Biography
Shim Sung-bo (also credited as Shim Seong-bo or 심성보) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the Korea National University of Arts.
He first gained recognition as co-writer, with Bong Joon-ho, of the crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003). The film received Best Screenplay awards at the Chunsa Film Art Awards and the Korean Film Awards. Shim also worked as assistant director, script editor and actor on the production.
His feature directorial debut was the maritime thriller Sea Fog (2014, also known as Haemoo), which he co-wrote with Bong Joon-ho. The film premiered at the Busan International Film Festival and was selected as South Korea's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It earned him the Best New Director award from the Busan Film Critics Awards.
