Lee Kwang-kuk (born 1975) 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. ...

. An acclaimed indie filmmaker who was a former assistant director to Hong Sang-soo, Lee debuted with ''

Romance Joe ''Romance Joe'' () is a 2011 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by first-time director Lee Kwang-kuk and stars Kim Young-pil, Shin Dong-mi and Lee Chae-eun. It made its world premiere in the Korean Cinema Today and won the Citizen ...

'' (2011), and has since directed another two features ''

A Matter of Interpretation ''A Matter of Interpretation'' () is a 2014 South Korean comedy drama film, written and directed by Lee Kwang-kuk. Plot Yeon-sin (Shin Dong-mi) is devastated and storms out of the theatre when no one shows up at her play. She calls her boyfriend W ...

'' (2014) and '' A Tiger in Winter'' (2017).

Career

Born in 1975, Lee graduated with a degree in film from the Seoul Institute of the Arts. He was a former assistant director to Hong Sang-soo before he made his feature debut with ''

'' (2011) where it made its world premiere and won Citizen Reviewers' Award at the

16th Busan International Film Festival The 16th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 6 to October 14, 2011 at the Busan Cinema Center and was hosted by actresses Uhm Ji-won and Ye Ji-won, making it the first year to be hosted by two women. The 16th BIFF also marks th ...

in 2011.

Filmography

*''Tale of Cinema'' (2005) - directing dept *''

Woman on the Beach ''Woman on the Beach'' is the seventh feature film by South Korean director Hong Sang-soo, and was released in 2006. Plot Film director and screenwriter Kim Jung-rae asks his friend Won Chang-wook to drive with him from their homes in Seoul to ...

'' (2006) - assistant director *'' Like You Know It All'' (2009) - assistant director *''

Hahaha ''Hahaha'' () is a 2010 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo. It was entered into the 2010 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix Un Certain Regard. Plot The filmmaker Jo Moon-kyung (Kim Sang-kyung) and his ...

'' (2010) - assistant director *''

'' (2011) - director, screenwriter *''Hard to Say'' (short film, 2013) - director, screenwriter, producer *''

'' (2014) - director, screenwriter, producer *''If You Were Me'' (omnibus film, 2016) - director, screenwriter, producer *'' A Tiger in Winter'' (2017) - director, screenwriter, producer

Awards

*2012

21st Buil Film Awards The 21st Buil Film Awards () ceremony was hosted by the Busan-based daily newspaper Busan Ilbo. It was held on October 5, 2012 at the Haeundae Grand Hotel's Grand Ballroom in Busan, and was emceed by director Kwak Kyung-taek and actress Ye Ji-won ...

: Best New Director (''Romance Joe'') *2012 13th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay (''Romance Joe'')

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* * * 1975 births Living people South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub