Jeon Kyu-hwan(Korean:전규환,Korean pronunciation:[tɕʌnɡjuɸʷan];born 1965) is a South Koreanfilm directorandscreenwriter.Besides being the first Korean film to win the 2012Queer Lionat the69th Venice International Film Festival,The Weight(2012) also won various awards at film festivals, including Best Director at the 16thTallinn Black Nights Film Festivaland Silver Peacock Award for best director at the 43rdInternational Film Festival of Indiain 2012.[1][2]
Jeon Kyu-hwan | |
|---|---|
 Jeon in 2010 | |
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director screenwriter |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 전규환 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeon Gyuhwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏn Kyuhwan |
Career
editJeon started his career in a talent management company as a manager for actors such asCho Jae-hyunandSol Kyung-gu,before making his directorial feature debut withMozart Town(2008), followed byAnimal Town(2009) andDance Town(2010). These films formed the 'town trilogy' that shed light on the scars that city leaves on the people living in it and vice versa.[3][4]
InFrom Seoul to Varanasi(2011), he experimented with melodrama genre and shot the film in India after being fascinated by the country when he was there to attend a film festival.
The Weight(2012), about a hunchback mortician and his transgender stepsister, won the 2012Queer Lion,an award for the "best film with a homosexual and queer culture theme" at the69th Venice International Film Festival.It is also the first Korean film to win the prize.[5][6]
Filmography
edit- Mozart Town(2008)
- Animal Town(2009)
- Dance Town(2010)
- From Seoul to Varanasi(2011)
- 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero(collection of one-minute shorts created by 60 filmmakers)
- The Weight(2012)
- My Boy(2013)[7]
- Angry Painter(2015)
- Supsogui bubu(lit. 'A couple in the forest',2017)
Awards
edit- 2011 12thBusan Film Critics Awards:Special Jury Prize (Animal Town)
- 2012 16thTallinn Black Nights Film Festival:Best Director (The Weight)[1]
- 2012 43rdInternational Film Festival of India:Silver Peacock Award For Best Director (The Weight))[2]
References
edit- ^abConran, Pierce (November 28, 2012)."THE WEIGHT Picks Up Best Director at Black Nights Film Festival".Korean Film Biz Zone.Archivedfrom the original on January 5, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 5,2017.
- ^abConran, Pierce (December 4, 2012)."JEON Kyu-hwan Triumphs Again".Korean Film Biz Zone.Archivedfrom the original on September 13, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 5,2017.
- ^"JEON Kyu-hwan".Korean Film Biz Zone.Archivedfrom the original on July 5, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 5,2017.
- ^Lee, Yong-cheol (September 8, 2011)."Searching for new cinema".Korean Film Biz Zone.Archivedfrom the original on January 5, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 5,2017.
- ^"Queer Lion 2012 goes to the extreme film The Weight".Venice Days.September 7, 2012.Archivedfrom the original on January 5, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 5,2017.
- ^Suk, Monica (September 12, 2012)."Award-winning Korean filmThe Weightgoes to Busan Int'l Film Festival ".10Asia.Archivedfrom the original on January 5, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 5,2017.
- ^Kang, Myoung-seok; Choi, Ji-eun (November 8, 2012)."The Weightdirector Jeon Kyu-hwan to Present New Humandrama Pic Next Year ".10Asia.Archivedfrom the original on January 5, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 5,2017.
