Jeon Soo-il (born September 25, 1959) is a South Korean
film director,
film producer and
screenwriter. After graduating from the Department of Theatre & Film of
Kyungsung University
Kyungsung University is a private university in Busan, South Korea. It is located in the district of Nam-gu, southwest of the famous Haeundae beach. The campus is located near Kyungsung University- Pukyong National University Station on Line ...
in
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
, he studied Film Direction at
Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (E.S.R.A) in
France
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from 1988 to 1992. He completed his master and doctorate degrees in Film Science at the
Paris Diderot University
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in
Paris
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, France. He is currently an associate professor of the Department of Theatre & Film of Kyungsung University and the president of Dongnyuk Film.
Filmography
Director
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2015:
A Korean in Paris
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2012
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: El Condor Pasa
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2011:
Pink
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2008
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:
I Came from Busan
''I Came from Busan'' (also known as ''Yeongdo Bridge'') (Korean: 영도다리; RR: Yeong-do Da-ri) is a 2009 South Korean film written and directed by Jeon Soo-il. It tells the story of teenaged In-hwa, who gives her newborn baby up for adoptio ...
(Yeong-do Da-ri)
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2008
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: Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells (Himalayaeui sonyowa)
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2007: With a Girl of Black Soil (Geomen tangyi sonyeo oi)
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2006: Time Between Dog and Wolf (Gae oi neckdae sa yiyi chigan)
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2003:
My Right to Ravage Myself (Naneun nareul pagoehal gwolliga itda)
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1999
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: The Bird Who Stops in the Air (Saeneun pyegoksuneul keruinda)
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1997
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:
Wind Echoing in My Being
Writer
* 2008: Himalaya: The Place Wind Blows (Himalayaeui sonyowa)
* 2006: Time Between Dog and Wolf (Gae oi neckdae sa yiyi chigan)
* 2003: My Right to Ravage Myself (Naneun nareul pagoehal gwolliga itda)
* 1999: The Bird Who Stops in the Air (Saeneun pyegoksuneul keruinda)
* 1997: Wind Echoing in My Being
Producer:
* 2008: Himalaya: The Place Wind Blows (Himalayaeui sonyowa)
* 1999: The Bird Who Stops in the Air (Saeneun pyegoksuneul keruinda)
Awards and nominations
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009: nominated for
Crystal Globe Award for Himalaya: The Place Wind Blows
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27th Fajr International Film Festival
The 27th Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, بیست و هفتمین جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر) held from 31 January to 10 February 2009 in Tehran, Iran.
''Doubt (2009 film), Doubt'' (Varuzh Karim-Masihi, 2009) — ...
2009: won
Crystal Simorgh
The Crystal Simorgh ( fa, سیمرغ بلورین) is an award given by Fajr International Film Festival
Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (litt ...
Award for Best Film (in Eastern Vista section): ''With a Girl of Black Soil''
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival 2008: won Audience Award (Soo-il Jeon) and Best Cinematography (Sung-tai Kim) for With a girl of Black Soil
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Deauville Asian Film Festival The Deauville Asian Film Festival (the Festival du film asiatique de Deauville) takes place annually in Deauville, France since 1999 and focuses on Asian cinema. A film competition was added to the festival in 2000 and a video competition in 2002.
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2008: nominated for Best Film for With a girl of Black Soil
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Pusan 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 ...
2007: won Netpac Award for With a girl of Black Soil
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Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...
2007: won C.I.C.A.E Award and Lina Mangiacapre Award for With a girl of Black Soil
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International Film Festival of Marrakech
The Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) ( ar, المهرجان الدولي للفيلم بمراكش, Amazigh ⴰⵏⵎⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵖⵍⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵍⴼⵉⵍⵎ ⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ) is an international film festi ...
2007: nominated for the Golden Star Award for With a girl of Black Soil
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Fribourg International Film Festival
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2000: won the Grand Prix for The Bird Who Stops in the Air
* Pusan International Film Festival 1999: won the Netpac Award for The Bird Who Stops in the Air
* Pusan International Film Festival 1996: won the Woonpa Award for Wind Echoing in My Being
See also
List of Korean film directors
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People
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Organizations
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References
External links
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Profil on KOFIC
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1959 births
Living people
Asian film producers
Kyungsung University alumni
South Korean film producers
South Korean film directors
South Korean screenwriters