Kim Jong-kwan explained

Kim Jong-kwan (born 1975) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.^[1] Kim is an acclaimed and prolific short filmmaker known for his inventive short form narratives. He has helmed the omnibuses Lovers (2008) and Come, Closer (2010). His first feature Worst Woman (2016) which debuted at the 17th Jeonju International Film Festival, won the FIRESCI Award at the 38th Moscow International Film Festival in 2016.^{[2] [3]}

Personal life

Born in 1975 in Daejeon, Kim graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts, majoring in Film.

Filmography

Short films

• Street Story (2000) - director^{[4] [5]}
• Wind Story (2002) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer
• Wounded (2002) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor
• The Limit Time of Distribution (2003) - cinematographer
• Tell Her I Love Her (2003) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, art director, editor, producer
• How to Operate a Polaroid Camera (2004) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, art director, editor
• One Shining Day (segment: "Good-bye") (2005) - director, screenwriter
• Waiting for Youngjae (2005) - director, screenwriter, editor
• Slowly (2005) - director, screenwriter, editor
• Monologue #1 (2006) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, producer
• A Lonely Season (2006) - director
• Dialogue of Silence (2006) - director
• Screwdriver (2006) - director, cinematographer, editor
• Series Dasepo Naughty Girl (2006) - director
• Short! Short! Short! (segment: "'Waiting") (2007) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer
• The Diaper Of Daughters (2007) - cinematographer
• Lost (2007) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer
• Trend Of This Fall (2008) - director, screenwriter, editor
• Short! Short! Short! (segment: "Coin Boy") (2009) - director
• Whispers In The Wind (2010) - director
• One Perfect Day (2013) - screenwriter
• Phantoms of the Archive (2014) - director, screenwriter
• Persona (2019) - director, screenwriter

Omnibus films

• Lovers (2008) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, producer (consisting of 11 short films)
• Come, Closer (2010) - director, screenwriter

Feature films

• Worst Woman (2016) - director, screenwriter^[6]
• The Table (2016) - director, screenwriter^[7]
• Chae's Movie Theater (2017) - director
• Shades of the Heart (2019) - director, screenwriter^[8]
• Josée (2020) - director, screenwriter

Notes and References

1. Web site: KIM Jong-kwan. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2017-03-17.
2. Web site: Pierce. Conran. HAN Ye-ri to Dupe Suitors as WORST WOMAN. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2017-03-17. 18 September 2015.
3. Web site: Two Korean directors win in Moscow Film Festival . Yonhap. 2017-03-17. 1 July 2016.
4. Web site: Worst Woman. IndieStory. 2017-03-17. 2016.
5. Web site: Kim Jong-Kwan. IFFR. 2017-03-17. January 2017.
6. Web site: Worst Woman. JIFF. 2017-03-17. 2016.
7. Web site: Kerr. Elizabeth. The Table: Film Review (Busan 2016). The Hollywood Reporter. 2017-03-17. 13 October 2016.
8. Web site: 2021-04-18. [인터뷰] 김종관 감독, '아무도 없는 곳'으로 이야기 하는 '경계']. 2022-01-12. 열린뉴스통신. ko.