Kim Byung-woo

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Byung-woo
Born1980 (age 41–42)
Busan South Korea
Alma materHanyang University
OccupationFilm director,
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGim Byeong-u
McCune–ReischauerKim Pyŏng-u

Kim Byung-woo (born 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life[]

Kim majored in Theater & Film at Hanyang University.

Career[]

Kim is known for making inventive and self-funded films.[5]

In 2001, he made his first five-minute short film Cry on digital video in a shoestring budget.

In 2003, he made his feature debut when he was still a theatre and film student at Hanyang University. The film Anamorphic has the main character searching for a way out after passing through gates and doors into a shadowy netherworld. He self-funded the project at the cost of US$4,000.

In 2007, his second feature Written propelled his standing in Korean independent cinema to a new level. Written is a film within a film where his lead character was caught in a hellish predicament when his fate as a character in a script is being determined by others. The self-funded film was shot on high-definition video and cost only US$15,000 to make.

Filmography[]

Awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ "KIM Byung-woo". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  2. ^ Tae, Sang-joon (8 August 2013). "KIM Byung-woo, Director of THE TERROR LIVE: How to Bring the Scene of Terror "Live" to the Audience". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. ^ "Novice Director Hits Ground Running with The Terror Live". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  4. ^ "The Terror Live Draws 5 Million Moviegoers". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  5. ^ "Also showing: Kim Byung-woo". scmp.com. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

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