Cho Geun-hyun is a South Korean

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vis ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...

. His directorial debut, the hit drama thriller ''

26 Years ''26 Years'' () is a 2012 South Korean film based on the popular 2006 manhwa serialized online by manhwaga Kang Full. It is the fictional story of five ordinary people (a sports shooter, a gangster, a policeman, a businessman, and head of a pr ...

'' (2012) with over 2.9 million admissions, was voted Best Korean Film by Twitter users held by KOFIC in December 2012. He was internationally recognized for his second feature ''

Late Spring is a 1949 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and written by Ozu and Kogo Noda, based on the short novel ''Father and Daughter'' (''Chichi to musume'') by the 20th-century novelist and critic Kazuo Hirotsu. The film was written and s ...

'' (2014), which won a total of six awards, including Best Foreign Feature at the 23rd

Arizona International Film Festival The Arizona International Film Festival is the oldest and longest running independent film festival in Arizona. Taking place yearly, film programs include a mix of shorts, children's films, feature-length films, documentaries and animation films. ...

, Best Film at the 14th Milan International Film Festival Awards and Best Asian Narrative Film at the 13th

Asian Film Festival of Dallas The Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) is a film festival held annually in July or August in Dallas, Texas. The festival programming consists of international films from Asia as well as Asian-American features and shorts. The festival is held p ...

in 2014.

Filmography

As art director

*''L'Abri '' (2002) *''

A Tale of Two Sisters ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (; lit. "Rose Flower, Red Lotus") is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror-drama film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. The film is inspired by a Joseon Dynasty era folktale entitled Janghwa Hongryeon jeon, which ...

'' (2003) *''

My Mother, the Mermaid ''My Mother, the Mermaid'' (; lit. "The Mermaid Princess") is a 2004 South Korean film about a young woman who quarrels with her mother but is somehow transported back in time and sees her parents' courtship. In her youth, her mother was a haenyeo ...

'' (2004) *''

Heaven's Soldiers ''Heaven's Soldiers'' () is a 2005 South Korean period action-comedy film directed by Min Joon-ki. It combines elements of several genres such as war films, time travel and historical drama. Plot The film begins with high-level military leaders ...

'' (2005) *'' Duelist'' (2005) *''From Here to Seoul'' (

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, 2006) *''

Forbidden Quest ''Forbidden Quest'' () is a 2006 South Korean period drama film about a scholar during the Joseon Dynasty who begins to write erotic novels, and becomes the lover of the King's favorite concubine. The film has not been released in Europe or Amer ...

'' (2006) *'' Evil Twin'' (2007) *''

My Father ''My Father'' () is a 2007 South Korean film. The film, which is based on a true story, is about an adopted son who is searching for his biological parents in South Korea. During his search he meets his real father, a condemned murderer on death r ...

'' (2007) *''Radio Dayz'' (2008) *''

Go Go 70s ''Go Go 70s'' () is a 2008 South Korean musical drama film set in the 1970s. Plot South Korea in the 1970s was in the Dark Ages of Park Chung-hee's military dictatorship, but it was also an era of revolutionary upheaval with regards to culture. Af ...

'' (2008) *''

The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan ''The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan'' (; literally "Gibang riot in 1724") is a 2008 South Korean action comedy film. The film depicts the gangster culture of Joseon Dynasty Korea and is based on an actual fight that occurred at a k ...

'' (2008) *'' Love, In Between'' (2010) *''

My Way "My Way" is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra set to the music of the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed by Jacques Revaux with lyrics by Gilles Thibaut and Claude François and first performed in 1967 by Claude François. Its E ...

'' (2011) *'' The Concubine'' (2012)

As film director

*''

'' (2012) (also credited as script editor) *''

'' (2014) (also credited as script editor) *''The Lightning Man's Secret'' (2015) *'' Heung-boo: The Revolutionist'' (2018)

Art department

*'' Herb'' (2007) *''Love Now'' (2007) *''

A Tale of Legendary Libido ''A Tale of Legendary Libido'' () is a 2008 South Korean comedy film directed and written by Shin Han-sol starring Bong Tae-gyu, Kim Shin-ah, and Oh Dal-su released on April 30, 2008. Plot Byeon Gang-soe is a meek rice cake seller in a remote ...

'' (2008) *''

More than Blue ''More Than Blue'' () is a 2009 South Korean film. The directorial debut of poet Won Tae-yeon, it stars Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Bo-young and Lee Beom-soo in the lead roles. The film's Korean title translates as "A Story Sadder Than Sadness".Lee Hyo-w ...

'' (2009)

Awards

*2003 2nd Korean Film Awards: Best Art Direction (''

'') *2005 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Art Direction (award shared with Lee Hyeong-ju) ('' Duelist'') *2006 43rd Grand Bell Awards: Best Art Direction (award shared with Lee Hyeong-ju) ('' Duelist'') *2006 5th Korean Film Awards: Best Art Direction (''

'') *2006

27th 27 (twenty-seven; Roman numeral XXVII) is the natural number following 26 and preceding 28. In mathematics * Twenty-seven is a cube of 3: 3^3=3\times 3\times 3. 27 is also 23 (see tetration). There are exactly 27 straight lines on a smooth ...

Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Art Direction (award shared with Hong Joo-hee) (''

'') *2006 26th

Korean Association of Film Critics Awards The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (), also known as the Critics Choice Awards (), is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It was established in 1980 by the Korean Association of Film Critics (KAFC). The c ...

: Best Art Direction (''

'')

References

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* * * * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people South Korean film directors Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub