HONG SANGSOO was born in Seoul in 1960. He studied at Chungang University, California College of Arts, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He made his first feature film in 1996. Prizewinner at leading international film festivals. His filmography includes "Woman is the Future of Man" (2004), "Tale of Cinema" (2005), "Woman on the Beach" (2006), "Night and Day" (2008), "Like You Know It All" (2009), "In Another Country" (2012), "Nobody's Daughter Haewon" (2013), "Hill of Freedom" (2014), "Yourself and Yours" (2016), "On the Beach at Night Alone" (2017), "The Day After" (2017), "The Woman Who Ran" (2020), "Introduction" (2021), "The Novelist's Film" (2022), "A Traveler's Need" (2024), "By The Stream" (2024), "What Does That Nature Say to You" (2025), etc.