Jeong Yoon-cheol

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.
Jeong Yoon-cheol
정윤철
Born (1971-05-14) 14 May 1971 (age 53)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materSchool of Film and Theater at Hanyang University
Years active1999–present
Korean name
Hangul
정윤철
Hanja
鄭胤澈
Revised RomanizationJeong Yuncheol
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Yunch'ŏl

Jeong Yoon-cheol (born May 14, 1971) is a South Korean film director. He is known for his film Marathon.

Career

Jeong graduated from School of Film and Theater at Hanyang University. After his successful directorial debut with short film Memorial Picture, he was selected as a member of MAMPIST and studied film editing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. His short film Hibernation was invited to the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival in 1999 and won Best Director Award at the Shinyoung Film Festival.

In 2005 his heart-warming feature debut Marathon about an autistic athlete was a huge hit in Korea. His next movie was the comedy Shim's Family.

Filmography as director

Award

Year Award Category Recipients Result Ref.
1997 4th Seoul Short Film Festival Best Film Award Memorial Picture Won
2000 Shinyoung Film Festival Best Director Award Hibernation Won
2005 41st Baeksang Arts Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Marathon Won
Best Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
Best New Director Nominated
13th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Director Won
42nd Grand Bell Awards Best Film Won [5]
Best New Director Won
Best Screenplay Won
26th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film Nominated [6]
Best New Director Won
Best Screenplay Nominated
4th Korean Film Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best New Director Nominated
8th Director's Cut Awards Won
Korea Disabled People Human's Rights Award Culture and Arts Won [7]
The 25th Korean Film Critics Association Awards Top 10 Film Awards Won
28th Golden Cinematography Awards New Director Award Won
The 15th Korea Catholic Media Awards Film Won
2006 Today's Young Artist Awards Film Won

References

  1. ^ Yang, Sung-jin (January 19, 2005). "Cho Seung-woo shines in Running Boy". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  2. ^ Lee, Seung-jae (January 26, 2005). "Marathon or Mal-ah-ton". The Dong-A Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  3. ^ "A Man Who Was Superman". filmbor.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "Yeo Jin-goo, Lee Jung-jae cast as prince, army leader in upcoming period flick". 2016-08-25. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  5. ^ "Marathon - Awards" Archived 2013-05-25 at the Wayback Machine. Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  6. ^ ""Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" wins Best Picture Award". HanCinema. 30 November 2005. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. ^ '말아톤' 정윤철감독, 장애인인권상 수상. 스타뉴스 (in Korean). 2005-12-03. Retrieved 2023-05-11.


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