Spot Info
Real Name: Woo Moon-gi
Nickname: Woo
Personal Details
Nationality: South Korean
Religion: No Religion
Mother Tongue: Korean
Languages Known: Korean
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Birth Place: South korea
Born on: 1983
Age As On Today: 42 years
Hometown: Seoul
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Education Details
School: Hongik University - Film and Video
College: Korea National University of Arts - Filmmaking
Education Qualification: Filmmaking
Woo Moon-gi is a famous South Korean film director born in 1983. The King of Jokgu (2013), Woo’s directorial feature debut, earned numerous honors, including Best New Director and Special Jury Prize at the 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards and Best Independent Film Director at the 15th Director’s Cut Awards.
Woo, born in 1983, studied film and video at Hongik University and is now pursuing a degree in filmmaking at Korea National University of Arts. Between Hot and Cold (2008), Trembling (2009), and The Boy’s Physics are some of his short films (2010). He has worked on the movie Modern Boy (2008) as an assistant director, and Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits (2014), and The Legacy as a storyboard artist (2014). The indie sports comedy The King of Jokgu (2013), Woo’s directorial feature debut, premiered at the 18th Busan International Film Festival in 2013. The film was a hit when released in 2014, getting over 40,000 spectators, which was unprecedented for an indie comedy in Korea. The film received five nominations at the 2nd Wildflower Film Awards, with Ahn Jae-hong winning Best Actor.
Professional Details
Skills: ["Director"]
Profession: ["Director"]
Physical Details
Eye colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Favourites
Favourite Actress: Song Hye-kyo
Dream Holiday Destination: Seoraksan National Park
Favourite Color: Black
Favourite Movies: Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula
Career
Debut Year: 2008
First Break: Modern Boy (2008) - assistant director
Awards:
- 2015 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best New Director (The King of Jokgu)
- 2015 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Special Jury Prize (The King of Jokgu)
- 2015 15th Director's Cut Awards: Best Independent Film Director (The King of Jokgu)