ho‘s big night.
On Sunday, the South Korean film Parasite made history at the 2020 Academy Awards when it claimed both the International Feature and Best Picture categories — the first film to do so in the Oscars‘ 92-year history.
Bong, 50, the creative mastermind behind the thriller, also took home honors for his writing and directing on the project, beating out prominent Hollywood filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino in the process.
For his multiple trips to the stage to accept his awards, Bong spoke from the heart,...
On Sunday, the South Korean film Parasite made history at the 2020 Academy Awards when it claimed both the International Feature and Best Picture categories — the first film to do so in the Oscars‘ 92-year history.
Bong, 50, the creative mastermind behind the thriller, also took home honors for his writing and directing on the project, beating out prominent Hollywood filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino in the process.
For his multiple trips to the stage to accept his awards, Bong spoke from the heart,...
- 2/10/2020
- by Benjamin VanHoose
- PEOPLE.com
If there’s one person who spoke the most during the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, it was most likely Sharon Choi. The 25-year-old took the stage at the Dolby Theater four times in order to translate “Parasite” writer-director Bong Joon Ho’s acceptance speeches. Bong was awarded the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film, capping a game-changing night where South Korea won its first Oscars ever and the Academy gave Best Picture to a foreign-language film for the first time in 92 years. Choi has been by Bong’s side since the “Parasite” world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The “Parasite” Oscar campaign has taken Choi around the world and to countless awards ceremonies, where more often than not she took the stage with Bong to accept awards. From the Oscars to the Critics Choice Awards, BAFTAs, and Golden Globes, Choi was...
- 2/10/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Bong Joon-ho's Parasite made a lot of history on Sunday night at the Academy Awards. Not only did it become the first foreign-language film to win the top prize of best picture, but Bong was also the first South Korean to win best director. Earlier in the evening, the film's win for best original screenplay, which Bong shared with cowriter Han Jin-won, marked the first-ever Oscar win for South Korea.
While most of Bong's remarks on Oscar night were translated from Korean by Sharon Choi, he had a very relatable response when asked in the press room how he "won over Hollywood."
"It's literally f*cking crazy," he told journalists.
Bong has been making movies for 20 years, so even he's not sure what made Parasite catch on in America any more than his other projects.
"I'm just a very strange person," he said via Choi, adding that "it was the same process making this film,...
While most of Bong's remarks on Oscar night were translated from Korean by Sharon Choi, he had a very relatable response when asked in the press room how he "won over Hollywood."
"It's literally f*cking crazy," he told journalists.
Bong has been making movies for 20 years, so even he's not sure what made Parasite catch on in America any more than his other projects.
"I'm just a very strange person," he said via Choi, adding that "it was the same process making this film,...
- 2/10/2020
- by Whitney Friedlander
- Popsugar.com
Bong Joon Ho‘s translator has a bright future ahead of her.
After Parasite cleaned up with four wins during the 2020 Academy Awards Sunday, the South Korean filmmaker, 50, revealed to reporters backstage that his translator, Sharon Choi, has a project of her own in the works.
“You already know she’s a filmmaker. And she studied film in the university, yeah, so I’m so curious about her script,” said Bong. “Actually, she’s writing some feature-length script, I’m so curious about it.”
Sharon, 25, was by Bong’s side throughout the night as his hit film earned Academy Awards for Best Director,...
After Parasite cleaned up with four wins during the 2020 Academy Awards Sunday, the South Korean filmmaker, 50, revealed to reporters backstage that his translator, Sharon Choi, has a project of her own in the works.
“You already know she’s a filmmaker. And she studied film in the university, yeah, so I’m so curious about her script,” said Bong. “Actually, she’s writing some feature-length script, I’m so curious about it.”
Sharon, 25, was by Bong’s side throughout the night as his hit film earned Academy Awards for Best Director,...
- 2/10/2020
- by Brianne Tracy, Eric Todisco
- PEOPLE.com
Bong Joon Ho’s genre-bender made history Sunday night when it took home four Oscars. It was the first South Korean movie to be nominated for any Oscars (it had six nods) and it was the first movie not in English to win Best Picture. Backstage, Bong reflected on why he thinks “Parasite” resonated so much with international audiences and the Academy, given the fact he’s been directing scripts he wrote from his wacky mind for two decades.
“I’m just a very strange person. I just did what I’ve always done with great artists, producer (Kwak Sin-ae), and my cowriter (Han Jin-won) and all my actors. It was the same process making this film, but we’ve had these amazing results,” he said through Sharon Choi, his translator who has been by his side throughout his time in the Us promoting “Parasite.”
Bong then added himself, in...
