Jeong Jae-eun (; born March 26, 1969) is a South Korean

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Career

Jeong Jae-eun attended and was one of the first graduates of the School of Film, TV and Multimedia of the

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. Early in her career she wrote and directed several

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s, notably ''Yu-jin's Secret Codes'' which won the Grand Prix at the KNUA Graduation Film Festival and the Women's Film Festival in Seoul in 1999. Jeong's first feature film was '' Take Care of My Cat'' (2001), a story of friendship and growth among five young women in their twenties. It swept numerous awards at international film festivals, including the NETPAC Award and New Currents Award Special Mention at the

Pusan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...

, the

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at the

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, a KNF Award Special Mention at the

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, and the Best Picture award ("Golden Moon of Valencia") at the Cinema Jove Valencia International Film Festival, among others. Jeong also won Best New Director at the 2002 Korean Film Awards. In 2003 Jeong made a short titled ''The Man with an Affair'' which was included in ''

If You Were Me ''If You Were Me'' is a 2003 South Korean omnibus film, comprising six short films directed by six prominent Korean directors, including Park Chan-wook. Commissioned by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea for () each, the shorts deal ...

'', an omnibus project for human rights. Her second feature was '' The Aggressives'' (2005), a film about urban Seoulite youngsters passionate about

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, which was also invited to the Generation section of the

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. She was an

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Sungkyunkwan University Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU or simply ''Seongdae'', Hangul: 성균관대학교; Hanja: 成均館大學校) is a private comprehensive research university in South Korea. The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan, found ...

's School of Film, Television and Multimedia from 2007 to 2009. Another short ''Hakim & Barchin'', commissioned by the

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in 2010, followed. In 2009, Jeong pursued a new interest in documentary filmmaking, centering on urban, environmental, and architectural themes. ''Talking Architect'' (2012), about the last few years of celebrated maverick Korean

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Chung Guyon (1943-2011) was her first feature-length documentary. For independent documentaries of this type, a box office score of 10,000 admissions is usually considered to be a major success. However ''Talking Architect'' rode positive word-of-mouth to sell a total of 36,500 tickets since its March 8 release. Jeong next shot a second architecture-themed documentary, ''City: Hall'' (2013), an in-depth look at the creative, political and bureaucratic pressures that affected the controversial design and renovation of Seoul's new City Hall.

Filmography

* ''Cats' Apartment'' (고양이들의 아파트) (2020, documentary) * ''Ecology in Concrete'' (아파트 생태계) (2017, documentary) * ''Butterfly Sleep'' (나비잠) (2017) * ''City: Hall'' (말하는 건축, 시티:홀) (2013, documentary) * ''Give Me Back My Cat'' (고양이를 돌려줘) (2012, short) * ''Talking Architect'' (말하는 건축가) (2012, documentary) * ''Hakim & Barchin'' (하킴과 바르친) (2010, short) * '' The Aggressives'' (태풍태양) (2005) * ''

'' (Segment: The Man with an Affair) (여섯 개의 시선) (2003, short) * '' Take Care of My Cat'' (고양이를 부탁해) (2001) * ''Girl's Night Out'' (둘의 밤) (1999, short) * ''Yu-jin's Secret Code'' (도형일기) (1999, short) * ''Isang Yun, Adiago'' (1998, short) * ''Women Smoking on the Street'' (1997, short) * ''For Rose'' (1997, short) * ''Seventeen'' (1996, short) * ''After School'' (방과후) (1996, short) * ''I-volla Virus'' (1995, short) * ''Coming-of-Age Ceremony'' (성인식) (1995, short)

Awards and accolades

;2001

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 ...

* Special Jury Prize - Jeong Jae-eun ;2001

Director's Cut Awards The Director's Cut Awards () is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It is presented by the Korea Film Director's Network (KFDN), a group of approximately 300 Korean filmmakers. The KFDN selects winners in the Korean f ...

* Best New Director - Jeong Jae-eun ;2002 Korean Film Awards * Best New Director - Jeong Jae-eun

Accolades

In 2021 she was selected as Jury member for New Currents Award in 26th Busan International Film Festival to be held in October.

References

External links

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