Dahci Ma (이정진)

Female

•Director •Scriptwriter

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Biography

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Biography & Filmography

Dahci Ma started filmmaking right after dropping out of junior high school at the age of 14. Since 2005, her third short film, "Nevertheless", has been shown at several international film festivals. She won the Jury Prize at 37th Dance on Camera Festival in New York in 2009 with another short film, "The Mysteries of Nature". She was the youngest director who has ever won the prize. In 2011, her fifth short film "Ghost" was selected for 64th Festival de Cannes.

Dahci Ma has a broad perspective as a director, which she gained based on the experiences of working in various genres and styles of film.


"Where is the Glove?" Fiction/2003/12min
- 4th EBS Youth Film Festival – Jury Prize (South Korea)

"What" Documentary/2004/25min
- 5th YMCA Youth Film Festival – Grand Prize (South Korea)

"Nevertheless" Fiction/2005/12min
- 12th Independent Film and Video Awards – Jury’s Recommendation Work (Hong Kong)
- 48th International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao (Spain)
- 11th International Short Film Festival of Siena (Italy)
- 6th Short Film Festival Wie wir leben- The Way We Live Munich (Germany)
- 2th Look and Roll Short Film Festival (Swiss)

"The Mysteries of Nature" Fiction/2008/10min
- 37th Dance on Camera (USA) – Jury Prize
- 16th International Festival of Videodance (Italy) – Special mention
- Golden Prague International Television Festival (Czech Rep.)
- The Dance Camera West Film Festival (USA)
- American Dance Festival (USA)
- Wisconsin Film Festival (USA)
- 4th Reel Dance Film Festival (CANADA)
- Jumping Frames Dance Video Festival (HONG KONG)
- St. Petersburg International Youth Film Festival (RUSSIA)
- Dance Camera Istanbul (Turkey)
- RE: PLAY INTERNESENAL DOKUMENTARI KUMHEI (India)
- Suddenly Dance Theatre’s 12th ROMP! (Canada)

"Ghost" Fiction/2011/10min
- 64th Festival de Cannes – short film competition

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