Lee Hwan-kyung explained

Lee Hwan-kyung (born 1970) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with He Was Cool (2004). His next two features, Lump Sugar (2006) revolves around Si-eun who dreams of becoming a jockey and Champ (2011), which is based on a true story, depicts the relationship between a recently injured racehorse and the jockey who is gradually losing his eyesight.^{[1] [2] [3]} His fourth feature Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) became the biggest hit of the year with more than 12.32 million viewers.^{[4] [5]}

His next project was the Chinese film Amazing Father and Daughter (2016), which started production at the end of 2015 and released in 2016.^[6]

Filmography

• Rainbow Trout (1999) - assistant director
• Saulabi (2001) - screenwriter
• He Was Cool (2004) - director, screenwriter, actor
• Lump Sugar (2006) - director, screenwriter
• Champ (2011) - director, screenwriter, producer, planner
• Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) - director, screenwriter, planner
• Amazing Father and Daughter (2016) - director
• Good Neighbor (2018) - director
• Best friend (2020) - director

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Recipient(s)	Outcome	Ref
14th Chunsa Film Art Awards	2006	Best New Director	Lump Sugar
49th Baeksang Arts Awards[7] [8]	2013	Best Film	Miracle in Cell No. 7
		Best Screenplay	Lee Hwan-kyung
50th Grand Bell Awards	2013	Best Screenplay	Lee Hwan-kyung		[9]
		Best Planning	Lee Hwan-kyung
		Best Director	Lee Hwan-kyung
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards	2013	Most Popular Film	Miracle in Cell No. 7
		Best Screenplay	Lee Hwan-kyung

State honors

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Ceremony	Year	Honor or Award
South Korea	Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards	2023	Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class	[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: LEE Hwan-kyung. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2015-11-11. 2017-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170112214414/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=10058252. live.
2. Web site: Lump Sugar Goes Down Well. The Korea Times via Hancinema. 2015-11-11. 25 July 2006. 2016-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20160121003157/http://www.hancinema.net/-lump-sugar-goes-down-well-6617.html. live.
3. Web site: Sung. So-young. Song. Yoon-soo. Adorable scene stealers nose their way onto screen. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2015-11-11. 26 August 2011. 2015-12-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208012429/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2940712. live.
4. Web site: Conran. Pierce. In Focus: Miracle in Cell No. 7. Korean Film Council. 2015-11-11. 30 January 2013. 2022-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20220523142858/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/inFocus.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=25. live.
5. Web site: Miracle in Cell No. 7 third most-viewed Korean film. Yonhap. 2015-11-11. 15 March 2013. 2013-12-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215044638/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2013/03/15/27/0701000000AEN20130315007900315F.HTML. live.
6. Web site: MIRACLE IN CELL NO.7 Director LEE Hwan-kyung to Direct Chinese Father-Daughter Film. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2015-11-11. 28 August 2015. 2016-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160312103333/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=3561&blbdComCd=601006. live.
7. Web site: Hicap . Jonathan M. . 49th Baeksang Arts Awards nominees revealed . . 2013-04-11 . 5 April 2013 .
8. Web site: Ji. Yong-jin. RYU Seung-ryong Wins Grand Prize at Baeksang Arts Awards. Korean Film Council. 2013-05-14. 13 May 2013. 2021-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510225251/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2477. live.
9. Web site: Conran. Pierce. THE FACE READER Picks Up 6 at 50th Grand Bell Awards. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2015-11-11. 4 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150408194424/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2748. 8 April 2015. dead.
10. Web site: '대한민국 대중문화예술상'…이미자, 대중음악인 최초 금관문화훈장 . ‘Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards’… Lee Mi-ja, the first pop musician to receive the Brass Cultural Merit Medal . Etoday . 24 October 2023 . ko . 21 October 2023 . 23 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231023205100/https://www.etoday.co.kr/news/view/2294507 . live .