Kwon Hyung-jin

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Kwon Hyung-jin
Born1964 (age 5960)
Alma mater Dongguk University
Occupation Film director
Korean name
Hangul
권형진
Revised Romanization Gwon Hyeong-jin
McCune–Reischauer Kwŏn Hyŏng-chin

Kwon Hyung-jin (born 1964) is a South Korean film director. Kwon debuted with For Horowitz (2006), which won Best New Director at the 44th Grand Bell Awards, including nominations for Best Music, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Sound and Best Actress, [1] [2] and was also nominated for Asia New Talent Award at the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival in 2007. [3]

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His second feature is the thriller Truck (2008). [1] [4]

His second thriller Deep Trap (2015) won Best Film Award in the Orient Express section at the Fantasporto in 2016. [5]

Filmography

Awards

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References

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