Jang Joon-hwan | |
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Born | |
Education | Sungkyunkwan University |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 장준환 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jang Jun-hwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Chunhwan |
Jang Joon-hwan (born January 18, 1970) is a South Korean film director.
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.
Jang married actress Moon So-ri on December 24, 2006. [6]
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