Jang Joon-hwan (born January 18, 1970) is a South Korean film
director.A graduate of Sungkyunkwan University, Jang's first directing
job was on the 1994 short film 2001 Imagine. His feature-length debut
was the critically acclaimed cult science fiction film Save the Green
Planet! (2003), considered one of the most unique and original films
in the history of Korean cinema. Jang won Best Director at the 4th
Busan Film Critics Awards, and the Special Silver St. George for Best
Director at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.He directed
two more short films Hair (2004), and Love for Sale (2010, as part of
the omnibus Camellia, about the past, present and future of the city
Busan). Then in 2013, Jang's long-awaited second feature film was
released, a revenge thriller titled Hwayi: A Monster Boy.The year
2017, he directed political thriller film titled 1987: When the Day
Comes. The film was a critical and commercial success, and won best
director and best film in 9th KOFRA Film Awards and 39th Blue Dragon
Film Awards for best film.
director.A graduate of Sungkyunkwan University, Jang's first directing
job was on the 1994 short film 2001 Imagine. His feature-length debut
was the critically acclaimed cult science fiction film Save the Green
Planet! (2003), considered one of the most unique and original films
in the history of Korean cinema. Jang won Best Director at the 4th
Busan Film Critics Awards, and the Special Silver St. George for Best
Director at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.He directed
two more short films Hair (2004), and Love for Sale (2010, as part of
the omnibus Camellia, about the past, present and future of the city
Busan). Then in 2013, Jang's long-awaited second feature film was
released, a revenge thriller titled Hwayi: A Monster Boy.The year
2017, he directed political thriller film titled 1987: When the Day
Comes. The film was a critical and commercial success, and won best
director and best film in 9th KOFRA Film Awards and 39th Blue Dragon
Film Awards for best film.
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