Jang Jae-hyun

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.
Jang Jae-hyun
Born1981 (age 42–43)
South Korea
Alma materSungkyunkwan University
Korea National University of Arts
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
장재현
Revised RomanizationJang Jae-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerChang Chaehyŏn

Jang Jae-hyun (Korean: 장재현; born 1981) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He gained recognition through the blockbuster films The Priests (2015), Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019) and Exhuma (2024).

Education

After graduating from Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Film, he graduated from the Department of Film at Korea National University of Arts.[1]

Career

Jang served as an assistant director on the blockbuster period drama Masquerade (2012) before breaking out with the short 12th Assistant Deacon (2014) which won Best Film in The Extreme Nightmare section at the 13th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, and Best Director Award (Korean Competition For Shorts) at the 15th Jeonju International Film Festival in 2014. Based on the award-winning short, he made his first feature film The Priests (2015) - a supernatural mystery thriller, which was a hit with more than 5.4 million admissions. Jang said "I got a weird feeling when I saw a priest waiting anxiously for someone on the other side of a fast food restaurant window. The Priests started then."[1][2][3][4]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Writer
2011 Themselves Assistant director No [5]
S.I.U. Assistant director No [6]
2012 Masquerade Assistant director No Also actor [7]
2015 The Priests Yes Yes [8]
2017 House of the Disappeared No Yes [9]
2019 Svaha: The Sixth Finger Yes Yes [10]
2024 Exhuma Yes Yes [11][12]

Short films

Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Writer
2009 Maley from India Yes Yes Also actor [13]
2010 Bus Yes Yes [14]
2014 12th Assistant Deacon Yes Yes [15]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominee(s) / work(s) Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2024 Best Film Exhuma Nominated [16][17]
Best Director – Film Won
Best Screenplay – Film Nominated
16th Director's Cut Awards 2016 Best New Director The Priests Won [18]
15th Jeonju International Film Festival 2014 Best Director Award 12th Assistant Deacon Won

References

  1. ^ a b "JANG Jae-hyun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  2. ^ Conran, Pierce (10 November 2015). "The Priests". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  3. ^ "Kang Dong-won and Kim Yoon-seok's The Priests". Hancinema. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  4. ^ Conran, Pierce (8 December 2015). "THE PRIESTS Tops November Releases". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  5. ^ "KMDb - Themselves (Bada)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  6. ^ "KMDb - S.I.U. (Teuksubon)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  7. ^ "KMDb - Masquerade (Gwanghae, Wangi Doen Namja)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  8. ^ "KMDb - The Priests (Geom-eun sa-je-deul)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  9. ^ "KMDb - House of the Disappeared (si-gan-wi-ui jib)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  10. ^ "KMDb - Svaha : The Sixth Finger (Sa-ba-ha)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  11. ^ "KMDb - Exhuma (Pa-myo)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  12. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (17 January 2024). "Berlinale Unveils Full Panorama, Forum & Generation Line-Ups With New Films By Nathan Silver, Levan Akin, André Téchiné & Bruce LaBruce". Deadline. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  13. ^ "KMDb - Maley from India (Indoeseo On Malli)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  14. ^ "KMDb - BUS". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  15. ^ "KMDb - 12th Assistant Deacon (12beonjjae bojosaje)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  16. ^ Lee, Seung-hoon (May 7, 2024). '무빙'→'서울의 봄' 대상..'파묘'는 4관왕 [제60회 백상예술대상][종합] ['Moving' → 'Seoul Spring' Grand Prize..'Buried Grave' wins 4 awards [60th Baeksang Arts Awards] [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Naver.
  17. ^ Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Conran, Pierce (11 August 2016). "NA Hong-jin Nabs Best Director from Director's Cut Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-10-16.


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