Jane Helen Lee

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Jane Helen Lee is a 17-year-old filmmaker based in Seoul, South Korea. She was born in California, raised in New York, and currently attends an international school in Seoul. Also an avid writer, she gets much inspiration for her films from her own life experiences. She recently directed her directorial debut short, BABO (2024).

Writer (1 Credit)
BABO2024
Short, Student
Director (1 Credit)
BABO2024
Short, Student

Winner (Best Young Filmmaker)
BABO

Cannes World Film Festival
Cannes, France

Official Selection
BABO

All American High School Film Festival
New York, New York

National Winner in Film
BABO

YoungArts
Miami, Florida

Official Selection
BABO

Ridgewood International Film Festival
Ridgewood, New Jersey

Official Selection
BABO

National Film Festival for Talented Youth
Seattle, Washington

Official Selection
BABO

Los Angeles Short Film Awards
Los Angeles, California

Nominee
BABO

Cinematography & Photography Awards

Official Selection
BABO

First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - hosted by Lift-Off Global Network
Iver, England

Semifinalist for Best First Time Short Filmmaker and Best Student Short
BABO

Berlin Shorts Awards
Berlin, Germany

Semifinalist for Best Student Short
BABO

San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival
San Francisco, California

Official Selection and Nominee
BABO

LA International Art Film Fest
Los Angeles, California

Official Selection
BABO

LA Film & Documentary Awards
Los Angeles, California

Official Selection
BABO

New York Film & Female Actress Awards
New York, New York

Honorable Mention (Young Female Filmmaker)
BABO

IndieX Film Fest
Los Angeles, California

Official Selection
BABO

London Lift-Off Film Festival
London, London

Finalist for Best Young Filmmaker (Female)
BABO

Indie Short Fest
Los Angeles, California

Honorable Mention
BABO

Nassau Film Festival
Princeton, New Jersey

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High School

Dulwich College Seoul

2021 – Present

Birth Date

June 16, 2008

Birth City

Los Angeles

Current City

Seoul

Gender

Female

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