Kim-Jho Gwang-soo (; born 26 March 1965), also known as Peter Kim, is a South Korean

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and LGBT rights activist.

Career

Kim Gwang-soo was born in Seongbuk District, Seoul. He disclosed his sexual orientation in 2006, and legally changed his name to Kim Jho Gwang-soo. Kim-Jho is one of South Korea's few openly gay film directors and has been involved in the production of several works with LGBT themes. He collaborated with director

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to produce the 2006 film '' No Regret'', considered to be "the first real Korean gay feature."Bertolin, Paolo (6 February 2007)
"Korean Presence Strong at 57th Berlin Film Festival"
'' The Korea Times via Hancinema''. Retrieved 2010-12-06. In 2008, he directed and wrote his first short film, '' Boy Meets Boy'' as well as two follow-ups: '' Just Friends?'' (2009) and ''LOVE, 100°C'' (2010). His first feature film, '' Two Weddings and a Funeral'' was released in 2012.

Personal life

Kim Jho held a public, non-legal wedding ceremony with film distributor David Kim Seung-hwan (his partner since 2004), in Seoul on September 7, 2013, the first of its kind in the country which does not recognize same-sex marriages. The preparations for their wedding and the ceremony itself was the subject of Jang Hee-sun's 2015 documentary ''My Fair Wedding''.

Filmography

Director

* 2008 '' Boy Meets Boy'' * 2009 '' Just Friends?'' * 2010 ''Ghost (Be With Me)'' * 2010 ''LOVE, 100°C'' * 2012 '' Two Weddings and a Funeral'' * 2014 ''One Night Only''

Writer

* 2008 '' Boy Meets Boy'' * 2009 '' Just Friends?'' * 2010 ''LOVE, 100°C'' * 2014 ''One Night Only''

Producer

* 2001 ''

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'' * 2002 '' Jealousy Is My Middle Name'' * 2004 ''

So Cute ''So Cute'' () is a 2004 South Korean drama film about four men on the margins of society who fall in love with the same woman. It was selected to screen at the Pusan International Film Festival, the 2005 Brisbane International Film Festival and ...

'' * 2005 '' The Red Shoes'' * 2006 '' No Regret'' * 2006 '' Old Miss Diary'' * 2007 '' Boys of Tomorrow'' * 2007 ''

Pornmaking for Dummies ''Pornmaking for Dummies'' (; aka ''The Sex Film'') is a 2007 South Korean film. An independent production created by former pornographic film director Kong Ja-kwan, ''Pornmaking for Dummies'' is a fictional story based on his own personal exper ...

'' * 2007 '' Milky Way Liberation Front'' * 2010 ''Ghost (Be With Me)'' * 2010 '' Break Away'' * 2011 '' Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow'' * 2011 '' The Client'' * 2015 '' Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island'' * 2019 '' Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage''

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