Kim Jong-kwan

Kim Jong-kwan (born 1975) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.[1] Kim is an acclaimed and prolific short filmmaker known for his inventive short form narratives. He has helmed the omnibuses Lovers (2008) and Come, Closer (2010). His first feature Worst Woman (2016) which debuted at the 17th Jeonju International Film Festival, won the FIRESCI Award at the 38th Moscow International Film Festival in 2016.[2][3]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Jong-kwan
Born1975 (age 45–46)
Daejeon, South Korea
Alma materSeoul Institute of the Arts
OccupationFilm director
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGim Jong-gwan
McCune–ReischauerKim Chong-kwan

Personal life

Born in 1975 in Daejeon, Kim graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts, majoring in Film.

Filmography

Short films
  • Street Story (2000) - director[4][5]
  • Wind Story (2002) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer
  • Wounded (2002) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor
  • The Limit Time of Distribution (2003) - cinematographer
  • Tell Her I Love Her (2003) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, art director, editor, producer
  • How to Operate a Polaroid Camera (2004) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, art director, editor
  • One Shining Day (segment: "Good-bye") (2005) - director, screenwriter
  • Waiting for Youngjae (2005) - director, screenwriter, editor
  • Slowly (2005) - director, screenwriter, editor
  • Monologue #1 (2006) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, producer
  • A Lonely Season (2006) - director
  • Dialogue of Silence (2006) - director
  • Screwdriver (2006) - director, cinematographer, editor
  • Series Dasepo Naughty Girl (2006) - director
  • Short! Short! Short! (segment: "'Waiting") (2007) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer
  • The Diaper Of Daughters (2007) - cinematographer
  • Lost (2007) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer
  • Trend Of This Fall (2008) - director, screenwriter, editor
  • Short! Short! Short! (segment: "Coin Boy") (2009) - director
  • Whispers In The Wind (2010) - director
  • One Perfect Day (2013) - screenwriter
  • Phantoms of the Archive (2014) - director, screenwriter
  • Persona (2019) - director, screenwriter

Omnibus films
  • Lovers (2008) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, producer (consisting of 11 short films)
  • Come, Closer (2010) - director, screenwriter

Feature films
  • Worst Woman (2016) - director, screenwriter[6]
  • The Table (2016) - director, screenwriter[7]
  • Chae's Movie Theater (2017) - director
  • Josée (2020) - director, screenwriter

References
  1. "KIM Jong-kwan". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  2. Conran, Pierce (18 September 2015). "HAN Ye-ri to Dupe Suitors as WORST WOMAN". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  3. "Two Korean directors win in Moscow Film Festival". Yonhap. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  4. "Worst Woman". IndieStory. 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  5. "Kim Jong-Kwan". IFFR. January 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  6. "Worst Woman". JIFF. 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  7. Kerr, Elizabeth (13 October 2016). "The Table: Film Review (Busan 2016)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-03-17.



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