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Lee Hwan-kyung
Lee Hwan-kyung
Born	1970 (age 53–54); South Korea
Alma mater	Seoul Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)	Film director, ; screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul	이환경
Revised Romanization	I Hwan-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer	I Hwan-kyŏng

Lee Hwan-kyung (born 1970) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with He Was Cool (2004). His next two features, Lump Sugar (2006) revolves around Si-eun who dreams of becoming a jockey and Champ (2011), which is based on a true story, depicts the relationship between a recently injured racehorse and the jockey who is gradually losing his eyesight.^[1]^[2]^[3] His fourth feature Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) became the biggest hit of the year with more than 12.32 million viewers.^[4]^[5]

His next project was the Chinese film Amazing Father and Daughter (2016), which started production at the end of 2015 and released in 2016.^[6]

Filmography

Rainbow Trout (1999) - assistant director
Saulabi (2001) - screenwriter
He Was Cool (2004) - director, screenwriter, actor
Lump Sugar (2006) - director, screenwriter
Champ (2011) - director, screenwriter, producer, planner
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) - director, screenwriter, planner
Amazing Father and Daughter (2016) - director
Good Neighbor (2018) - director
Best friend (2020) - director

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Recipient(s)	Outcome	Ref
14th Chunsa Film Art Awards	2006	Best New Director	Lump Sugar	Won
49th Baeksang Arts Awards^[7]^[8]	2013	Best Film	Miracle in Cell No. 7	Nominated
49th Baeksang Arts Awards^[7]^[8]	2013	Best Screenplay	Lee Hwan-kyung^[a]	Nominated
50th Grand Bell Awards	2013	Best Screenplay	Lee Hwan-kyung^[a]	Won	^[9]
		Best Planning	Lee Hwan-kyung^[b]	Won
		Best Director	Lee Hwan-kyung	Nominated
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards	2013	Most Popular Film	Miracle in Cell No. 7	Won
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards	2013	Best Screenplay	Lee Hwan-kyung^[a]	Nominated

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor
Country	Ceremony	Year	Honor or Award	Ref.
South Korea	Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards^[c]	2023	Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class	^[13]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Award shared with Kim Hwang-sung, Kim Young-seok
^ Award shared with Kim Min-ki and Kim Min-guk
^ Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.^[10]^[11] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[12]

References

^ "LEE Hwan-kyung". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
^ "Lump Sugar Goes Down Well". The Korea Times via Hancinema. 25 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
^ Sung, So-young; Song, Yoon-soo (26 August 2011). "Adorable scene stealers nose their way onto screen". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
^ Conran, Pierce (30 January 2013). "In Focus: Miracle in Cell No. 7". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
^ "Miracle in Cell No. 7 third most-viewed Korean film". Yonhap. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
^ "MIRACLE IN CELL NO.7 Director LEE Hwan-kyung to Direct Chinese Father-Daughter Film". Korean Film Biz Zone. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
^ Hicap, Jonathan M. (5 April 2013). "49th Baeksang Arts Awards nominees revealed". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2013-04-11.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Ji, Yong-jin (13 May 2013). "RYU Seung-ryong Wins Grand Prize at Baeksang Arts Awards". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
^ Conran, Pierce (4 November 2013). "THE FACE READER Picks Up 6 at 50th Grand Bell Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
^ Hicap, Jonathan (October 18, 2018). "BTS, Red Velvet win at Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ Yeo, Yer-im (October 25, 2018). "BTS gets award upon their return home". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Korea JoongAng Daily.
^ Lee, Sang-won (October 25, 2016). "Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards announces winners". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "'대한민국 대중문화예술상'…이미자, 대중음악인 최초 금관문화훈장" [‘Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards’… Lee Mi-ja, the first pop musician to receive the Brass Cultural Merit Medal]. Etoday (in Korean). 21 October 2023. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.