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]
Kim Dae-woo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김대우 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Dae-u |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Tae-u |
Filmography
editAs screenwriter
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- The Police, Chil-duk, and Buddhist Monk (1990)
- Final Blow (1996)
- Road Movie (2002)
As TV screenwriter
edit- Servant, The Untold Story of Bang-ja (Channel CGV, 2011) (also credited as executive producer)
Awards
edit- 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
edit- ^ "KIM Dae-woo". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "음란서생 (淫亂書生, Forbidden Quest) Press Screening Report + Video". Twitch Film. 14 February 2006. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 음란서생 (Forbidden Quest) - Part 1". Twitch Film. 11 June 2006. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ^ Ki, Sun-min (25 June 2010). "Director twists classic tale". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Lee, Yong-cheol (2 June 2014). "In Focus: Obsessed". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (20 May 2014). "Korean film Obsessed engrosses local audiences". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "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
edit- Kim Dae-woo at the Korean Movie Database
- Kim Dae-woo at IMDb
- Kim Dae-woo at HanCinema
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