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JEON Kyu-hwan
Director
JEON Kyu-hwan had a unique career path in becoming an influential film director as he entered the industry as a manager for actors such as [CHO Jae-hyun] and [SUL Kyung-gu]. He made his directorial debut without any formal educational background. Starting with <Mozart Town>, his debut feature from 2008, he made the ‘Town Trilogy’ including <Animal Town> from 2009 and <Dance Town> from 2010, by employing an independent film production method. His funding ...More
JEON Kyu-hwan had a unique career path in becoming an influential film director as he entered the industry as a manager for actors such as [CHO Jae-hyun] and [SUL Kyung-gu]. He made his directorial debut without any formal educational background. Starting with <Mozart Town>, his debut feature from 2008, he made the ‘Town Trilogy’ including <Animal Town> from 2009 and <Dance Town> from 2010, by employing an independent film production method. His funding comes from sales of his personal assets, bank loans, and production support from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) as well as investments from friends. His ‘Town Trilogy’ shed light on the shady and lonely hidden sides of a modern day metropolitan city by employing different approaches in all three films. His 2011 film <From Seoul to Varanasi> shifted its direction and had its setting at Varanasi, a sacred place in India, to present a torrid love affair between a man and a woman. This film was officially invited to the Panorama section of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in 2012. Later in 2012, JEON unveiled <The Weight> at Venice, where it picked up the Queer Lion before appearing at numerous other festivals including Busan and Black Nights in Tallin where JEON picked up the Best Director prize. The following year, JEON revealed his sixth work, the drama <My Boy>, at the 18th Busan International Film Festival. His next work to come out was the erotically charged Estonia-South Korean co-produced thriller <Angry Painter> starring YU Jun-sang, which debuted at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan).Less
Gender | Male | Nationality | South Korea |
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Company | Treefilm Co., Ltd. | Website | http://www.facebook.com/treefilm1 |
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"Searching for new cinema" Sep 08, 2011Directorial debut was quite late. I started my career in talent management. Working with actors including CHO Jae-hyun and SUL Kyung-gu, I have experienced filmmaking scenes for quite a long time. But I wanted to tell a story of my own and make a film. Everything went fast since I decided to make a film out of my script <Mozart Town>: gathered crews and finished shooting within 15 days. I h...
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LEAFF Battens Down the Hatches for THE FORTRESS Sep 25, 2017Joseon Era battle drama The Fortress has been invited to open this year’s 2nd London East Asian Film Festival (LEAFF), which kicks off on October 19th. This year’s LEAFF competition will include HUH Jung’s horror film The Mimic, LEE An-gyu’s KIM Hye-soo gangster thriller A Special Lady, KO Bong-soo’s wrestling indie Loser’s Adventure and the documentary Dancing with Jikji from WOO Kwang-hoon and D...
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Yubari Fantastic Fest Books 8 from Korea Feb 03, 2016Competition Slot for IT’S REALLY KIND OF YOU Japan’s top genre cinema event, the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, returns for its 26th edition next month on the 25th, and with it, eight new Korean films, among them a trio of features and five shorts. The festival will run until February 29th. The only Korean film invited to the official competition section this year is SO Jae-ick’s ...
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Antoine Bardou-Jacquet’s MOONWALKERS to Open 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Jun 17, 2015Festivals Screens 235 Films including 64 World Premieres The 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Asia’s largest genre film fest, announced its 2015 lineup with French director Antoine BARDOU-JACQUET’s Moonwalkers as opening screener. Closing the festival is local director KIM Hwi’s The Chosen: Forbidden Cave, which will world premiere at the festival. Festival organizers said “Th...
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BIFAN 2017 KoBiz Online Screening Opens Jul 20, 2017The 21st edition of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) kicked off last week, continuing its aim to be the Asian representative hub for genre films. Under the slogan “A Film Festival Remembered for its Films”, the festival offers a wide variety of programs for audiences, from children and families to cult film fans who prefer extreme, taboo challenging movies. This year’s onl...
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MR. GO and THE HOST 2 to Be Supported by KOFIC May 10, 20135 films for International Co-production Incentive Support 2013 chosen The result of evaluation for International Co-production Incentive Support 2013, a project run by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) for activation of international co-production of Korean films, has been made. KIM Yong-hwa’s Mr. Go, PARK Myeong-cheon’s The Host 2, AN Byung-ki’s remake of The Phone, JEON Kyu-hwan’s Painter (worki...
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Korean Film Council holds ‘Korean Film Night’ at the 69th Venice Film Festival Korean Film Council(KOFIC) is going to hold ‘Korean Film Night’ at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. The purpose of the event is to cheer for KIM Ki-duk the director Pieta, which was nominated in the official international competition section ‘Venezia 69’ and JEON Kyu-hwan the director of The Weight, which ...
