Kim Dae-woo

Kim Dae-woo
Born	1962 (age 53–54) South Korea
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1993-present
Korean name
Hangul	김대우
Revised Romanization	Gim Dae-u
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Tae-u

Kim Dae-woo (born 1962) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim started his filmmaking career by winning the 1991 Korean Film Council Screenplay Contest. He was an accomplished screenwriter with a number of hit scripts, including The Girl for Love and The One for Marriage (1993), An Affair (1998), Rainbow Trout (1999), and Untold Scandal (2003). Making a switch to directing, he debuted with the hit period drama film Forbidden Quest (2006), followed by The Servant (2010) and Obsessed (2014). Forbidden Quest won the Best New Director at the 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards, and Best New Director and Best Screenplay at the 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards in 2006.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Filmography

As screenwriter

• The Girl for Love and The One for Marriage (1993)
• Wedding Story 2 (1994)
• Pirates (1994)
• Kill the Love (1996)
• Ivan the Mercenary (1997)
• An Affair (1998)
• Rainbow Trout (1999)
• The Foul King (2000)
• Untold Scandal (2003)

As director

• Forbidden Quest (2006) (also credited as screenwriter)
• The Servant (2010) (also credited as screenwriter)
• Age of Milk (short film, 2011)
• Obsessed (2014) (also credited as screenwriter, producer, planner)
• The Witch (2016)

As script editor

• The Police, Chil-duk, and Buddhist Monk (1990)
• Final Blow (1996)
• Road Movie (2002)

As TV screenwriter

• Servant, The Untold Story of Bang-ja (Channel CGV, 2011) (also credited as executive producer)

Awards

• 2006 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Director (Forbidden Quest)
• 2006 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (Forbidden Quest)
• 2006 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay (Forbidden Quest)
• 2010 11th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay (The Servant)

References

1. "KIM Dae-woo". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
2. "음란서생 (淫亂書生, Forbidden Quest) Press Screening Report + Video". Twitch Film. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
3. "K-FILM REVIEWS: 음란서생 (Forbidden Quest) - Part 1". Twitch Film. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
4. Ki, Sun-min (25 June 2010). "Director twists classic tale". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
5. Tae, Sang-joon (24 September 2013). "KIM Dae-woo Prep Story of Forbidden Love during Vietnam War". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
6. Lee, Yong-cheol (2 June 2014). "In Focus: Obsessed". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
7. Jin, Eun-soo (20 May 2014). "Korean film Obsessed engrosses local audiences". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
8. "KANG Full’s Web Cartoon THE WITCH to Get Screen Adaptations in Korea and China". Korean Film Biz Zone. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-25.

External links

• Kim Dae-woo at the Korean Movie Database
• Kim Dae-woo at the Internet Movie Database
• Kim Dae-woo at HanCinema