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- WON Shin-yun
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- WON Shin-yun, born in 1969, started his career as a stuntman before moving to filmmaking, his notable credits including <No. 3> (1997) and <Whispering Corridors> (1998). His first film as a director was a short film he shot with a camera he bought with the money earned through stunt jobs. He made his feature debut in 2005 with <The Wig>, a horror movie. WON enjoyed critical acclaim with his second feature, <A Bloody Aria> (2006), for its unique combina... expand
- WON Shin-yun, born in 1969, started his career as a stuntman before moving to filmmaking, his notable credits including <No. 3> (1997) and <Whispering Corridors> (1998). His first film as a director was a short film he shot with a camera he bought with the money earned through stunt jobs. He made his feature debut in 2005 with <The Wig>, a horror movie. WON enjoyed critical acclaim with his second feature, <A Bloody Aria> (2006), for its unique combination of comedy, crime suspense, and horror. His third feature, <7 Days> (2007), gave him commercial success against all odds. Back then in Korea, thrillers wouldn’t attract much attention in the movie market, but <7 Days> (2007), which starred KIM Yun-jin of the popular US TV series <Lost>, along with NA Hong-jin’s <The Chaser> (2008), opened a floodgate of horror flicks. WON then attempted to set up a live action version of the popular local animation Robot Taekwon V but he eventually moved on to other projects following difficulty securing financing. One of them was the spy action thriller <The Suspect> (2013), which was released on Christmas Eve in 2013. Noted for its strong action set pieces and resemblance to Hollywood’s Bourne spy franchise, the film was a hit with 4.1 million tickets sold. With <MEMOIR OF A MURDERER> (2016), he took up the challenge of adapting to film KIM Young-ha’s bestselling novel of the same name, known for making great use of its diary format to portray the protagonist’s fight against Alzheimer’s. Led by SUL Kyung-gu, the thriller film topped the box office in its release week and gathered 2.6 million viewers. close
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- Filmography
- The Battle: Roar to Victory 2019 Director ( Director )
- The Battle: Roar to Victory 2019 Staff ( Executive Producer,Script Editor ,Script Editor )
- MEMOIR OF A MURDERER 2017 Director ( Director )
- MEMOIR OF A MURDERER 2017 Staff ( Screenwriter,Executive Producer )
- The Suspect 2013 Director ( Director )
- The Suspect 2013 Staff ( Script Editor )
- 7 Days 2007 Director ( Director )
- 7 Days 2007 Staff ( Script Editor )
- A Bloody Aria 2006 Director ( Director )
- A Bloody Aria 2006 Staff ( Screenwriter )
- The wig 2005 Director ( Director )
- The wig 2005 Staff ( Script Editor )
- Bread and Milk 2003 Director ( Director )
- Bread and Milk 2003 Staff ( Screenwriter )
- A Cradle Song 2002 Director ( Director )
- A Cradle Song 2002 Staff ( Screenwriter )

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- Awards and Invitation
- <The Battle: Roar to Victory> Chunsa Film Festival (2020) - Technical Award
- <The Battle: Roar to Victory> Chunsa Film Festival (2020) - Best Director
- <The Battle: Roar to Victory> Florence Korea Film Fest (2020) - K-HISTORY
- <The Battle: Roar to Victory> London East Asia Film Festival (2019) - K-Cinema 100 - Rising Star Award
- <The Battle: Roar to Victory> Seoul Barrier Free Film Festival : SeBaFF (2019) - Features
- <The Battle: Roar to Victory> Korean Film Producers Association Awards (2019) - Best Sound
- <The Battle: Roar to Victory> Korea Culture & Entertainment Awards (2019) - Grand Prize
- <The Battle: Roar to Victory> Korean Film Producers Association Awards (2019) - Best Cinematography
- <The Suspect> Florence Korea Film Fest (2018) - K-South & North
- <MEMOIR OF A MURDERER> Korean Film Festival in Singapore (2018)
- <MEMOIR OF A MURDERER> Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (2018) - Thriller Competition - Thriller Prize
- <MEMOIR OF A MURDERER> Fancine - Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Malaga (2018) - Closing Film
- <MEMOIR OF A MURDERER> Beaune International Thriller Film Festival (2018) - Competition - Jury Prize
- <The Suspect> Vancouver Korean Film Festival (2018)
- <MEMOIR OF A MURDERER> Buenos Aires Korean Film Festival (2018)
- <MEMOIR OF A MURDERER> Frankfurt Korean Film Festival (2017)
- <MEMOIR OF A MURDERER> BFI London Film Festival (2017) - Thrill
- <MEMOIR OF A MURDERER> Director's Cut Awards (2017) - Best Actor
- <The Suspect> Korean Film Festival in Hungary (2017)
- <The Suspect> Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (2014) - New Cinema From Asia
- <A Cradle Song> Seoul Independent Film Festival : SIFF (2014)
- <The Suspect> Transilvania International Film Festival (2014) - Eye for an eye
- <7 Days> DAEJONG FILM AWARDS (2008) - Best Editing
- <7 Days> DAEJONG FILM AWARDS (2008) - Best Actress
- <7 Days> Maxmovie Best Film Award (2008) - Best Actress
- <7 Days> Busan Film Critics Association Awards (2008) - Best Supporting Actor
- <7 Days> The Blue Dragon Awards (2008) - Best Supporting Actor
- <7 Days> KOREA FILM AWARD (2008) - Best Supporting Actor
- <7 Days> Women in Film Korea Festival (2008) - Technical Award
- <7 Days> Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2008) - Eastern Sunrise
- <7 Days> University Film Festival of Korea : UNIFF (2008)
- <Bread and Milk> Great Short Film Festival (2008)
- <A Cradle Song> Great Short Film Festival (2008)
- <A Cradle Song> Jeongdongjin Independent Film Festival : JIFF (2008) - Special Section
- <A Bloody Aria> Fantasia International Film Festival (2007)
- <The wig> Fancine - Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Malaga (2006)
- <Bread and Milk> Jeongdongjin Independent Film Festival : JIFF (2004) - Section 1
- <Bread and Milk> Seoul Independent Film Festival : SIFF (2003)