I. Introduction
Hong Sang Soo is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
II. Career
Hong's parents owned the film production company Cinetel Soul. Hong took the entrance exam and entered the theater department at Chung-Ang University in South Korea. He then studied in the United States where he received his bachelor's degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts and his master's at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Hong made his directorial debut at age 35 with The Day a Pig Fell into the Well in 1996. Woman is the Future of Man (2004) was his first film to screen in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
Hong's films have also screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, and the Locarno Film Festival.
III. Filmography
| Year | Poster | Title |
| 1996 | The Day a Pig Fell into the Well | |
| 1998 | The Power of Kangwon Province | |
| 2000 | Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors | |
| 2002 | On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate | |
| 2004 | Woman Is the Future of Man | |
| 2005 | Tale of Cinema | |
| 2006 | Woman on the Beach | |
| 2008 | Night and Day | |
| 2009 | Like You Know It All | |
| 2010 | Hahaha | |
| 2010 | Oki's Movie | |
| 2011 | The Day He Arrives | |
| 2012 | In Another Country | |
| 2013 | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | |
| 2013 | Our Sunhi | |
| 2014 | Hill of Freedom | |
| 2015 | Right Now, Wrong Then | |
| 2016 | Yourself and Yours | |
| 2017 | On the Beach at Night Alone | |
| 2017 | Claire's Camera | |
| 2017 | The Day After | |
| 2018 | Grass | |
| 2018 | Hotel by the River | |
| 2020 | The Woman Who Ran | |
| 2021 | Introduction | |
| 2021 | In Front of Your Face |
IV. Awards
| Year | Award Category | Category | Nominated Work |
| 1996 | 17th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | The Day a Pig Fell into the Well |
| 1996 | 16th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best New Director | The Day a Pig Fell into the Well |
| 1998 | 19th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Director | The Power of Kangwon Province |
| 2000 | 1st Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay | Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors |
| 2006 | 9th Director's Cut Awards | Best Director | Woman on the Beach |
| 2008 | 28th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay | Night and Day |
| 2010 | 19th Buil Film Awards | Best Director | Hahaha |
| 2013 | 14th Busan Film Critics Awards | Special Jury Prize | Our Sunhi |
| 2014 | 23rd Buil Film Awards | Best Director | Our Sunhi |
| 2015 | 2nd Wildflower Film Awards | Best Director | Hill of Freedom |
| 2017 | Busan Film Critics Awards | Grand Prize | On the Beach at Night Alone |
| 2017 | Busan Film Critics Awards | Grand Prize | The Day After |
| 2018 | 5th Wildflower Film Awards | Best Director, | The Day After |
