Spot Info
Real Name: Park Chan-wook
Nickname: Mr. Vengeance, Park
Other names: Bakridamae
Personal Details
Nationality: South Korean
Religion: Catholic
Mother Tongue: Korean
Languages Known: Korean, English
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Birth Place: Seoul, South Korea
Born on: August 23, 1963
Died on: -
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Blood Type: A Positive (A+)
Education Details
College: Sogang University
Education Qualification: Philosophy
Family Details
Father's Name: Park Don-Seo
Mother's Name: Shim Sang-Gu
Siblings: Park Chan-Kyong
Husband/Spouse Name: Kim Eun-hee
Park Chan-Wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic born on 23 August 1963 in Seoul, South Korea. He completed his graduation in philosophy from Sogang University. He is married to Kim Eun-Hee and has a child named Seo-Woo. He started his career as an assistant director from the films like Kkamdong, directed by Yu Yeong-Jin, and Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day, directed by Kwak Jae-Yong. His debut feature film was The Moon is the Sun’s Dream(1992). His second film was Trio.
In the earlier days, he worked as a film critic to make a living. The South Korean television series through which Park Chan-Wook got significant popularity is ‘Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance'(2002), ‘Oldboy'(2003), ‘Thirst'(2009), and ‘The Handmaiden'(2016). The feature films he has recently worked are ‘The Truth Beneath(2016) and ‘Decision to Leave.’ He recently worked in The Little Drummer Girl (2018), Snowpiercer (2020-present), and The Sympathizer. Apart from these short films made by him are Decades Apart(2017). Recent awards he won are Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Film, Best Director, Palme d’Or.
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Jung Doo Hong
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Professional Details
Skills: Producer, Screenplay Writer
Profession: Director, Producer, Screenplay Writer
Agent: -
Casual Details
Dating History: yet to be known
Hobbies: Writing
Interests Details
Cars: Yes
Physical Details
Eye colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Black
Favourites
Favourite Color: Black
Favourite Movies: King Kong, Un Chein Andalou, M, Late Spring, Strangers on A Train, Apache, etc.
Career
Debut Year: 1992
First Break: The Moon Is…..The Sun’s Dream
Awards:
- Blue Dragon Film Awards For Best Scrip And Best Director in 2001
- Blue Ribbon Awards For Best Foreign Film in 2001
- Grand Bell Awards For Best Film in 2001
- Busan Film Critics Awards For Best Film And Best Director 2002
- Blue Dragon Film Awards For Best Director 2003
- British Independent Film Awards For Best Foreign Independent Film 2004
- Grand Bell Awards For Best Director 2004
- Austin Film Critics Association Awards For Best Foreign Language Film 2005
- Berlin International Film Awards For Alfred Bauer Prize 2007
- Cannes Film Festival For Jury Prize 2009
- Boston Society Of Film Critics Awards And For Best Foreign Language Film 2016
- Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2016
- And Many More Till 2018
Achievements:
- Cannes Jury Prize,2009 · Thirst
- Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director, 2003, 2000 · Oldboy, JSA
- Grand Bell Award for Best Director, 2004 · Oldboy
- BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, 2018 · The Handmaiden
- Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Screenplay, 2008 · Crush and Blush
- Golden Bear
- Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize in Film, 2017 · The Handmaiden
- British Independent Film Award for Best International Independent Film, 2004 · Oldboy
- Baeksang Arts Award for Best Film Director, 2004, 2001 · Oldboy, JSA
- Short Film Golden Bear, 2011 · Night Fishing
