Lee Kwang-kuk
{{Short description|South Korean film director and screenwriter}}
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Lee Kwang-kuk ({{Korean|hangul=이광국}}; born 1975) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.{{cite web|title=LEE Kwang-kuk|url=https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=10054828|website=Korean Film Council|accessdate=10 December 2018}} An acclaimed indie filmmaker who was a former assistant director to Hong Sang-soo, Lee debuted with Romance Joe (2011), and has since directed another two features A Matter of Interpretation (2014) and A Tiger in Winter (2017).{{cite web|first=Pierce|last=Conran|title=KO Hyun-jung Returns with A WINTER GUEST SCARIER THAN A TIGER|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=4152|website=Korean Film Council|accessdate=10 December 2018|date=26 January 2017}}
Career
Born in 1975, Lee graduated with a degree in film from the Seoul Institute of the Arts. He was a former assistant director to Hong Sang-soo before he made his feature debut with Romance Joe (2011) where it made its world premiere and won Citizen Reviewers' Award at the 16th Busan International Film Festival in 2011.{{cite web|title=A Matter of Interpretation|url=https://www.siff.net/festival-2015/matter-of-interpretation-a|website=Seattle International Film Festival|accessdate=10 December 2018|date=2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210154625/https://www.siff.net/festival-2015/matter-of-interpretation-a|archive-date=10 December 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Interview with director LEE Kwang-kuk|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=1708|website=Korean Film Council|accessdate=10 December 2018|date=6 February 2012}}{{cite web|first=Roxy|last=Simons|title=Lee Kwang-kuk Interview: "Watching my father made me want to explore the idea of dreams and reality"|url=https://www.easternkicks.com/features/lee-kwang-kuk-interview|website=easternkicks.com|accessdate=10 December 2018|date=19 November 2015}}
Filmography
- Tale of Cinema (2005) - directing dept
- Woman on the Beach (2006) - assistant director
- Like You Know It All (2009) - assistant director
- Hahaha (2010) - assistant director
- Romance Joe (2011){{cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-sun|title=ROMANCE JOE|url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/webzine/sub/feature.jsp?mode=A_VIEW&wbSeq=80|website=Korean Film Council|accessdate=10 December 2018|date=29 October 2012}} - director, screenwriter
- Hard to Say (short film, 2013){{cite web|title=Hard to Say|url=http://www.indiestory.com/eng/film/film_view.asp?film_idx=1505|work=IndieStory|accessdate=10 December 2018}} - director, screenwriter, producer
- A Matter of Interpretation (2014) - director, screenwriter, producer
- If You Were Me (omnibus film, 2016) - director, screenwriter, producer
- A Tiger in Winter (2017){{cite web|first=Laurence|last=Boyce|title='A Tiger In Winter': Busan Review|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/a-tiger-in-winter-busan-review/5122853.article|website=Screen International|accessdate=10 December 2018|date=12 October 2017}}{{cite web|first=Rosslyn|last=Hyams|title=Lee Kwang-kuk faces fears in his A Tiger in Winter at French film festival|url=http://en.rfi.fr/culture/20180206-lee-kwang-kuk-faces-fears-his-tiger-winter-french-film-festival|website=RFI|accessdate=10 December 2018|date=6 February 2018}} - director, screenwriter, producer
Awards
- 2012 21st Buil Film Awards: Best New Director (Romance Joe)
- 2012 13th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay (Romance Joe)
References
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External links
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Category:South Korean film directors
Category:South Korean screenwriters
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