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
| Year | Title | Original title | Served staff | Box office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Cry | - | - | - | Short film |
| 2003 | Anamorphic | 아나모픽 | - | ||
| 2008 | Written | 리튼 | $1,236 | ||
| 2013 | The Terror Live | 더 테러 라이브 | $35,659,824 | ||
| 2018 | Take Point | PMC: 더 벙커 | $12,908,032 |
Awards
- 2013 14th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (The Terror Live)
- 2013 22nd Buil Film Awards: Best New Director (The Terror Live)
- 2013 22nd Buil Film Awards: Best Screenplay (The Terror Live)
- 2013 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Director (The Terror Live)
References
- ^ "KIM Byung-woo". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ "Novice Director Hits Ground Running with The Terror Live". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ "The Terror Live Draws 5 Million Moviegoers". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ "Also showing: Kim Byung-woo". scmp.com. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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