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'''Kim Byung-woo''' ({{ |
'''Kim Byung-woo''' ({{Korean|hangul=김병우}}; born 1980) is a South Korean [[screenwriter]] and [[film director]].<ref>{{cite web|title=KIM Byung-woo|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=10004291|work=Korean Film Biz Zone|access-date=2015-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tae|first=Sang-joon|title=KIM Byung-woo, Director of THE TERROR LIVE: How to Bring the Scene of Terror "Live" to the Audience|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/interview.jsp?&blbdComCd=601019&seq=51&mode=INTERVIEW_VIEW|work=Korean Film Biz Zone|access-date=2015-09-30|date=8 August 2013|archive-date=2022-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028012508/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/interview.jsp?&blbdComCd=601019&seq=51&mode=INTERVIEW_VIEW|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Novice Director Hits Ground Running with ''The Terror Live''|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/08/17/2013081700357.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|access-date=2015-09-30|date=17 August 2013|archive-date=2022-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307071740/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/08/17/2013081700357.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=''The Terror Live'' Draws 5 Million Moviegoers|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/08/21/2013082100885.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|access-date=2015-09-30|date=20 August 2013|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083817/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/08/21/2013082100885.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Latest revision as of 01:50, 24 March 2025
Kim Byung-woo | |
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| Born | 1980 (age 44–45) |
| Alma mater | Hanyang University |
| Occupations | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김병우 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Byeongu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Pyŏngu |
Kim Byung-woo (Korean: 김병우; born 1980) is a South Korean screenwriter and film director.[1][2][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Kim majored in Theater & Film at Hanyang University.
Career
[edit]Kim is known for making inventive and self-funded films.[5]
In 2001, he made his first five-minute short film Cry on digital video in a shoestring budget.
In 2003, he made his feature debut when he was still a theatre and film student at Hanyang University. The film Anamorphic has the main character searching for a way out after passing through gates and doors into a shadowy netherworld. He self-funded the project at the cost of US$4,000.
In 2007, his second feature Written propelled his standing in Korean independent cinema to a new level. Written is a film within a film where his lead character was caught in a hellish predicament when his fate as a character in a script is being determined by others. The self-funded film was shot on high-definition video and cost only US$15,000 to make.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Original title | Served staff | Box office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Cry | - | - | - | Short film |
| 2003 | Anamorphic | 아나모픽 | - | ||
| 2008 | Written | 리튼 | $1,236 | ||
| 2013 | The Terror Live | 더 테러 라이브 | $35,659,824 | ||
| 2018 | Take Point | PMC: 더 벙커 | $12,908,032 | ||
| 2025 | Omniscient Reader | 전지적 독자 시점 | director | [6] |
Awards
[edit]- 2013 14th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (The Terror Live)
- 2013 22nd Buil Film Awards: Best New Director (The Terror Live)
- 2013 22nd Buil Film Awards: Best Screenplay (The Terror Live)
- 2013 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Director (The Terror Live)
References
[edit]- ^ "KIM Byung-woo". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ Tae, Sang-joon (8 August 2013). "KIM Byung-woo, Director of THE TERROR LIVE: How to Bring the Scene of Terror "Live" to the Audience". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ "Novice Director Hits Ground Running with The Terror Live". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ "The Terror Live Draws 5 Million Moviegoers". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ "Also showing: Kim Byung-woo". scmp.com. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Park Hye-jin (February 15, 2025). "이민호X안효섭, 판타지 앙상블…'전지적 독자 시점', 7월 개봉" [Lee Min-ho X Ahn Hyo-seop, fantasy ensemble... 'Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint', opening in July]. 디스패치 | 뉴스는 팩트다! (in Korean). Dispatch. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
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