Kim Byung-woo

South Korean screenwriter and director of films
  • Screenwriter
  • Film editor
  • Film director
  • Film producer
Korean nameHangul
김병우
Revised RomanizationGim Byeong-uMcCune–ReischauerKim Pyŏng-u

Kim Byung-woo (Korean: 김 병우, born 1980) is a South Korean screenwriter and film director.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

Kim majored in Theater & Film at Hanyang University.

Career

Kim is known for making inventive and self-funded films.[5]

In 2001, he made his first five-minute short film Cry on digital video in a shoestring budget.

In 2003, he made his feature debut when he was still a theatre and film student at Hanyang University. The film Anamorphic has the main character searching for a way out after passing through gates and doors into a shadowy netherworld. He self-funded the project at the cost of US$4,000.

In 2007, his second feature Written propelled his standing in Korean independent cinema to a new level. Written is a film within a film where his lead character was caught in a hellish predicament when his fate as a character in a script is being determined by others. The self-funded film was shot on high-definition video and cost only US$15,000 to make.

Filmography

Released year Title
Original title		 Served staff Production Present Country of production Box office(World, final)
2001
(A short film)		 Cry - - -  South Korea -
2003 Anamorphic
아나모픽		 - -  South Korea -
2008 Written
리튼		 Sio Film Nintendo Pictures  South Korea $1,236
2013 The Terror Live
더 테러 라이브		 Cine2000 Lotte Entertainment  South Korea $35,659,824
2018 Take Point
PMC: 더 벙커
CJ Entertainment  South Korea $12,908,032

Awards

References

  1. ^ "KIM Byung-woo". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  2. ^ Tae, Sang-joon (8 August 2013). "KIM Byung-woo, Director of THE TERROR LIVE: How to Bring the Scene of Terror "Live" to the Audience". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. ^ "Novice Director Hits Ground Running with The Terror Live". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  4. ^ "The Terror Live Draws 5 Million Moviegoers". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  5. ^ "Also showing: Kim Byung-woo". scmp.com. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

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1960s
  • Jeong Seung-mun (1965)
  • n/a (1966)
  • n/a (1967)
  • Jeong So-yeong (1969)
1970s
1990s
2000s
2010s
  • Kim Kwang-sik (2010)
  • Yoon Sung-hyun (2011)
  • Kim Hong-sun (2012)
  • Kim Byung-woo (2013)
  • Lee Su-jin (2014)
  • Kim Tae-yong (2015)
  • Yoon Ga-eun (2016)
  • Lee Hyun-ju (2017)
  • Jeon Go-woon (2018)
  • Lee Sang-geun (2019)
2020s
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Awards


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