Darcy Paquet

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Darcy Paquet
Born 1972 (age 51–52)
Massachusetts, United States
Alma mater Carleton College
Indiana University
Occupation Film critic
University lecturer
Author
Spouse(s) Yeon Hyeon-sook
Children 2 sons
Korean name
Hangul 달시 파켓
Hanja n/a
Revised Romanization Dasi paket
McCune–Reischauer Tasi p'ak'e*t

Darcy Paquet (born 1972) is an American film critic, university lecturer, author and actor. In 2011, Paquet was awarded the Korea Film Reporters Association Award at the 15th Busan International Film Festival for his contributions in introducing Korean cinema to the world. In 2014, he created the Wildflower Film Awards to give recognition to Korean indie films.[1][2][3][4][5] In 2019, he was the English subtitle translator for the film Parasite by Bong Joon-ho.[6]

Career

Paquet, a Massachusetts native, majored in Russian language at Carleton College in Minnesota and had a Master in Applied Linguistics at Indiana University. Having made many Korean friends in graduate school, he first came to Seoul in 1997 to teach English at Korea University and had planned to stay briefly before going to the Czech Republic.[1]

In 1999, Paquet created the website (Koreanfilm.org) to introduce Korean films, which he is now most notable to foreigners. To the Koreans, he is known for his frequent contributions to movie weekly Cine 21.

Besides being a university lecturer to both Korean and foreign students on Korean cinema, Paquet is a radio and TV film critic and panelist, freelance writer and author, and also a part-time actor.

Personal life

Paquet met his wife Yeon Hyeon-sook in 1998. They married after dating for three years and have two sons.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2010 One Night Stand segment: "First Night" Rohmer
2011 Dance Town (cameo)
2012 The Taste of Money Robert Altman
The Weight Minister (cameo)
Almost Che Andrei
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
2014 Santa Barbara United States agent
2017 Anarchist from Colony
2020 The Woman Who Ran Foreign audience member

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2014 Three Days SBS
2021 Joseon Exorcist John SBS

Summary

  • 1995 – B.A. in Russian Language at Carleton College, Minnesota[1]
  • 1997 – M.A. in Slavic Linguistics/Applied Linguistics at Indiana University
  • 1998–present – Special advisor and English editor for Korean Film Council
  • 1999 – Launched Koreanfilm.org
  • 2001-2008 – Korea news correspondent for Screen International
  • 2002–present – Program advisor to Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy
  • 2003-2011 – Wrote monthly column for Korean film weekly Cine 21
  • 2005-2008 – Korea news correspondent for Variety magazine
  • 2007-2011 – Taught "Korean Cinema in a Global Context" at Korea University
  • 2007–present – Korean delegate for San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain
  • 2008–present – Lecturer at Kyung Hee University, Department of Theater and Film
  • 2009 – Published "New Korean Cinema: Breaking the Waves"
  • 2010 – KOFRA Award from Korea Film Reporters Association for introducing Korean cinema to the world. Presented at 15th Busan International Film Festival.
  • 2011 – Stars in "Dance Town", TBS eFM's resident film critic, appears on EBS' "Movie Concert", presents bi-monthly screening of Korean films on behalf of the Korean Film Archive.
  • 2014 – Created Wildflower Film Awards for Korean indie films[2]

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