Um Tae-hwa (born 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Um's directorial feature debut Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls (2013)—a graduation project for the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA)—was nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best New Director at the 1st Wildflower Film Awards and Best New Director (Film) at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2014.[1][2][3][4][5]
Um Tae-hwa | |
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_%E2%80%93_CONCRETE_UTOPIA_BTS_1.png) Um Tae-hwa in 2023 | |
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse |
Undisclosed (m. 2023) |
| Family | Uhm Tae-goo (brother) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 엄태화 |
| Revised Romanization | Eom Tae-hwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŏm T'ae-hwa |
In 2023 his film Concrete Utopia was selected as South Korean entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards to be held in March 2024.[6][7]
Personal life
editHis younger brother Uhm Tae-goo, is a South Korean actor known for his roles in many critically acclaimed films, such as Coin Locker Girl (2015), The Age of Shadows (2016) and for his main roles in popular Korean dramas, such as Save Me 2 (2019), Hometown (2021) and Dr. Brain (2021).
Um married a non-celebrity girlfriend on April 29, 2023 in Gangnam, Seoul. Um's wife is known to have worked as an interior designer and the head of a design studio.[8]
Filmography
editShort film
edit| Year | Title | Credited as | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | Director | Screenplay | Producer | ||
| 2002 | The Story About Sun-hee | 선희야 노올자 | director | |||
| 2003 | Cactus | 선인장 | screenwriter | producer | editor, storyboard | |
| 2010 | Common Story | 신봉리 우리집: 흔한이야기 | ||||
| 2011 | Nice Shorts! 2011 (segment: "Home Sweet Home") | 유숙자 | ||||
| 2012 | Forest | 숲 | ||||
| 2012 | Heart Vibrator | 하트바이브레이터 | screenwriter | |||
Feature film
edit| Year | Title | Credited as | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | Director | Screenplay | Storyboard | Other | ||
| 2004 | Three... Extremes | 쓰리, 몬스터 | directing department | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Sympathy for Lady Vengeance | 친절한 금자씨 | assistant director | ||||
| 2006 | The Faces | 얼굴들 | — | actor | |||
| 2007 | Epitaph | 기담 | assistant director | ||||
| 2011 | Night Fishing | 파란만장 | storyboard | ||||
| 2013 | Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls | 잉투기 | director | screenwriter | — | Editor | |
| 2014 | Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits | 파란만장 | — | scripter | storyboard | ||
| 2014 | Tinker Ticker | 들개 | actor | ||||
| 2014 | The Wicked | 마녀 | storyboard | ||||
| 2015 | Socialphobia | 소셜포비아 | Cinematography department | ||||
| 2016 | Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned | 가려진 시간 | director | ||||
| 2023 | Concrete Utopia | 콘크리트 유토피아 | |||||
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 54th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned | Won | [9] |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| 12th Festival du Film Coréen à Paris | Audience Award | Won | [10] | ||
| 2023 | 32nd Buil Film Awards | Best Director | Concrete Utopia | Nominated | [11] |
| 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Director | Won | [12] | ||
| 59th Grand Bell Awards | Best Director | Nominated | |||
| 2024 | 60th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [13] | |
| Best Director | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "UM Tae-hwa". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ "KAFA student UM Tae-hwa takes Mise-en-scène's Grand Prize". Korean Film Biz Zone. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ Esteban Cayer, Ariel. "Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls". Fantasia International Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ Kwon, Eugene (6 December 2013). "Review: Keeping Up the Bad Fight – Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls". Modern Korean Cinema. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ Lee, Claire (31 March 2014). "Wildflower Film Awards Korea to dole out first gongs". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ Ryu Ji-yoon (August 17, 2023). "'콘크리트 유토피아', 내년 오스카 국제장편영화 출품작 선정" ['Concrete Utopia' Selected for Next Year's Oscar International Feature Film Entry]. Dailyian (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Frater, Patrick; Bleasdale, John (August 17, 2023). "International Oscar Race: Korea Selects Disaster Action Film 'Concrete Utopia'". Variety. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Ha Su-jeong (May 2, 2023). "[단독] '엄태구 형' 엄태화 감독, 미모의 디자이너 결혼..이병헌·박서준 하객" [Exclusive] Director Uhm Tae-hwa of 'Uhm Tae-goo's brother, married a beautiful designer...Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun as guests] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ "Stars shine at Daejong awards: A successful year for film industry celebrated at annual ceremony". Korea JoongAng Daily. 27 October 2017.
- ^ "VANISHING TIME: A BOY WHO RETURNED Wins Audience Award at the Festival du Film Coréen à Paris". koreanfilm.or.kr.
- ^ Nam, Yoo-jung; Lee, Woo-young (2023-08-27). "누가 받아도 될 정도로 훌륭한 후보들, 그중 최고는 누구?" [Great candidates to anyone can accept, who is the best of them?]. Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ Bae Hyo-joo (November 24, 2023). "'감독상' 엄태화 "올해 결혼, 신혼 못 즐겨" 고백‥이병헌 흐뭇[청룡영화상]" [Best Director’ Uhm Tae-hwa confesses, “I got married this year, I can’t enjoy my honeymoon” Lee Byung-hun is happy [Blue Dragon Film Awards]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Naver.
External links
edit- Um Tae-hwa at the Korean Movie Database
- Um Tae-hwa at IMDb
- Um Tae-hwa at HanCinema
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