Kang Hyeong-cheol

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang .

Kang Hyeong-cheol
Kang in 2014
Born	Jeju Island, South Korea
Other names	Kang Hyoung-chul
Alma mater	Yong In University
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter
Years active	2008-present
Korean name
Hangul	강형철
RR	Gang Hyeongcheol
MR	Kang Hyŏngch'ŏl

Kang Hyeong-cheol is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. His first two films Scandal Makers (2008) and Sunny (2011) have been the highest grossing Korean films of their respective years, and are both among the highest grossing Korean films of all time. ^{[1] [2]} Kang won Best Director at the 48th Grand Bell Awards in 2011. ^{[3] [4]}

Filmography

Film

Feature films credits of Kang Hyeong-cheol

Year	Title		Credited as			Ref.
	English	Korean	Director	Writer	Actor
2008	Scandal Makers	과속스캔들	Yes	Yes	No
2011	Sunny	써니	Yes	Yes	No
2012	Cine Note - segment "It Could Happen to You" [5]	시네노트 - 당신에게 일어날 수 있는 일	Yes	Yes	No
2013	Cheer Up, Mr. Lee	힘내세요, 병헌씨	No	No	Yes
2014	Tazza: The Hidden Card	타짜: 신의 손	Yes	Yes	No
2018	Swing Kids	스윙키즈	Yes	Yes	No
2025	Hi-Five	하이파이브	Yes	Yes	No	[6]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2009	45th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Screenplay (Film)	Scandal Makers	Won
		Best New Director (Film)		Nominated
	11st Far East Film Festival [7]	Audience Award		2nd Place
	12nd Shanghai International Film Festival [8]	Asian New Talent Award for Best Film		Won
	17th lcheon Chunsa Film Festival [9]	Best New Director		Nominated
	29th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards			Won
	30th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Director		Won
2011	20th Buil Film Awards	Best Director	Sunny	Nominated
	48th Grand Bell Awards			Won
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
	4th Style Icon Awards	Content of the Year		Won
	32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Director		Nominated
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
2012	3rd KOFRA Film Awards	Best Director		Won
2014	51st Grand Bell Awards		Tazza: The Hidden Card	Nominated
2019	55th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Director (Film)	Swing Kids	Won
	40th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Director		Nominated
	19th Director's Cut Awards [10]	Best Director		Nominated

References

1. "No Secret Ingredient for Success, Says Sunny Director Kang". The Chosun Ilbo . 25 July 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
2. Petkova, Antoniya (April 2012). "Interview: Hyeong-Cheol Kang, director of Sunny". CineVue. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
3. "48th Daejong Film Awards Highlight Year's Best". The Chosun Ilbo . 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
4. "The Front Line top winner at Korea's Grand Bell Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
5. Lee, Claire (20 January 2012). "Smartphones help directors look at films from new angles". The Korea Herald . Retrieved 14 October 2014.
6. Han Hyun-jung (April 4, 2025). "'하이파이브' 측 "6월 개봉…유아인 홍보 활동 안 해"[공식]" ['High Five' side: "Release in June... Yoo Ah-in will not be doing any promotional activities" [Official]]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved April 4, 2025.
7. "Audience Awards". Far East Film Festival .
8. "第12届上海国际电影节亚洲新人奖". Shanghai International Film Festival (in Chinese).
9. "'박쥐'-'국가대표', 5일 춘사영화제 시상식 각축전". Asia Economy (in Korean). September 5, 2009.
10. "'디렉터스컷 어워즈' 봉준호 감독, 감독상 수상 "신인 감독들 축복하는 자리 됐으면"". Xportsnews (in Korean). December 12, 2019.

External links

• Kang Hyeong-cheol at the Korean Movie Database
• Kang Hyeong-cheol at IMDb
• Kang Hyeong-cheol at HanCinema