Kim Tae-yong (director, born 1987)
Kim Tae-yong | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Sejong University - Department of Film Arts |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김태용 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Tae-yong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim T'ae-yong |
Kim Tae-yong (born March 20, 1987) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim got into filmmaking before he turned 20 years old, after watching and inspired by the film The Son by directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. He was nicknamed "a short film executive" as he had made many shorts from As Children (2005), Twenty's Wind (2005), You Can Count on Me (2006) to Frozen Land (2010). His shorts including Night Bugs (2012) and Spring Fever (2013) received theatrical releases as omnibus films with other directors' works.[1][2]
His directorial feature debut Set Me Free (2014), critically acclaimed for its stable scriptwriting and direction,[1] is based on his own story. As in his early films, he shows affection towards those who struggle to be loved. He is also very curious about what a human being dares to do in order to be loved.[3]
Filmography
- As Children (short film, 2005) - director
- Twenty's Wind (short film, 2005) - director
- You Can Count on Me (short film, 2006) - director
- Solongos (short film, 2007) - director
- Exhausted (2009) - assistant director
- Frozen Land (short film, 2010) - director, screenwriter
- Social Service Agent (short film, 2011) - director, screenwriter, editor
- Night Market (short film, 2012) - director[4]
- Night Bugs (short film, 2012) - director, screenwriter
- Spring Fever (short film, 2013) - director, screenwriter
- One Summer Night (short film, 2014) - director, screenwriter
- One Night Only (short film, 2014) - director
- Romance in Seoul (episode 4: "Spring Fever") (2014) - director, screenwriter
- Set Me Free (2014) - director, screenwriter
Awards
- 2015 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (Set Me Free)
- 2015 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Director (Set Me Free)
References
- ^ a b Song, Soon-jin (25 January 2016). "Everything Starts From Short Films". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- ^ "KIM Tae-yong". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- ^ Song, Soon-jin (17 October 2014). "SET ME FREE Director KIM Tae-yong: "Youth Films Are Fantasies to Me"". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- ^ "Night Market". IndieStory. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
External links
- Kim Tae-yong at the Korean Movie Database
- Kim Tae-yong at IMDb
- Kim Tae-yong at HanCinema