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. His fourth feature ''
Miracle in Cell No. 7'' (2013) became the biggest hit of the year with more than 12.32 million viewers.
His next project was the Chinese film ''Amazing Father and Daughter'' (2016), which started production at the end of 2015 and released in 2016.
Filmography
*''Rainbow Trout'' (1999) -
assistant director
*''Saulabi'' (2001) -
screenwriter
*''
He Was Cool'' (2004) -
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
, screenwriter,
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
*''
Lump Sugar'' (2006) - director, screenwriter
*''
Champ'' (2011) - director, screenwriter,
producer, planner
*''
Miracle in Cell No. 7'' (2013) - director, screenwriter, planner
*''Amazing Father and Daughter'' (2016) - director
*''Good Neighbor'' (2018) - director
*''Best friend'' (2020) - director
Awards
*2006 14th
Chunsa Film Art Awards
The Chunsa Film Art Awards (also known as the Icheon Chunsa Film Festival) have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society in 1990. The awards take their name from the pen name of the early ...
: Best New Director (''
Lump Sugar'')
*2013
50th Grand Bell Awards: Best Screenplay (''
Miracle in Cell No. 7'')
*2013
50th Grand Bell Awards: Best Planning
[award shared with Kim Min-ki and Kim Min-guk] (''
Miracle in Cell No. 7'')
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
South Korean film directors
South Korean screenwriters
Seoul Institute of the Arts alumni
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