Kyung Sok Kim, also known as Sola Kim, is a Korean writer-director based in Los Angeles. He graduated from the AFI Conservatory with his MFA in directing and is a member of the BAFTA Newcomers Program 2021. His films have been screened in more than 60 film festivals including 10 Oscar-qualifying ones such as LA Shorts, Holly Shorts, and the Nashville Film Festival.

In 2020, he became the first Korean live-action director to win an award at the Prestigious International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (one of the five FIAPF Accredited short film festivals, accredited by both the Academy Awards and the BAFTA Awards) with his thesis film FURTHEST FROM. Another film that he directed, MONET, is currently streaming on the AMC Networks' ALLBLK.

Recently, Kyung was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list 2022. He is currently developing a few features that capture the delicate emotional lines of the characters who face unwanted changes, in the genre formats of Sci-fi, Thriller, and Coming of Age.

김경석 | 영화 감독 / 시나리오 작가

1992년 서울 출생. 한양대학교 영화학과를 졸업 후 미국의 명문 영화학교 AFI (American Film Institute)에서 감독과 석사학위 (MFA in Directing)를 취득했다. 그의 졸업영화 퍼디스트 프롬은 10개의 아카데미 공식 지정 영화제를 포함해 50곳이 넘는 세계 유수의 영화제들에서 상영했으며, 2020년 5월, 실사영화로는 한국인 감독 최초로 세계 3대 단편영화제인 오버하우젠 국제단편영화제에서 수상했다. BAFTA Newcomers Program 멤버이기도 한 그는 2022년 포브스 선정 30세 이하 30인 (Forbes 30 Under 30)에 이름을 올렸다.