Lee Hwan-kyung

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Lee Hwan-kyung
Born1970 (age 5354)
Alma mater Seoul Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s) Film director,
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
이환경
Revised Romanization I Hwan-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer I Hwan-kyŏng

Lee Hwan-kyung (born 1970) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with He Was Cool (2004). His next two features, Lump Sugar (2006) revolves around Si-eun who dreams of becoming a jockey and Champ (2011), which is based on a true story, depicts the relationship between a recently injured racehorse and the jockey who is gradually losing his eyesight. [1] [2] [3] His fourth feature Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) became the biggest hit of the year with more than 12.32 million viewers. [4] [5]

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His next project was the Chinese film Amazing Father and Daughter (2016), which started production at the end of 2015 and released in 2016. [6]

Filmography

Accolades

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryRecipient(s)OutcomeRef
14th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2006Best New Director Lump Sugar Won
49th Baeksang Arts Awards [7] [8] 2013 Best Film Miracle in Cell No. 7 Nominated
Best ScreenplayLee Hwan-kyung [lower-alpha 1] Nominated
50th Grand Bell Awards 2013 Best ScreenplayLee Hwan-kyung [lower-alpha 1] Won [9]
Best PlanningLee Hwan-kyung [lower-alpha 2] Won
Best DirectorLee Hwan-kyungNominated
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2013 Most Popular Film Miracle in Cell No. 7 Won
Best ScreenplayLee Hwan-kyung [lower-alpha 1] Nominated

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor
CountryCeremonyYearHonor or AwardRef.
South Korea Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards [lower-alpha 3] 2023 Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class [13]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Award shared with Kim Hwang-sung, Kim Young-seok
  2. Award shared with Kim Min-ki and Kim Min-guk
  3. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. [10] [11] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture. [12]

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