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Box Office: April 3-16, 2014 Apr 21, 2014Foreign movies continue to top over Korean movies. According to the integrated ticket sales network of Korean Film Council (KOFIC) on April 17th, the Marvel Comics Studio’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier has topped in the box office chart even with the new released Korean movies Broken, Innocent Thing, etc.
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<Wonderful Woman> Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2019) - Current Waves
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<Wonderful Woman> Jeonju International Film Festival : JIFF (2019) - Newtro Jeonju
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<THE END> Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival : BIFAN (2017) - Bucheon Choice: Features
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<THE END> London East Asia Film Festival (2017)
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<THE END> Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2017) - Forum
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<Angry Painter> Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (2016) - Forbidden zone
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<Angry Painter - Director's Cut> Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival : BIFAN (2015) - The Masters
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<My Boy> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2013) - Korean Cinema Today: Panorama
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<The Weight> Hamburg Film Festival (2013) - Asia Express
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<The Weight> Fantas Porto - Oporto International Film Festival (2013) - ORIENT EXPRESS (Competition)
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<The Weight> Fantas Porto - Oporto International Film Festival (2013) - DIRECTOR'S WEEK (Competition)
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<The Weight> Deauville Asian Film Festival (2013) - Competition
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<The Weight> Sydney Intercultural Film Festival (2013) - Competition Feature Films
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<The Weight> Istanbul Film Festival (2013) - MINED ZONE
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<The Weight> Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (2013) - Official Selection
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<The Weight> Fantasia International Film Festival (2013)
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<The Weight> Atlanta Korean Film Festival (AKFF) (2013)
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<The Weight> Florence Korea Film Fest (2013)
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<From Seoul To Varanasi> Berlin International Film Festival (2012) - Panorama
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<From Seoul To Varanasi> KOSMORAMA Trondheim International Film Festival (2012)
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<From Seoul To Varanasi> Hong Kong International Film Festival (2012) - Indie Power
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<From Seoul To Varanasi> Focus on Asia-Fukuoka International Film Festival (2012)
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<From Seoul To Varanasi> Indie - World Film Festival (2012) - World Cinema
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<From Seoul To Varanasi> Paris Korean Film Festival (2012) - Paysage
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<From Seoul To Varanasi> Kolkata International Film Festival (2012) - Asian Select
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<The Weight> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2012) - Korean Cinema Today-Panorama
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<Dance Town> Tiburon International Film Festival (2012)
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<Dance Town> Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur (2012) - Southern Pearls
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<The Weight> Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2012) - Best Director
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<The Weight> Venice International Film Festival (2012)
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<Dance Town> Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (2012)
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<The Weight> SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia (2012)
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<The Weight> International Film Festival of India (2012)
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<Dance Town> Asian Film Festival of Dallas (2011) - Competition
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<Animal Town> Black Movie Festival (2011) - Korea, assault and battery
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<Dance Town> Cork Film Festival (2011)
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<Dance Town> Stockholm International Film Festival (2011) - Asian Images
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<Dance Town> Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2011) - 15 Selected Titles
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<Animal Town> Busan Film Critics Association Awards (2011)
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<Dance Town> Seattle International Film Festival (2011) - Contemporary World Cinema
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<Dance Town> Hong Kong International Film Festival (2011) - Competition- Asian Digital Competiton
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<Dance Town> CAAMFest (2011) - Cinema Asia
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<Dance Town> Berlin International Film Festival (2011) - Panorama
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<Dance Town> Black Movie Festival (2011) - Korea, assault and battery
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<Dance Town> Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur (2011) - Official Section
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<Mozart Town> Black Movie Festival (2011) - Korea, assault and battery
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<From Seoul To Varanasi> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2011) - Korean Cinema Today- Panorama
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<Dance Town> Montreal World Film Festival (2011) - Focus on World Cinema
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<Dance Town> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2010) - A window on asian cinema
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<Animal Town> International Film Festival of Kerala (2010) - Competition
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<Animal Town> Cinemanila International Film Festival (2010) - Korean Independents / Cinemanila NETPAC Program
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<Animal Town> Ljubljana International Film Festival (2010) - A Moveable Feast
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<Animal Town> Black Movie Festival (2010) - Continued ...
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<Animal Town> Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival : CinDi (2010) - Butterfly
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<Animal Town> Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (2010) - Visages des Cin?mas d'Asie Comtemporains
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<Animal Town> Stockholm International Film Festival (2009) - Asian Images
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<Animal Town> Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2009) - Eastern Sunrise
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<Animal Town> Osian`s - Cinefan, Festival of Asian Cinema (2009) - InDialogue
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<Animal Town> San Sebastian International Film Festival (2009) - Zabaltegi-New Directors
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<Mozart Town> Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2008) - Official Competition Programme EurAsia
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<Animal Town> Soria International Short Film Contest (2008) - Competition - Best Animation Shortfilm
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<Mozart Town> Tokyo International Film Festival (2008) - Winds of Asia-Middle East