Park Hoon-jung

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Park Hoon-jung
Born1975
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
朴勳正
Revised RomanizationBak Hun-jeong
McCune–ReischauerPak Hunjŏng

Park Hoon-jung is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Park first attracted notice within the Korean film industry for writing the screenplays for Kim Jee-woon's I Saw the Devil (2010) and Ryoo Seung-wan's The Unjust (2010).[1] He made his debut as a director in 2011 with the period film The Showdown. With his second film, gangster epic New World (2013), Park scored a critical and commercial success.[2][3][4][5]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Credited as
Director Producer Screenplay
2010 I Saw the Devil Yes
The Unjust Yes
2011 The Showdown Yes Yes
2013 New World Yes Yes
2015 The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale Yes Yes
2017 V.I.P. Yes Yes
2018 The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion Yes Yes Yes
2020 Night in Paradise Yes Yes Yes
TBA Sad Tropics Yes

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref
2011 15th Fantasia International Film Festival Best Screenplay The Unjust Won [6]
5th Asian Film Awards Nominated [7]
47th Baeksang Arts Awards Nominated
48th Grand Bell Awards Nominated
32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards Won [8]
2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards New World Nominated [9]
Best New Director Nominated
22nd Buil Film Awards Nominated
50th Grand Bell Awards Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Director Nominated
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards Nominated
2016 36th Korea Gold Awards Festival The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale Won
Golden Cinematography Awards Won [10]
53rd Grand Bell Awards Best Screenplay Nominated
2017 Fantastic Fest 2017 Best Director - Thriller Features V.I.P Won [11]
2019 39th Fantasporto Film Festival Best Film Orient Express The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion Won [12]
26th Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival Syfy Jury Prize Won [13]
2021 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Director Night in Paradise Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ryan, Michael (17 July 2011). "Fantasia 2011: Hoon-jung Park's The Unjust a stark vision of Korea's cancerous heart". Sound On Sight. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  2. ^ Baek, Jong-hyun (18 January 2013). "NEW WORLD Witnesses the Growth of Intense Desire". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  3. ^ Park, Eun-jee (8 February 2013). "Three macho guys find a balance in Park Hoon-jung's latest thriller". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  4. ^ Lee, Eun-sun (26 February 2013). "PARK Hoon-jung of NEW WORLD "A Film About Gangsters in Politicians' Suits"". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  5. ^ "JANG Dong-gun Cast in PARK Hoon-jung's VIP".
  6. ^ Frater, Patrick (9 August 2011). "Asia dominates Fantasia prize list". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  7. ^ "The 5th Asian Film Awards Nomination List Announcement". Asian Film Awards. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  8. ^ "The Unjust takes top prize at Blue Dragon Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  9. ^ Conran, Pierce (9 April 2013). "49th PaekSang Arts Awards Nominations Revealed". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Golden Cinematography Awards 2016". IMDB.
  11. ^ "Director Park Hoon-jung of 'V.I.P.' wins prize at Fantastic Fest". Yonhap News Agency. October 13, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  12. ^ "Fantasporto Awards Ceremony". Youtube. March 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "Gérardmer 2019 : Puppet Master grand vainqueur, The Unthinkable, Aniara et The Witch primés". AlloCiné (in French). February 3, 2019.

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