Biography

Junga Song was born in South Korea and studied Marine Science at Pukyong National University but her true passion was to become a film director. After she immigrated to Canada, she studies film at Toronto Film School and following the year, she was accepted to the post-graduate program, advanced film and Television at Sheridan College, where she wrote and directed several short films, documentaries and music videos.

Shortly after graduating, Junga wrote and directed a 45-minute documentary called Hope for Life dealing with the subject of brain injuries. The film was distributed to several hospitals in North America and served as a supporting document in passing a bill regarding helmet legislation. It also earned a special screening at the acquired brain injury annual conference.

After the success of her documentary, she made an 8-minute short film called Love Recipe that went on to screen at several major film festivals such as Montreal world film festivals and came in third place at the Canadian International Annual Film/Video Festival. This exposure spurred on her desire to shoot more short films such as Dead Origins (30 mins short film) and Reflection (shot with 35mm), which were also officially selected for screening at major Film Festivals internationally including Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.

Soon after this success, Junga wrote and directed her first feature film, Piece of Mind, Completed in 2010, was invited to Manhattan Film Festival for its premier in 2012. Piece of Mind is available to iTunes, Google, Amazon and other VOD platforms, distributed by 108 Media.

In 2018 and 2019, she directed two feature films, Artificial Selection and The Petrichor. The Petrichor premiered on Oct 2 and 6 at Moscow International Film Festival 2020. Also this film won best feature film at Canadian Cinematography Awards and she won the best director at Oniros Film Awards.
- IMDb mini biography by: Eugenia Protsko