Jeong Gi-hun (born 1974) is a South Korean
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
and
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
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. Jeong made his debut with the hit dramedy film ''
Goodbye Mom
''Goodbye Mom'' () is a 2009 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by Jeong Gi-hun in his feature debut. Starring Choi Kang-hee and Kim Young-ae, it depicts the story of an unsuccessful writer and her tumultuous relationship with her ...
'' (2009), which received numerous nominations and awards, including Best Director for Asian New Talent Award at the
2010 Shanghai International Film Festival. His second feature, the romantic drama ''
Love 911
''Love 911'' (; lit. "Bandage" or "Band-Aid") is a 2012 South Korean film starring Go Soo and Han Hyo-joo about an unlikely romance between a dedicated firefighter with a painful past and a cold-hearted doctor who is solely focused on her career. I ...
'' (2012), was also a box office hit.
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Filmography
*''My Dear Keum-hong'' (1995) - directing dept
*''A Promise'' (1998) - 1st assistant director
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Wild Card'' (2003) - 1st assistant director
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Death Bell
''Death Bell'' () is a 2008 Korean horror film. The only Korean horror film released over the summer of 2008, it is the first feature by former music video director Chang, who also co-wrote the screenplay. ''Death Bell'' stars Lee Beom-soo in his ...
'' (2008) - colorist, script editor
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Goodbye Mom
''Goodbye Mom'' () is a 2009 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by Jeong Gi-hun in his feature debut. Starring Choi Kang-hee and Kim Young-ae, it depicts the story of an unsuccessful writer and her tumultuous relationship with her ...
'' (2009) - director, screenwriter
*''
Love 911
''Love 911'' (; lit. "Bandage" or "Band-Aid") is a 2012 South Korean film starring Go Soo and Han Hyo-joo about an unlikely romance between a dedicated firefighter with a painful past and a cold-hearted doctor who is solely focused on her career. I ...
'' (2012) - director, screenwriter
*''
You Call It Passion
''You Call It Passion'' () is a South Korean comedy film based on the novel of the same name written by Lee Hye-rin. It is about a new graduate who struggles to survive in the war of entertainment news.
Plot
Do Ra-hee (Park Bo-young) enters Dong ...
'' (2015) - director, screenwriter
Awards
*2010
13th Shanghai International Film Festival
The Shanghai International Film Festival (, French: ''Festival international du film de Shanghai''), abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia.
"China's biggest film festival" according to the Hollywood Reporter. Nex ...
: Best Director for Asian New Talent Award (''
Goodbye Mom
''Goodbye Mom'' () is a 2009 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by Jeong Gi-hun in his feature debut. Starring Choi Kang-hee and Kim Young-ae, it depicts the story of an unsuccessful writer and her tumultuous relationship with her ...
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References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
South Korean film directors
South Korean screenwriters
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