“I’m just a very strange person. I just did what I’ve always done with great artists, producer (Kwak Sin-ae), and my cowriter (Han Jin-won) and all my actors. It was the same process making this film, but we’ve had these amazing results,” he said through Sharon Choi, his translator who has been by his side throughout his time in the Us promoting “Parasite.”
Bong then added himself, in...
- 2/10/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Neon’s “Parasite” made history on Sunday night at the 92nd Academy Awards, becoming the first foreign-language film ever to win a best picture Oscar.
Directed and co-written by Bong Joon Ho, the film follows an impoverished South Korean family posing as qualified professionals to gain long-term employment by a wealthy family.
Bong also won best director and best original screenplay, and “Parasite” won best international film, for a total of four Academy Awards.
Backstage with producer Kwak Sin Ae, co-screenwriter Han Jin Won, and translator Sharon Choi, Bong said in English, “It’s really f—ing crazy!”
“I’m just a very strange person,” Bong said. “I just did what I always did with producer Kwak. I feel like something will hit me and I will wake up from this dream.”
As he did during his speech for the best director, Bong continued to sing the praises of his...
Directed and co-written by Bong Joon Ho, the film follows an impoverished South Korean family posing as qualified professionals to gain long-term employment by a wealthy family.
Bong also won best director and best original screenplay, and “Parasite” won best international film, for a total of four Academy Awards.
Backstage with producer Kwak Sin Ae, co-screenwriter Han Jin Won, and translator Sharon Choi, Bong said in English, “It’s really f—ing crazy!”
“I’m just a very strange person,” Bong said. “I just did what I always did with producer Kwak. I feel like something will hit me and I will wake up from this dream.”
As he did during his speech for the best director, Bong continued to sing the praises of his...
- 2/10/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy, Kate Aurthur, Adam B. Vary and Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
“I thought I was done for the day and ready to relax,” said Parasite director Bong Joon Ho via his translator Sharon Choi when he took the stage to accept the Oscar for Best Director. Bong collected his second Oscar for the night as he already collected trophies for Best International Feature Film as well as Best Original Screenplay along with Jin Won Han
While on stage he was very gracious and cited a quote when it comes to his work: “”When I was young and studying cinema, there was a saying that I carved deep into my heart, which is, the most personal is the most creative.” This quote came from his fellow nominee Martin Scorsese.
The audience proceeded to give The Irishman director a standing ovation before Bong went on to give love to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s Quentin Tarantino for constantly recognizing his work.
While on stage he was very gracious and cited a quote when it comes to his work: “”When I was young and studying cinema, there was a saying that I carved deep into my heart, which is, the most personal is the most creative.” This quote came from his fellow nominee Martin Scorsese.
The audience proceeded to give The Irishman director a standing ovation before Bong went on to give love to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s Quentin Tarantino for constantly recognizing his work.
- 2/10/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
After a sojourn in Hollywood, the film-maker went back to South Korea to do his next film – and produced an undisputed masterpiece. Why is his stunning critique of the class system striking chords all over the world?
The past year has been a whirlwind for Bong Joon-ho, and he is still in the midst of it. His movie Parasite has whisked him to places few directors – and certainly no South Korean director – have been before. It started with winning the top prize at the Cannes film festival last May, and the momentum has not let up: critical adulation, box office success, Us talkshow appearances and a ridiculous 170 awards and counting.
And not just not just awards in the “foreign film” categories; Parasite is the first foreign-language film to win the Screen Actors Guild’s coveted ensemble performance award. It is also up for six Oscars, including best picture and best director.
The past year has been a whirlwind for Bong Joon-ho, and he is still in the midst of it. His movie Parasite has whisked him to places few directors – and certainly no South Korean director – have been before. It started with winning the top prize at the Cannes film festival last May, and the momentum has not let up: critical adulation, box office success, Us talkshow appearances and a ridiculous 170 awards and counting.
And not just not just awards in the “foreign film” categories; Parasite is the first foreign-language film to win the Screen Actors Guild’s coveted ensemble performance award. It is also up for six Oscars, including best picture and best director.
- 1/31/2020
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Parasite won the SAG Award for best performance by a cast in a motion picture on Sunday night, making history as the first foreign-language film to win in the category.
Park So-dam, Lee Sun-kyun, Choi Woo-shik, Lee Jung-eun and Song Kang-ho were among the castmembers that took the stage to accept the honor.
With help from translator Sharon Choi, Song said that "although the title is Parasite, I think the story is about coexistence and how we can all live together."
"But to be honored with the best ensemble award, it occurs to me maybe ...
Park So-dam, Lee Sun-kyun, Choi Woo-shik, Lee Jung-eun and Song Kang-ho were among the castmembers that took the stage to accept the honor.
With help from translator Sharon Choi, Song said that "although the title is Parasite, I think the story is about coexistence and how we can all live together."
