Choi Jin-sung

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Choi Jin-sung
Born1975 (age 4849)
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
최진성
Revised Romanization Choe Jin-seong
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Chin-sŏng

Choi Jin-sung (born 1975) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Choi's works reveal aspects of Korean society that have been marginalized by the country's strong waves of economic development, including FuckUmentary (2001), Camellia Project (2005), Reservoir Dogs Take 1: South-han River (with Windy City) (2010), Reservoir Dogs Take 2: Nakdong River (with Bard & Jung Mina) (2011) and Jam Docu GANGJEONG (2011). [1] [2]

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He also directed the documentary film I AM (2012) which follows 32 SM Town K-pop artists on their journey to become the first Asian singers to stage their milestone SMTown Live '10 World Tour concert at Madison Square Garden in New York and the romance/mystery thriller Steel Cold Winter (2013) starring Kim Yoon-hye and Kim Shi-hoo. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "CHOI Jin-sung". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  2. Hooker, Zachary R. (1 May 2012). "Jam Docu KANGJUNG". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  3. Kim, Seong-hoon (25 April 2012). "An interview with CHOI Jin-seong, director of I AM.: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  4. "Young Actress Spooks Viewers with Chilling Movie Role". The Chosun Ilbo . 9 November 2013. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  5. Kim, Tae-jong (6 July 2005). "Brief History of Independent Films Screened in Seoul". The Korea Times via Hancinema . Retrieved 2015-10-23.