Woo Moon-gi (born 1983), is a South Korean film director. Woo's
directorial feature debut, the indie sports comedy The King of Jokgu
(2013), has won various awards, including Best New Director and
Special Jury Prize at the 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards, and Best
Independent Film Director at the 15th Director's Cut Awards.Born in
1983, Woo studied Film and Video at Hongik University and is currently
majoring in Filmmaking at the Korea National University of Arts. He
made a few shorts such as Between Hot and Cold (2008), Trembling
(2009) and The Boy's Physics (2010). He also worked as assistant
director on the film Modern Boy (2008) and as storyboard artist on
Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits (2014) and The Legacy (2014).In 2013,
Woo's directorial feature debut, the indie sports comedy The King of
Jokgu (2013), made its world premiere at the 18th Busan International
Film Festival. Released in 2014, the film was a sensation, attracting
over 40,000 viewers, unheard of for an indie comedy in Korea. The film
also picked up five nominations at the 2nd Wildflower Film Awards,
winning Best Actor for Ahn Jae-hong.
directorial feature debut, the indie sports comedy The King of Jokgu
(2013), has won various awards, including Best New Director and
Special Jury Prize at the 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards, and Best
Independent Film Director at the 15th Director's Cut Awards.Born in
1983, Woo studied Film and Video at Hongik University and is currently
majoring in Filmmaking at the Korea National University of Arts. He
made a few shorts such as Between Hot and Cold (2008), Trembling
(2009) and The Boy's Physics (2010). He also worked as assistant
director on the film Modern Boy (2008) and as storyboard artist on
Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits (2014) and The Legacy (2014).In 2013,
Woo's directorial feature debut, the indie sports comedy The King of
Jokgu (2013), made its world premiere at the 18th Busan International
Film Festival. Released in 2014, the film was a sensation, attracting
over 40,000 viewers, unheard of for an indie comedy in Korea. The film
also picked up five nominations at the 2nd Wildflower Film Awards,
winning Best Actor for Ahn Jae-hong.
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