Bora Kim
Bora Kim is a South Korean filmmaker who holds an MFA in film directing from Columbia University. Her recent short film, The Recorder Exam, won numerous awards, including the Best Student Filmmaker Award from the Directors Guild of America and was a National Finalist for the 2012 Student Academy Awards.
Kim’s debut feature House of Hummingbird received production support from Korean Film Council, Seoul Film Commission, and the Asian Cinema Fund of Busan International Film Festival, along with post-production support from the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program. After its premiere at Busan International Film Festival—where it won the NETPAC award and the KNN Audience award—House of Hummingbird went on to collect 35 awards from prestigious festivals including Berlinale, Tribeca Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Seattle International Film, Istanbul Film Festival, as well as Grand Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis.
