Lee Hwan-kyung
Lee Hwan-kyung (born 1970) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with He Was Cool (2004). His next two features, Lump Sugar (2006) revolves around Si-eun who dreams of becoming a jockey and Champ (2011), which is based on a true story, depicts the relationship between a recently injured racehorse and the jockey who is gradually losing his eyesight.[1][2][3] His fourth feature Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) became the biggest hit of the year with more than 12.32 million viewers.[4][5]
Lee Hwan-kyung | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 50–51) |
| Alma mater | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | I Hwan-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Hwan-kyŏng |
His next project is the Chinese film Amazing Father and Daughter (2016), which will start production at the end of 2015 and release next year.[6]
Filmography
- Rainbow Trout (1999) - assistant director
- Saulabi (2001) - screenwriter
- He Was Cool (2004) - director, screenwriter, actor
- Lump Sugar (2006) - director, screenwriter
- Champ (2011) - director, screenwriter, producer, planner
- Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) - director, screenwriter, planner
- Amazing Father and Daughter (2016) - director
- Good Neighbor (2018) - director
Awards
- 2006 14th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best New Director (Lump Sugar)
- 2013 50th Grand Bell Awards: Best Screenplay (Miracle in Cell No. 7)[7]
- 2013 50th Grand Bell Awards: Best Planning[8] (Miracle in Cell No. 7)
References
- "LEE Hwan-kyung". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- "Lump Sugar Goes Down Well". The Korea Times via Hancinema. 25 July 2006. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- Sung, So-young; Song, Yoon-soo (26 August 2011). "Adorable scene stealers nose their way onto screen". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- Conran, Pierce (30 January 2013). "In Focus: Miracle in Cell No. 7". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- "Miracle in Cell No. 7 third most-viewed Korean film". Yonhap. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- "MIRACLE IN CELL NO.7 Director LEE Hwan-kyung to Direct Chinese Father-Daughter Film". Korean Film Biz Zone. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- Conran, Pierce (4 November 2013). "THE FACE READER Picks Up 6 at 50th Grand Bell Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- award shared with Kim Min-ki and Kim Min-guk
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