Spot Info
Real Name: Choi Dong-Hoon
Personal Details
Nationality: Korean
Mother Tongue: Korean
Birth Place: Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Hometown: Jeonju,North Jeolla Province
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Blood Type: A Positive (A+)
Education Details
College: Sogang University,Korean Academy of Film Arts
Education Qualification: B.A in Korean Language and Literature, Filmmaking
Family Details
Siblings: 1 older brother
Husband/Spouse Name: Ahn soo Hyun
Choi Dong-Hoon is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He was born on 24 February 1971 in Jeonju-si, South Korea to Kim Soon-Duk. He got married to Ahn Soo-Hyun in the year 2007. He did his graduation from Sogang University in Korean Language and Literature. He has been active in the Korean entertainment industry since 1998. The movies he made a mark in Korean cinema are The Big Swindle, Tazza: The High Rollers, Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard, The Thieves, and Assassination. He started his career as an assistant director in I’m Sang-soo’s Tears.
Choi Dong-hoo made his feature film directorial debut in 2004, through the movie The Big Swindle. His other movie Tazza: The High Rollers and The Thieves, was released in 2012. Assassination(2015) was his first historical film based on Japan’s colonial rule. Recent awards won by him are 6th Korean Film Awards(2007): Best Screenplay(Tazza: The High rollers), 8th Busan Film Critic Awards: Best Screenplay(Tazza: The High Rollers), 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards(2007): Best Director(Tazza: The High Rollers), 21st China Film Art Awards(2016): Best Director(Assassination).
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Professional Details
Skills: Director
Profession: Director
Agent: Zip Cinema Company
Physical Details
Eye colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Career
First Break: The Big Swindle
Awards: Best new director(2004),Best director(2007,2016),Best screenplay (2004,2007),Music video of the year(2005)
Achievements: 2004 3rd Korean Film Awards: Best New Director (The Big Swindle)
2004 3rd Korean Film Awards: Best Screenplay (The Big Swindle)
2004 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Director (The Big Swindle)
2004 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Screenplay (The Big Swindle)
2004 7th Director's Cut Awards: Best New Director (The Big Swindle)
2004 24th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (The Big Swindle)
2004 41st Grand Bell Awards: Best New Director (The Big Swindle)
2004 41st Grand Bell Awards: Best Screenplay (The Big Swindle)
2005 SBS Gayo Daejeon: Music Video of the Year
2007 6th Korean Film Awards: Best Screenplay (Tazza: The High Rollers)
2007 8th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay (Tazza: The High Rollers)
2007 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Director (Tazza: The High Rollers)
2016: 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Director (Assassination)
