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Jang Joon-hwan
Jang Joon-hwan
Born	January 18, 1970 (age 55); Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Education	Sungkyunkwan University
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Moon So-ri (m. 2006)
Children	1
Korean name
Hangul	장준환
Hanja	張駿桓
Revised Romanization	Jang Jun-hwan
McCune–Reischauer	Chang Chunhwan

Jang Joon-hwan (born January 18, 1970) is a South Korean film director.

Life and career

A graduate of Sungkyunkwan University, Jang's first directing job was on the 1994 short film 2001 Imagine. His feature-length debut was the science fiction film Save the Green Planet! (2003), considered one of the most unique and original films in the history of Korean cinema.^[1] Jang won Best Director at the 4th Busan Film Critics Awards, and the Special Silver St. George for Best Director at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.^[2]

He directed two more short films Hair (2004), and Love for Sale (2010, as part of the omnibus Camellia, about the past, present and future of the city Busan). Then, in 2013, Jang's long-awaited second feature film was released, a revenge thriller titled Hwayi: A Monster Boy.^[3]^[4]^[5]

In 2017, he directed a political thriller film titled 1987: When the Day Comes. The film was a critical and commercial success, and won Best Director and Best Film at the 9th KOFRA Film Awards, as well as Best Film at the 39th Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Personal life

Jang married actress Moon So-ri on December 24, 2006.^[6]

Filmography

1987: When the Day Comes (2017) - director
The Running Actress (2017) - actor
Hwayi: A Monster Boy (화이, 2013) - director
Waiting for Jang Joon-hwan (장준환을 기다리며, short film, 2012) - cameo
Love for Sale (segment from omnibus Camellia 카멜리아, 2010) - director
Two or Three Things I Know about Kim Ki-young (감독들, 김기영을 말하다, documentary, 2006) - cast
Hair (털, short film, 2004) - director, screenplay
Save the Green Planet! (지구를 지켜라!, 2003) - director, screenplay
Phantom: the Submarine (유령, 1999) - screenplay
Motel Cactus (모텔 선인장, 1997) - assistant director
Boong-boong (short film, 1996) - cinematography
Transmutated Head (변질헤드, short film, 1996) - cinematography
The Love of a Grape Seed (포도 씨앗의 사랑, short film, 1994) - cinematography
Sounds from Heaven and Earth (하늘소리 땅소리, short film, 1994) - cinematography
2001 Imagine (2001 이매진, short film, 1994) - director, screenplay, cast
Incoherence (지리멸렬, short film, 1994) - lighting
The Age of Success (short film, 1994) - lighting

Awards

2018 55th Grand Bell Awards for Best Director^[7]
2018 18th Director's Cut Awards for Best Director^[8]

References

^ "JANG Joon-hwan". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
^ "25th Moscow International Film Festival (2003)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
^ Baek, Jong-hyun (18 January 2013). "Meet the Monster in HWAYI". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
^ Tae, Sang-joon (4 September 2013). "JANG Joon-hwan Returns with HWAYI". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
^ Hwang, Hei-rim (30 September 2013). "JANG Joon-hwan Returns". Korean Cinema Today. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
^ "Actress, Director to Wed on Christmas Eve". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 December 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
^ "'Burning' wins best picture at Daejong Film Awards". Yonhap News Agency. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
^ "EXO's D.O., Kim Tae Ri, and more win awards at the '18th Director's Cut Awards!". Allkpop. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

External links

Jang Joon-hwan at the Korean Movie Database
Jang Joon-hwan at IMDb
Jang Joon-hwan at HanCinema

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[1] "JANG Joon-hwan". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

[Moscow2003-2] "25th Moscow International Film Festival (2003)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-01.

[3] Baek, Jong-hyun (18 January 2013). "Meet the Monster in HWAYI". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2014-01-10.

[4] Tae, Sang-joon (4 September 2013). "JANG Joon-hwan Returns with HWAYI". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-09-07.

[5] Hwang, Hei-rim (30 September 2013). "JANG Joon-hwan Returns". Korean Cinema Today. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-10.

[6] "Actress, Director to Wed on Christmas Eve". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 December 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

[7] "'Burning' wins best picture at Daejong Film Awards". Yonhap News Agency. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[8] "EXO's D.O., Kim Tae Ri, and more win awards at the '18th Director's Cut Awards!". Allkpop. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

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