"But to be honored with the best ensemble award, it occurs to me maybe ...
- 1/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Parasite won the SAG Award for best performance by a cast in a motion picture on Sunday night, making history as the first foreign-language film to win in the category.
Park So-dam, Lee Sun-kyun, Choi Woo-shik, Lee Jung-eun and Song Kang-ho were among the castmembers that took the stage to accept the honor.
With help from translator Sharon Choi, Song said that "although the title is Parasite, I think the story is about coexistence and how we can all live together."
"But to be honored with the best ensemble award, it occurs to me maybe ...
Park So-dam, Lee Sun-kyun, Choi Woo-shik, Lee Jung-eun and Song Kang-ho were among the castmembers that took the stage to accept the honor.
With help from translator Sharon Choi, Song said that "although the title is Parasite, I think the story is about coexistence and how we can all live together."
"But to be honored with the best ensemble award, it occurs to me maybe ...
- 1/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite continued its storybook trajectory today, becoming the first Korean film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, and picking up additional nods for Bong for Best Director, International Film and Original Screenplay with Jin Won Han, as well as craft nods for Editing and Production Design. It is only the sixth movie in Oscar history to get both the Picture and International Film nods, and the 11th foreign language film nominated for Best Picture.
Director Bong this morning struggled to reconcile with the extraordinary reaction since the movie won the Palme d’Or after its Cannes Film Festival premiere. “I feel it’s like Inception,” he joked through his translator and filmmaker Sharon Choi, who has followed him throughout the season. “Soon I’m going to wake up and realize this was all a dream, I’m still in the middle of Parasite and all the equipment is malfunctioning.
Director Bong this morning struggled to reconcile with the extraordinary reaction since the movie won the Palme d’Or after its Cannes Film Festival premiere. “I feel it’s like Inception,” he joked through his translator and filmmaker Sharon Choi, who has followed him throughout the season. “Soon I’m going to wake up and realize this was all a dream, I’m still in the middle of Parasite and all the equipment is malfunctioning.
- 1/13/2020
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
Bong Joon Ho's Parasite, a South Korean dramedy about a poverty-stricken family who hustles a wealthy couple with unintended consequences, won the Golden Globe for best foreign-language film on Sunday.
"Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films," said Bong, who used a translator, Sharon Choi, to deliver his acceptance speech mostly in Korean. "Just being nominated along with fellow, amazing international filmmakers was a huge honor."
The filmmaker then added, "I think we use only one language: the cinema."
Other nominees in the ...
"Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films," said Bong, who used a translator, Sharon Choi, to deliver his acceptance speech mostly in Korean. "Just being nominated along with fellow, amazing international filmmakers was a huge honor."
The filmmaker then added, "I think we use only one language: the cinema."
Other nominees in the ...
Bong Joon Ho's Parasite, a South Korean dramedy about a poverty-stricken family who hustles a wealthy couple with unintended consequences, won the Golden Globe for best foreign-language film on Sunday.
"Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films," said Bong, who used a translator, Sharon Choi, to deliver his acceptance speech mostly in Korean. "Just being nominated along with fellow, amazing international filmmakers was a huge honor."
The filmmaker then added, "I think we use only one language: the cinema."
Other nominees in the ...
"Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films," said Bong, who used a translator, Sharon Choi, to deliver his acceptance speech mostly in Korean. "Just being nominated along with fellow, amazing international filmmakers was a huge honor."
The filmmaker then added, "I think we use only one language: the cinema."
Other nominees in the ...
When Bong Joon-ho went on the Jimmy Fallon show, the Parasite director’s interpreter made viewers swoon – casting a light on the people who speak English for the likes of Michael Haneke and Park Chan-wook
Just when you thought Bong Joon-ho – the affable maestro of Korean cinema and now, with his class-conscious Cannes winner Parasite, champion of the people – could not get any more lovable, they let him on Jimmy Fallon. Foreign-language arthouse directors rarely, if ever, make it on to Us talkshows; this was apparently the first ever Tonight Show interview conducted through an interpreter. With the director cheekily refusing to play ball at points, including breaking down what the film was actually about (“This is a talkshow – you have to say something!” Fallon chided him), the limelight improbably fell on the woman next to him: Sharon Choi.
Just when you thought Bong Joon-ho – the affable maestro of Korean cinema and now, with his class-conscious Cannes winner Parasite, champion of the people – could not get any more lovable, they let him on Jimmy Fallon. Foreign-language arthouse directors rarely, if ever, make it on to Us talkshows; this was apparently the first ever Tonight Show interview conducted through an interpreter. With the director cheekily refusing to play ball at points, including breaking down what the film was actually about (“This is a talkshow – you have to say something!” Fallon chided him), the limelight improbably fell on the woman next to him: Sharon Choi.
- 1/2/2020
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
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