Kim Tae-yong

Kim Tae-yong (born December 9, 1969) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. After his feature directorial debut ''Memento Mori'' (2006), and the English-language remake '' Late Autumn'' (2010).

Career

Although he initially wanted to pursue writing, Kim Tae-yong eventually graduated from Yonsei University in 1994 with a major in Politics and Diplomacy. He first became involved in Korean cinema through a friend, who was an assistant director of an independent production. Inspired by the vibrant atmosphere that came with working on a set, Kim then enrolled at the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) in 1996. He met and became friends with fellow director Min Kyu-dong while at KAFA, where he and his classmates would work on short films as a part of the crew and doing lighting. In 1999, Kim and Min received the offer to direct ''Memento Mori'' (1998), and so began Kim’s foray into commercial cinema.

In some ways, ''Memento Mori, however the release of ''Family Ties'' in spring 2006 established Kim as a highly regarded filmmaker in his own right. His intimate portrayal of a totally unconventional but non-dysfunctional family garnered multiple domestic and international awards.

Kim's third feature film '' Late Autumn'' was a remake of Lee Man-hee's 1966 classic ''Manchu'' set in Seattle. It was also critically acclaimed and became the highest-grossing Korean film in China.

Kim then joined the restoration project and re-directed ''Crossroads of Youth'' (1934) by "performing" Korea’s oldest known silent film with live narration (by the '' byeonsa'') and musical accompaniment.

Apart from his feature films, Kim has been active in a variety of creative endeavors, from hosting a cinema-themed TV show on EBS to directing plays, shooting documentaries and making cameo appearances (both times as a film director) in the films '' All for Love'' (2005) by Min Kyu-dong and ''Family Matters'' (2006) by Nam Seon-ho.

Personal life

Kim married Chinese actress Tang Wei on July 12, 2014, in the front yard of the home of film legend Ingmar Bergman on the remote Swedish island of Fårö. A formal wedding ceremony was later held in Hong Kong, with only immediate family members as guests. The couple first met in 2009 when he directed her in the film '' Late Autumn'', and began dating in October 2013 after Tang shot a commercial in Korea.

Filmography

Director

* ''Wonderland'' (2021)
* ''Picnic'' (short film from ''Mad Sad Bad'', 2014)
* ''Have a Cup of Tea, or See a Film!'' (Green Film Festival in Seoul short film, 2013)
* ''You Are More Than Beautiful'' (Youku short film, 2012)
* '' Late Autumn'' (2010)
* ''Take Action, Now or Never!'' (Green Film Festival in Seoul short film, 2009)
* ''Cinema Paradise'' (short film, 2008)
* ''Girl on the Run'' (short film from ''If You Were Me 4'', 2007)
* ''Family Ties'' (2006)
* ''On the Road, Two'' (rockumentary on Yoon Do Hyun Band's European tour, 2006)
* ''Pass Me'' (short film from ''Twentidentity'', 2004)
* ''Memento Mori, 1998)
* ''Free to Fly'' (short film, 1997)

Screenplay

* ''Wonderland'' (2021)
* ''You Are More Than Beautiful'' (Youku short film, 2012)
* '' Late Autumn'' (2010)
* ''Take Action, Now or Never!'' (Green Film Festival in Seoul short film, 2009)
* ''Cinema Paradise'' (short film, 2008)
* ''Family Ties'' (2006)
* ''Memento Mori, 1998)

Actor

* ''Family Matters'' (2006) cameo
* '' All for Love'' (2005) cameo
* ''Camellia Project: Three Queer Stories at Bogil Island'' (2005) cameo

Producer

* ''155 Mile'' (2007)
* ''Under Construction'' (2006)

Cinematographer

* ''Pale Blue Dot'' (short film, 1998)
* ''Everything I Got: Marco Polo's View'' (short film, 1998)

Editor

* ''Cinema Paradise'' (short film, 2008)
*''Pale Blue Dot'' (short film, 1998)

Assistant director

*''Jury'' (2013)

Music

*''Pale Blue Dot'' (short film, 1998)

Crew member

*''Choked'' (2011)
* ''Wannabe'' (short film, 1998)

Television

* ''Cinema Paradiso'' ( EBS, 1994) host

Theater

*매혹 "Fascination" (2004) director

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Kim Tae-yong
at Korean Film Biz Zone
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Tae-yong
South Korean film directors
South Korean screenwriters
Yonsei University alumni
1969 births
Living people