Kim Tae-kyun (director)
South Korean film director (born 1960)
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Kim Tae-kyun (Korean: 김태균; born June 17, 1960) is a South Korean film director.[1] Kim wrote and directed Volcano High (2001) and Temptation of Wolves (2004). He also directed The Adventures of Mrs. Park (1996), First Kiss (1998), A Millionaire's First Love, Crossing (2008), Higanjima (2010), A Barefoot Dream (2010), Innocent Thing (2014), and Bad Sister (2014).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Crossing and A Barefoot Dream were selected as the South Korean entries for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st and 83rd Academy Awards, but both did not make the final shortlist.[10][11]
BornJuly 17, 1960
Seoul, South Korea
EducationHankuk University of Foreign Studies - Political Science
Korean Academy of Film Arts
Korean Academy of Film Arts
OccupationsFilm director,
screenwriter,
producer
screenwriter,
producer
Yearsactive1987-present
Kim Tae-kyun | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 17, 1960 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies - Political Science Korean Academy of Film Arts |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1987-present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김태균 |
| Hanja | 金泰均 |
| RR | Gim Taegyun |
| MR | Kim T'aegyun |
Filmography
- 관계 (short film, 1987) - lighting
- Moon (short film, 1987) - credits
- Stopping for a While (short film, 1987) - director
- My Love, My Bride (1990) - line producer
- As You Please (1992) - executive producer
- First Kiss (1993) - line producer
- Bitter and Sweet (1995) - executive producer
- The Adventures of Mrs. Park (1996) - director
- First Kiss (1998) - director
- Julseogi (short film, 1999) - director
- Volcano High (2001) - director, screenwriter
- At 2 O'clock (short film, 2003; included in the omnibus Twentidentity) - director
- Temptation of Wolves (2004) - director, screenwriter
- I'm OK (short film, 2005; included in the omnibus 3 Colors Love Story) - director
- A Millionaire's First Love (2006) - director
- Crossing (2008) - director
- Higanjima (2010) - director
- A Barefoot Dream (2010) - director, producer, script editor
- The Dearest (2012) - production adviser
- Sympathy for Us (2012) - production adviser
- Choked (2012) - production adviser
- Mirage (2012) - production adviser
- When Winter Screams (2013) - production and screenplay consultant
- Your Time Is Up (2013) - production consultant
- INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls (2013) - production consultant
- Innocent Thing (2014) - director, executive producer
- A Pharisee (2014) - producer
- Bad Sister (2014) - director
- Beastie Girls (2017) - producer
Awards
- 2008 Foreign Press Promotion Award, Film category (Crossing)
- 2008 18th Korean Catholic Mass Communication Award (Crossing)
- 2008 16th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Director (Crossing)
- 2010 19th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards: Best Director of a Foreign Film (A Barefoot Dream)[12]
