Kim Tae-kyun (director)
Appearance
Kim Tae-kyun | |
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Born | |
Education | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies - Political Science Korean Academy of Film Arts |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 1987-present |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김태균 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Taegyun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim T'aegyun |
Kim Tae-kyun (born June 17, 1960) is a South Korean film director.[1] Kim wrote and directed Volcano High (2001) and Temptation of Wolves (2004). He also directed The Adventures of Mrs. Park (1996), First Kiss (1998), A Millionaire's First Love, Crossing (2008), Higanjima (2010), A Barefoot Dream (2010), Innocent Thing (2014), and Bad Sister (2014).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Crossing and A Barefoot Dream were selected as the South Korean entries for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st and 83rd Academy Awards, but both did not make the final shortlist.[10][11]
Filmography
[edit]- 관계 (short film, 1987) - lighting
- Moon (short film, 1987) - credits
- Stopping for a While (short film, 1987) - director
- My Love, My Bride (1990) - line producer
- As You Please (1992) - executive producer
- First Kiss (1993) - line producer
- Bitter and Sweet (1995) - executive producer
- The Adventures of Mrs. Park (1996) - director
- First Kiss (1998) - director
- Julseogi (short film, 1999) - director
- Volcano High (2001) - director, screenwriter
- At 2 O'clock (short film, 2003; included in the omnibus Twentidentity) - director
- Temptation of Wolves (2004) - director, screenwriter
- I'm OK (short film, 2005; included in the omnibus 3 Colors Love Story) - director
- A Millionaire's First Love (2006) - director
- Crossing (2008) - director
- Higanjima (2010) - director
- A Barefoot Dream (2010) - director, producer, script editor
- The Dearest (2012) - production adviser
- Sympathy for Us (2012) - production adviser
- Choked (2012) - production adviser
- Mirage (2012) - production adviser
- When Winter Screams (2013) - production and screenplay consultant
- Your Time Is Up (2013) - production consultant
- INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls (2013) - production consultant
- Innocent Thing (2014) - director, executive producer
- A Pharisee (2014) - producer
- Bad Sister (2014) - director
- Beastie Girls (2017) - producer
Awards
[edit]- 2008 Foreign Press Promotion Award, Film category (Crossing)
- 2008 18th Korean Catholic Mass Communication Award (Crossing)
- 2008 16th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Director (Crossing)
- 2010 19th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards: Best Director of a Foreign Film (A Barefoot Dream)[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kim Tae-kyun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Lee, Seung-jae (February 9, 2006). "Kim Tae-gyun's Movies Have Teen Appeal". The Dong-a Ilbo. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Jeon, Yoon-hyung (August 1, 2008). "KIM Tae-kyun helms Japanese manga adaptation". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ D'Sa, Nigel (November 3, 2009). "KIM Tae-kyun's Vampire Thriller Higanjima". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (June 8, 2008). "Crossing Depicts Plight of NK Defectors". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Lee, Eun-joo (25 June 2008). "A true tale of escape from North Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (June 30, 2010). "Director Kim discovers hope in East Timor". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (April 4, 2014). "Emotions prickle, limits tested in Innocent Thing". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Song, Soon-jin (December 22, 2014). "KIM Tae-kyun, Director of BAD SISTER". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Han, Sunhee (August 7, 2008). "S. Korea picks Crossing for Oscars". Variety. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Park, Soo-mee (September 6, 2010). "Korea goes Barefoot for Oscar nominee". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (October 18, 2010). "Director Kim Tae-kyun, Jang Nara win at film fest in China". Asiae. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Kim Tae-kyun at the Korean Movie Database
- Kim Tae-kyun at IMDb
- Kim Tae-kyun at HanCinema