Kim-Jho Gwangsoo Explained

Kim-Jho Gwang-soo
Othername:Kim-Jho Kwang-soo
Peter Kim
Birth Name:Kim Gwang-soo
Birth Date:26 March 1965
Birth Place:Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea
Alma Mater:Hanyang University
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter, film producer
Module:
Child:yes
Color:transparent
Hangul:김조광수
Rr:Gim-Jo Gwang-su
Mr:Kim-Cho Kwang-su
Hangulborn:김광수
Rrborn:Gim Gwang-su
Mrborn:Kim Kwang-su

Kim-Jho Gwang-soo (; born 26 March 1965), also known as Peter Kim, is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, film producer and LGBT rights activist.[1] [2]

Career

Kim Gwang-soo was born in Seongbuk District, Seoul. He disclosed his sexual orientation in 2006, and legally changed his name to Kim Jho Gwang-soo. Kim-Jho is one of South Korea's few openly gay film directors and has been involved in the production of several works with LGBT themes.[3]

He collaborated with director Leesong Hee-il to produce the 2006 film No Regret, considered to be "the first real Korean gay feature."[4] In 2008, he directed and wrote his first short film, Boy Meets Boy as well as two follow-ups: Just Friends? (2009) and LOVE, 100°C (2010). His first feature film, Two Weddings and a Funeral was released in 2012.[5]

Personal life

Kim Jho held a public, non-legal wedding ceremony with film distributor and LGBT activist David Kim Seung-hwan (his partner since 2004), in Seoul on September 7, 2013, the first of its kind in the country which does not recognize same-sex marriages.[6] [7] [8] [9] The preparations for their wedding and the ceremony itself was the subject of Jang Hee-sun's 2015 documentary My Fair Wedding.[10]

Filmography

Director

Writer

Producer

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jung. Hyun-mok . Director reflects on struggles in filmmaking, gay activism . . 2015-04-05 . 17 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Kim. Su-yeon. Interview: KIMJHO Kwang-soo, CEO of Generation Blue Films: "I want to create a unique filmography for Generation Blue Films" . Korean Cinema Today. 2015-04-05 . 23 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Yoon. Min-sik. Openly gay director to marry boyfriend. The Korea Herald. 2014-02-09. 13 May 2013.
  4. Bertolin, Paolo (6 February 2007). "Korean Presence Strong at 57th Berlin Film Festival". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  5. Web site: Kwaak. Je-yup. Gay-themed Weddings picks fun over logic. The Korea Times. 2014-02-09. 15 June 2012.
  6. Web site: Chung. Jane. Gay South Korean film director marries his partner in public. Reuters. 2014-02-09. 7 September 2013.
  7. Web site: Gay Korean celebrity 'marries' partner. The Korea Herald. 2014-02-09. 8 September 2013.
  8. Web site: Oh. Kyu-wook. First gay marriage stirs controversy. The Korea Herald. 2014-02-09. 9 September 2013.
  9. Web site: Kim . Jae-won . Same-sex couple seeks to gain legal status . . 2014-02-09 . 10 December 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221170405/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2013/12/116_147699.html . 21 February 2014 .
  10. Web site: Baek. Byung-yeul. My Fair Wedding documents gay marriage with loving touch. The Korea Times. 2015-05-27. 17 May 2015.

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