Kim Tae-kyun (director)

Kim Tae-kyun
Born	July 17, 1960 Seoul, South Korea
Education	Hankuk University of Foreign Studies - Political Science Korean Academy of Film Arts
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1987-present
Korean name
Hangul	김태균
Hanja	金泰均
Revised Romanization	Gim Taegyun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim T'aegyun

Kim Tae-kyun (born June 17, 1960) is a South Korean film director.^[1] Kim wrote and directed Volcano High (2001) and Temptation of Wolves (2004). He also directed The Adventures of Mrs. Park (1996), First Kiss (1998), A Millionaire's First Love, Crossing (2008), Higanjima (2010), A Barefoot Dream (2010), Innocent Thing (2014), and Bad Sister (2014).^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]} Crossing and A Barefoot Dream were selected as the South Korean entries for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st and 83rd Academy Awards, but both did not make the final shortlist.^[10][11]

Filmography

• 관계 (short film, 1987) - lighting
• Moon (short film, 1987) - credits
• Stopping for a While (short film, 1987) - director
• My Love, My Bride (1990) - line producer
• As You Please (1992) - executive producer
• First Kiss (1993) - line producer
• Bitter and Sweet (1995) - executive producer
• The Adventures of Mrs. Park (1996) - director
• First Kiss (1998) - director
• Julseogi (short film, 1999) - director
• Volcano High (2001) - director, screenwriter
• At 2 O'clock (short film, 2003; included in the omnibus Twentidentity) - director
• Temptation of Wolves (2004) - director, screenwriter
• I'm OK (short film, 2005; included in the omnibus 3 Colors Love Story) - director
• A Millionaire's First Love (2006) - director
• Crossing (2008) - director
• Higanjima (2010) - director
• A Barefoot Dream (2010) - director, producer, script editor
• The Dearest (2012) - production adviser
• Sympathy for Us (2012) - production adviser
• Choked (2012) - production adviser
• Mirage (2012) - production adviser
• When Winter Screams (2013) - production and screenplay consultant
• Your Time Is Up (2013) - production consultant
• INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls (2013) - production consultant
• Innocent Thing (2014) - director, executive producer
• A Pharisee (2014) - producer
• Bad Sister (2014) - director

Awards

• 2008 Foreign Press Promotion Award, Film category (Crossing)
• 2008 18th Korean Catholic Mass Communication Award (Crossing)
• 2008 16th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Director (Crossing)
• 2010 19th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards: Best Director of a Foreign Film (A Barefoot Dream)^[12]

References

1. "Kim Tae-kyun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
2. Lee, Seung-jae (9 February 2006). "Kim Tae-gyun's Movies Have Teen Appeal". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
3. Jeon, Yoon-hyung (1 August 2008). "KIM Tae-kyun helms Japanese manga adaptation". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
4. D'Sa, Nigel (3 November 2009). "KIM Tae-kyun's Vampire Thriller Higanjima". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
5. Lee, Hyo-won (8 June 2008). "Crossing Depicts Plight of NK Defectors". The Korea Times. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
6. Lee, Eun-joo (25 June 2008). "A true tale of escape from North Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
7. Lee, Hyo-won (30 June 2010). "Director Kim discovers hope in East Timor". The Korea Times. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
8. Sunwoo, Carla (4 April 2014). "Emotions prickle, limits tested in Innocent Thing". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
9. Song, Soon-jin (22 December 2014). "KIM Tae-kyun, Director of BAD SISTER". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
10. Han, Sunhee (7 August 2008). "S. Korea picks Crossing for Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
11. Park, Soo-mee (6 September 2010). "Korea goes Barefoot for Oscar nominee". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
12. Hong, Lucia (18 October 2010). "Director Kim Tae-kyun, Jang Nara win at film fest in China". 10Asia. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

External links

• Kim Tae-kyun at the Korean Movie Database
• Kim Tae-kyun at the Internet Movie Database
• Kim Tae-kyun at HanCinema