Kim-Jho Gwangsoo

"Peter Kim" redirects here. For the president of Merck Research Laboratories, see Peter S. Kim. For the American food museum director, see Peter J. Kim.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim-Jho.
Kim-Jho Gwang-soo
Kim-Jho in 2013
Born
Kim Gwang-soo

(1965-03-26) March 26, 1965 (age 59)
Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea
Other namesKim-Jho Kwang-soo
Peter Kim
Alma materHanyang University
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, film producer
Korean name
Hangul
김조광수
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim-Jo Gwang-su
McCune–ReischauerKim-Cho Kwang-su
Birth name
Hangul
김광수
Revised RomanizationGim Gwang-su
McCune–ReischauerKim Kwang-su

Kim-Jho Gwang-soo (Korean: 김조광수; born 26 March 1965), also known as Peter Kim, is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, film producer and LGBT rights activist.[1][2]

Career

Kim Gwang-soo was born in Seongbuk District, Seoul. He disclosed his sexual orientation in 2006, and legally changed his name to Kim Jho Gwang-soo. Kim-Jho is one of South Korea's few openly gay film directors and has been involved in the production of several works with LGBT themes.[3]

He collaborated with director Leesong Hee-il to produce the 2006 film No Regret, considered to be "the first real Korean gay feature."[4] In 2008, he directed and wrote his first short film, Boy Meets Boy as well as two follow-ups: Just Friends? (2009) and LOVE, 100°C (2010). His first feature film, Two Weddings and a Funeral was released in 2012.[5]

Personal life

Kim Jho held a public, non-legal wedding ceremony with film distributor and LGBT activist David Kim Seung-hwan (his partner since 2004), in Seoul on September 7, 2013, the first of its kind in the country which does not recognize same-sex marriages.[6][7][8][9] The preparations for their wedding and the ceremony itself was the subject of Jang Hee-sun's 2015 documentary My Fair Wedding.[10]

Filmography

Director

Writer

Producer

See also

References

  1. ^ Jung, Hyun-mok (17 March 2015). "Director reflects on struggles in filmmaking, gay activism". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  2. ^ Kim, Su-yeon (23 February 2015). "Interview: KIMJHO Kwang-soo, CEO of Generation Blue Films: "I want to create a unique filmography for Generation Blue Films"". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  3. ^ Yoon, Min-sik (13 May 2013). "Openly gay director to marry boyfriend". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  4. ^ Bertolin, Paolo (6 February 2007). "Korean Presence Strong at 57th Berlin Film Festival". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  5. ^ Kwaak, Je-yup (15 June 2012). "Gay-themed Weddings picks fun over logic". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  6. ^ Chung, Jane (7 September 2013). "Gay South Korean film director marries his partner in public". Reuters. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  7. ^ "Gay Korean celebrity 'marries' partner". The Korea Herald. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  8. ^ Oh, Kyu-wook (9 September 2013). "First gay marriage stirs controversy". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  9. ^ Kim, Jae-won (10 December 2013). "Same-sex couple seeks to gain legal status". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  10. ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (17 May 2015). "My Fair Wedding documents gay marriage with loving touch". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
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