Kim Ki-duk

He studied fine arts in Paris in 1990-1992. In 1993 he won the award for Best Screenplay from the Educational Institute of Screenwriting with "A Painter and A Criminal Condemned to Death". After two more screenplay awards, he made his directorial debut with _Crocodile (1996)_ (qv). Then he went on to direct _Wild Animals (1997)_ (qv), _The Birdcage Inn (1998)_ (qv) ("Birdcage Inn"), _Seom (2000)_ ("The Isle") and the highly experimental _Real Fiction (2000)_ (qv) ("Real Fiction"), shot in just 200 minutes. In 1999, _Address Unknown (2001)_ (qv) was selected by the Pusan Film Festival's Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP) for development.::alberto.farina@iol.itInternational Herald Tribune