Jang Kun-jae (born November 26, 1977) 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 ...

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and

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. Jang debuted with ''Eighteen'' (2010) which won the grand prize win as part of the 2009

Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Fest ...

Dragons and Tigers Award VIFF Dragons and Tigers Award for Young Cinema was an award from the Vancouver International Film Festival for a film director from the Asia-Pacific region. Presented to a film judged as the best film by an emerging director within the festival's D ...

. His second feature ''Sleepless Night'' (2013) picked up JJ-Star Award (Grand Prize) and JIFF Audience Award (Korean Film Competition) at the 2012 Jeonju International Film Festival. His third feature '' A Midsummer's Fantasia'' (2015) received several nominations, including Best Director (Narrative Films) and Best Screenplay at the

3rd Wildflower Film Awards The 3rd Wildflower Film Awards () is an awards ceremony recognizing the achievements of Korean independent and low-budget films. It was held at the Literature House in Seoul on April 7, 2016. 22 films were nominated across 10 categories, each with ...

Personal life

Jang studied cinematography at the Korean Academy of Film Arts and received an M.F.A. in Film & Image Production from Chung-Ang University. In 2009, he and producer-cum-wife Kim Woo-ri founded the independent film production company Mocushura and has produced films including ''Eighteen'' (2010), ''Sleepless Night'' (2013), '' A Midsummer's Fantasia'' (2015)., ''Mom's Song'' (2020), ''Vestige'' (2020) and ''Juhee From 5 to 7'' (2022).

Filmography

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Die Bad ''Die Bad'' () is a 2000 South Korean film. It was the debut film of director Ryoo Seung-wan and starred the director and his brother Ryoo Seung-bum along with Park Sung-bin and Bae Jung-shik. The film consists of four distinct parts that were ori ...

'' (2000) - actor *''Smoke-flavored Life'' (

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, 2004) - still photographer *''Waiting for Young-jae'' (

, 2005) -

*''Grumpy'' (2006) - actor *''

Voice of a Murderer ''Voice of a Murderer'' (; lit. "His Voice") is a 2007 South Korean crime thriller-drama film written and directed by Park Jin-pyo, starring Sol Kyung-gu and Kim Nam-joo. It was the third top-grossing domestic film of 2007, with 3,143,247 tickets ...

'' (2007) - actor *''Who's That Knocking at My Door?'' (2007) - cinematography department *''Time in Heaven'' (

, 2007) -

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*''Eighteen'' (2010) - director,

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*''Myselves: The Actress No Makeup Project'' (2012) - cinematographer *''Sleepless Night'' (2013) - director, executive producer, screenwriter, editor, camera operator *'' A Midsummer's Fantasia'' (2015) - director, producer, screenwriter, editor *''Mom's Song'' (2020) - executive Producer *''Vestige'' (2020) - co-director *''Monstrous'' (2022) - director *''Juhee From 5 to 7'' (2022) - director, executive producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer

Awards

*2016 3th

Wildflower Film Awards The Wildflower Film Awards () is an awards ceremony recognizing the achievements of Korean independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist ...

: Best Cinematography ('' A Midsummer's Fantasia'') *2015 Best Korean Independent Film (The Association Korean Independent Film & Video) ('' A Midsummer's Fantasia'') *2015 16th

Busan Film Critics Awards Established in 2000, the Busan Film Critics Awards is run by the Busan Film Critics Association (BCFA), a small but independent-minded group of critics based in Busan, South Korea. Each year they announce their choices shortly before the opening o ...

: Best Screenplay ('' A Midsummer's Fantasia'') *2015 16th Asiatica Film Mediale : MIGLIOR Film Award ('' A Midsummer's Fantasia'') *2015 35th The Korean Association of Film Critics : FIPRESCI Award ('' A Midsummer's Fantasia'') *2015 3th Muju Film Festival : Jeonbuk Critic Forum Award ('' A Midsummer's Fantasia'') *2015 3th Muju Film Festival : New Vision Award ('' A Midsummer's Fantasia'') *2014 40th

Seoul Independent Film Festival Seoul Independent Film Festival (서울獨立映畵祭, 서울독립영화제, SIFF) is an independent film festival in Republic of Korea. The Seoul Independent Movie Festival is jointly held by the Korean Film Council and the Association of Kor ...

: Special Mention ('' A Midsummer's Fantasia'') *2014 19th

Busan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festi ...

: DGK(Directors Guild of Korea) Award ('' A Midsummer's Fantasia'') *2012 34th

Festival des 3 Continents The Festival des 3 Continents is an annual film festival held since 1979 in Nantes, France, and is devoted to the cinemas of Asia, and Africa and Latin America. It was founded by Philippe and Alain Jalladeau.Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all ti ...

: The Student Critics Award (Sleepless Night) *2012 13th

Jeonju International Film Festival Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent a ...

: Audience Award (Sleepless Night) *2012 13th

: Grand prize for Korean Film (Sleepless Night) *2010 1th Anaheim International Film Festival : Best Feature Film (Eighteen) *2010 45th Pesaro International Film Festival : Nouvo Cinema Award (Eighteen) *2009 35th

: Independent Star Award (Eighteen) *2009 28th

: Dragons & Tigers Award (Eighteen)

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* * * 1977 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub