Kim Dae-woo explained

Kim Dae-woo
Birth Place:	South Korea
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter
Years Active:	1993-present
Module:	Child: yes Headercolor: transparent Hangul: 김대우 Hanja: ! Rr: Gim Dae-u Mr: Kim Tae-u

Kim Dae-woo (born 1962) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim started his filmmaking career by winning the 1991 Korean Film Council Screenplay Contest. He was an accomplished screenwriter with a number of hit scripts, including The Girl for Love and The One for Marriage (1993), An Affair (1998), Rainbow Trout (1999), and Untold Scandal (2003). Making a switch to directing, he debuted with the hit period drama film Forbidden Quest (2006), followed by The Servant (2010) and Obsessed (2014). Forbidden Quest won the Best New Director at the 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards, and Best New Director and Best Screenplay at the 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards in 2006.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Filmography

As screenwriter

• The Girl for Love and The One for Marriage (1993)
• Wedding Story 2 (1994)
• Pirates (1994)
• Kill the Love (1996)
• Ivan the Mercenary (1997)
• An Affair (1998)
• Rainbow Trout (1999)
• The Foul King (2000)
• Untold Scandal (2003)

As director

• Forbidden Quest (2006) (also credited as screenwriter)
• The Servant (2010) (also credited as screenwriter)
• Age of Milk (short film, 2011)
• Obsessed (2014) (also credited as screenwriter, producer, planner)
• The Witch (2016)

As script editor

• The Police, Chil-duk, and Buddhist Monk (1990)
• Final Blow (1996)
• Road Movie (2002)

As TV screenwriter

• Servant, The Untold Story of Bang-ja (Channel CGV, 2011) (also credited as executive producer)

Awards

• 2006 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Director (Forbidden Quest)
• 2006 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (Forbidden Quest)
• 2006 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay (Forbidden Quest)
• 2010 11th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay (The Servant)

Notes and References

1. Web site: KIM Dae-woo. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2015-11-25.
2. Web site: 음란서생 (淫亂書生, Forbidden Quest) Press Screening Report + Video. Twitch Film. 2015-11-26. 14 February 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126114937/http://twitchfilm.com/2006/02/forbidden-quest-press-screening-report-video.html. 26 November 2015. dead.
3. Web site: K-FILM REVIEWS: 음란서생 (Forbidden Quest) - Part 1. Twitch Film. 2015-11-26. 11 June 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126100817/http://twitchfilm.com/2006/06/k-films-on-dvd-uauuu-forbidden-quest-part-1.html. 26 November 2015. dead.
4. Web site: Ki. Sun-min. Director twists classic tale. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2015-11-26. 25 June 2010. usurped. https://archive.today/20120711141224/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2922274. 11 July 2012.
5. Web site: Tae. Sang-joon. KIM Dae-woo Prep Story of Forbidden Love during Vietnam War. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2015-11-25. 24 September 2013.
6. Web site: Lee. Yong-cheol. In Focus: Obsessed. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2015-11-25. 2 June 2014.
7. Web site: Jin. Eun-soo. Korean film Obsessed engrosses local audiences. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2015-11-25. 20 May 2014.
8. Web site: KANG Full's Web Cartoon THE WITCH to Get Screen Adaptations in Korea and China. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2015-11-25. 1 September 2015.