Biography: Lim Dae-hyung

Lim Dae Hyung has predominantly worked as a director in the Film Industry. He is a South Korean personality who has given a number of excellent works to the viewers. Lim has been seen as a screenwriter in the industry as well. Some of his famous works include, “Merry Christmas Mr. Mo” (2017), and “Moonlit Winter’ (2019).

He was born on July 28, 1986, in Geumsan County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. He went to the renowned school of the country, Geumsan High School. Lim is dropped out of Chungbuk University, South Korea. But, he completed his graduation at Hanyang University by majoring in Theatres and films. Then, he entered the film industry and made his debut with the short film “Lemon Time” in 2012. Though he was not much recognized after this, he didn’t lose hope and released another film, “The World of If” in 2014. It got immense attention from the fans and even received an excellence Award at the Seoul Independent Film Festival. It gave quite a popularity to Lim as a director.

Further, he kept working hard and gave a lot of blockbusters to the Box Office. In 2016, his feature film named “Merry Christmas Mr. Mo was” premiered at Busan International Film Festival and won the NETPAC Award. He was getting recognition from people worldwide day by day. One of his best achievements consists of his sophomore work, the movie ‘Moonlit Winter’(2019), which was shot majorly in Hokkaido, Japan, and earned him vast recognition by scoring more than 120,000 admissions upon its release, an impressive feat for an indie film revolving around a romantic relationship between two middle-aged women. Lim was also honored by the awards for Best Screenplay and Best Director from the Korean Association of Film Critics. This film provided him with a great level of fame around the country.

Additionally, his other best works as a screenwriter include “Lemon Time” (short, 2012), “The World of If” (short, 2014), “Merry Christmas Mr. Mo” (2017), and “Moonlit Winter” (2019). Lim’s work was always acknowledged by the people and also by his superiors. He has been nominated for several awards as well, like Best Director and screenplay at the 2018 5th Wildflower Film Awards, Best New Director at 27th Buil Film Awards, and 55th Grand Bell Awards of 2018, and there are several others.

Lim has undoubtedly set the bar so high in the industry, due to which he is always admired by people around him.