Joh Keun-shik

{{Short description|South Korean filmmaker (born 1968)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1968}}

| birth_place = South Korea

| occupation = Film director
screenwriter

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| alma_mater = Seoul Institute of the Arts
Korean Academy of Film Arts

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| hangul = %조근식

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Joh Keun-shik ({{Korean|hangul=조근식}}; born 1968) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Joh debuted with Conduct Zero (2002), a creative and interesting comedy, as well as a box-office hit. His second feature Once in a Summer (2006), which displays his nostalgia and warm approach to directing, clinched Best Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor (for Oh Dal-su) at the 15th Chunsa Film Art Awards in 2007.{{cite web|title=JOH Keun-shik|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=10065271|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|access-date=2016-12-18}}{{cite web|first1=Darcy|last1=Paquet|title=Conduct Zero review|url=http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm02.html#conduct|website=www.koreanfilm.org|access-date=2016-12-18|date=2002}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Tae-jong|title=Once Travels in Time for Love|url=http://www.hancinema.net/-once-travels-in-time-for-love-7882.html|website=The Korea Times via Hancinema|access-date=2016-12-18|date=30 November 2006}}

His latest film is the South Korean-Chinese romantic comedy My New Sassy Girl (2016), which is a sequel to My Sassy Girl (2001), also starred Cha Tae-hyun as the male lead.{{cite web|title=[In-depth] My New Sassy Girl Cha Tae-hyeon goes back 15 years ago|url=http://www.hancinema.net/in-depth-my-new-sassy-girl-cha-tae-hyeon-goes-back-15-years-ago-94200.html|website=Hancinema|access-date=2016-12-18|date=4 May 2016}}

Personal life

A graduate from the film department of Seoul Institute of the Arts, Jo majored in directing at the Korean Academy of Film Arts.

Filmography

Awards

References

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