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

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, 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

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. In 2003 Jeong made a short titled ''The Man with an Affair'' which was included in '' If You Were Me'', 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 ''Seongdae'', ) is a private research university with campuses in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea. The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan founded in 1398 in central Seoul.short ''Hakim & Barchin'', commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2010, followed. In 2009, Jeong pursued a new interest in

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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,

) * ''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) * '' If You Were Me'' (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

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* Special Jury Prize - Jeong Jae-eun ;2001

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* Best New Director - Jeong Jae-eun ;2002

* 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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