Cho Geun-hyun (Korean: 조근현) is a South Korean art director and film director. His directorial debut, the hit drama thriller 26 Years (2012) with over 2.9 million admissions, was voted Best Korean Film by Twitter users held by KOFIC in December 2012. He was internationally recognized for his second feature Late Spring (2014), which won a total of six awards, including Best Foreign Feature at the 23rd Arizona International Film Festival, Best Film at the 14th Milan International Film Festival Awards and Best Asian Narrative Film at the 13th Asian Film Festival of Dallas in 2014.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Cho Geun-hyun | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Art director film director |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조근현 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Geunhyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Kŭnhyŏn |
Filmography
editAs art director
edit- L'Abri (2002)
- A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
- My Mother, the Mermaid (2004)
- Heaven's Soldiers (2005)
- Duelist (2005)
- From Here to Seoul (short film, 2006)
- Forbidden Quest (2006)
- Evil Twin (2007)
- My Father (2007)
- Radio Dayz (2008)
- Go Go 70s (2008)
- The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan (2008)
- Love, In Between (2010)
- My Way (2011)
- The Concubine (2012)
As film director
edit- 26 Years (2012) (also credited as script editor)
- Late Spring (2014) (also credited as script editor)
- The Lightning Man's Secret (2015)
- Heung-boo: The Revolutionist (2018)
Art department
edit- Herb (2007)
- Love Now (2007)
- A Tale of Legendary Libido (2008)
- More than Blue (2009)
Awards
edit- 2003 2nd Korean Film Awards: Best Art Direction (A Tale of Two Sisters)
- 2005 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Art Direction (award shared with Lee Hyeong-ju) (Duelist)
- 2006 43rd Grand Bell Awards: Best Art Direction (award shared with Lee Hyeong-ju) (Duelist)
- 2006 5th Korean Film Awards: Best Art Direction (Forbidden Quest)
- 2006 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Art Direction (award shared with Hong Joo-hee) (Forbidden Quest)
- 2006 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Art Direction (Forbidden Quest)
References
edit- ^ "CHO Geun-hyun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Lee, Eun-sun (27 December 2012). "26 YEARS Voted Best Korean Film by Twitter Users". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (31 January 2014). "INTRUDERS and COLD EYES Set Sights on Santa Barbara". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Tae, Sang-joon (6 June 2014). "LATE SPRING to Compete for Three Categories at Madrid International Film Festival". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Jung, Yoo-mi (1 December 2014). "In Focus: LATE SPRING". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Kim, June (13 May 2015). "A Children's TV Show Character to Appear in Feature Film". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
External links
edit- Cho Geun-hyun at the Korean Movie Database
- Cho Geun-hyun at IMDb
- Cho Geun-hyun at IMDb
- Cho Geun-hyun at HanCinema
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