Jeong Yoon-cheol (born May 14, 1971) is a South Korean film director. He is known for his film Marathon.
Jeong Yoon-cheol | |
|---|---|
정윤철 | |
| Born | 14 May 1971 |
| Alma mater | School of Film and Theater at Hanyang University |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정윤철 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Yun-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | chŏng Yun-ch'ŏl |
Career
editJeong graduated from School of Film and Theater at Hanyang University. After his successful directorial debut with short film Memorial Picture, he was selected as a member of MAMPIST and studied film editing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. His short film Hibernation was invited to the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival in 1999 and won Best Director Award at the Shinyoung Film Festival.
In 2005 his heart-warming feature debut Marathon about an autistic athlete was a huge hit in Korea. His next movie was the comedy Shim's Family.
Filmography as director
edit- Marathon (2005)[1][2]
- Skeletons in the Closet aka Shim's Family (2007)
- Third Gaze
- Isn't It Good
- A Man Who Was Superman (2008)[3]
- Warriors of the Dawn (2017)[4]
Award
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4th Seoul Short Film Festival | Best Film Award | Memorial Picture | Won | |
| 2000 | Shinyoung Film Festival | Best Director Award | Hibernation | Won | |
| 2005 | 41st Baeksang Arts Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Marathon | Won | |
| Best Film | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Best New Director | Nominated | ||||
| 13th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Director | Won | |||
| 42nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | Won | [5] | ||
| Best New Director | Won | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
| 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [6] | ||
| Best New Director | Won | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| 4th Korean Film Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best New Director | Nominated | ||||
| 8th Director's Cut Awards | Won | ||||
| Korea Disabled People Human's Rights Award | Culture and Arts | Won | [7] | ||
| The 25th Korean Film Critics Association Awards | Top 10 Film Awards | Won | |||
| 28th Golden Cinematography Awards | New Director Award | Won | |||
| The 15th Korea Catholic Media Awards | Film | Won | |||
| 2006 | Today's Young Artist Awards | Film | Won |
References
edit- ^ Yang, Sung-jin (19 January 2005). "Cho Seung-woo shines in Running Boy". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ Lee, Seung-jae (26 January 2005). "Marathon or Mal-ah-ton". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ "A Man Who Was Superman". filmbor.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ "Yeo Jin-goo, Lee Jung-jae cast as prince, army leader in upcoming period flick". 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ^ "Marathon - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ ""Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" wins Best Picture Award". HanCinema. 30 November 2005.
- ^ "'말아톤' 정윤철감독, 장애인인권상 수상". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). 2005-12-03. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
External links
edit- Jeong Yoon-cheol at IMDb
- Jeong Yoon-cheol at the Korean Movie Database
- Jeong Yoon-cheol at HanCinema
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