| Jung Byung-gil | |||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 7 August 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter | ||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2006–present | ||||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Chung-Ang University | ||||||||||||
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Jung Byung-gil (born August 7, 1980)[1] is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Jung was trained at the Seoul Action School.[2] He graduated from Chung-Ang University, majoring in film, before making his directorial debut with a documentary about stuntmen, Action Boys, in 2008.[3] Jung gained international recognitionwith the action thriller The Villainess, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. He is set to make his Hollywood debut with Afterburn, an adaptation of the comic of the same name, starring Gerard Butler.[4]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Director's Cut Awards | Best Independent Film Director | Action Boys | |
| Jeonju International Film Festival | Audience Award | |||
| CGV Korean Independent Feature Distribution Award | ||||
| 2009 | Max Movie Awards | Best Independent Film | ||
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Screenplay | Confession of Murder | |
| Camerimage | Best Directorial Debut | |||
| 50th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director |