Kim Jong-kwan
Kim Jong-kwan | |
|---|---|
 Kim in 2019 | |
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Daejeon, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Film director screenwriter |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김종관 |
| RR | Gim Jonggwan |
| MR | Kim Chonggwan |
Kim Jong-kwan (Korean: 김종관; born 1975) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.[1] Kim is an acclaimed and prolific short filmmaker known for his inventive short form narratives. He has helmed the omnibuses Lovers (2008) and Come, Closer (2010). His first feature Worst Woman (2016) which debuted at the 17th Jeonju International Film Festival, won the FIRESCI Award at the 38th Moscow International Film Festival in 2016.[2][3]
Personal life
Born in 1975 in Daejeon, Kim graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts, majoring in Film.
Filmography
Short films
- Street Story (2000) - director[4][5]
- Wind Story (2002) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer
- Wounded (2002) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor
- The Limit Time of Distribution (2003) - cinematographer
- Tell Her I Love Her (2003) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, art director, editor, producer
- How to Operate a Polaroid Camera (2004) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, art director, editor
- One Shining Day (segment: "Good-bye") (2005) - director, screenwriter
- Waiting for Youngjae (2005) - director, screenwriter, editor
- Slowly (2005) - director, screenwriter, editor
- Monologue #1 (2006) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, producer
- A Lonely Season (2006) - director
- Dialogue of Silence (2006) - director
- Screwdriver (2006) - director, cinematographer, editor
- Series Dasepo Naughty Girl (2006) - director
- Short! Short! Short! (segment: "'Waiting") (2007) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer
- The Diaper Of Daughters (2007) - cinematographer
- Lost (2007) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer
- Trend Of This Fall (2008) - director, screenwriter, editor
- Short! Short! Short! (segment: "Coin Boy") (2009) - director
- Whispers In The Wind (2010) - director
- One Perfect Day (2013) - screenwriter
- Phantoms of the Archive (2014) - director, screenwriter
- Persona (2019) - director, screenwriter
Omnibus films
- Lovers (2008) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, producer (consisting of 11 short films)
- Come, Closer (2010) - director, screenwriter
Feature films
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Worst Woman | director, screenwriter | [6] |
| 2017 | The Table | director, screenwriter | [7] |
| Chae's Movie Theater | director | ||
| 2019 | Shades of the Heart | director, screenwriter | [8] |
| 2020 | Josée | director, screenwriter | [9][10][11] |
Awards and nominations
| Award/Festival | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38th Moscow International Film Festival | 2016 | FIRESCI Award | Worst Woman | Won | [12][13] |
| 5th Resfest Digital Film Festival | 2004 | Audience Award | How to Operate a Polaroid | Won | |
| Festival Choice Award | Won | ||||
| 3rd Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival | 2004 | Special Jury Award | Won | ||
| 31st Seoul Independent Film Festival[a] | 2005 | Best Film Award (CJ Award) | Paradise | Won | |
| 2005 | Naver Award | Won |
Notes
- ^ formerly the Golden Crown Film Festival, Korea Youth Film Festival, Korea Independent Short Film Festival
References
- ^ "KIM Jong-kwan". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (18 September 2015). "HAN Ye-ri to Dupe Suitors as WORST WOMAN". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Two Korean directors win in Moscow Film Festival". Yonhap. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Worst Woman". IndieStory. 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Kim Jong-Kwan". IFFR. January 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Worst Woman". JIFF. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "'The Table': Film Review | Busan 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. October 13, 2016. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ [인터뷰] 김종관 감독, '아무도 없는 곳'으로 이야기 하 계'. 열린뉴스통신 (in Korean). 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Song, Seung-hyun (November 17, 2020). "Han Ji-min, Nam Joo-hyuk team up again in romance remake 'Josee'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Director Kim Jong-Kwan Shares A Tender Love Story In New Film 'Josée'". forbes.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ "REVIEW: Josée's strange, unresolved ending mars the love story". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ "Two Korean directors win in Moscow Film Festival". Yonhap. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "S. Korean Film Worst Woman Garners FIPRESCI Critics Jury Award". KBS Global. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
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