Kim Young-tak explained

Kim Young-tak
Birth Place:	South Korea
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter
Module:	Child: yes Headercolor: transparent Hangul: 김영탁 Hanja: ! Rr: Gim Yeong-tak Mr: Kim Yŏng-t'ak

Kim Young-tak (born 1976) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim wrote and directed the comedy film Hello Ghost (2010). The comedy was a local hit - the 9th highest grossing Korean film in 2010, and won him the Best New Director (Film) at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2011.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} In 2018, Kim released the thriller novel Gomtang about a timetraveller who travels from 2063 to Busan of 2019 and is confronted with series of murders there. While initially published online, it was also published physically in two volumes.

Filmography

• A Bold Family (2005) - script editor
• BA:BO (2008) - screenwriter
• Hello Ghost (2010) - director, screenwriter
• Slow Video (2014) - director, screenwriter

Bibliography

• Gomtang (곰탕, 2018)
• Gomtang 2 (곰탕 2, 2018)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2011	47th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Director (Film)	Hello Ghost
	48th Grand Bell Awards	Best New Director
		Best Screenplay
	32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Director

Notes and References

1. Web site: KIM Young-tak. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2015-10-02.
2. Web site: Han . Sang-hee . A striking twist after an arduous journey . . 2015-10-02 . 9 December 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151003182838/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/12/141_77761.html . 3 October 2015 .
3. Web site: The Best Selling Films of 2010. Koreanfilm.org. 2015-10-02.
4. Web site: Hello Ghost walks through walls, opens in China. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2015-10-02. 29 November 2011.
5. News: 47th Baeksang Arts Awards Winners!. JPopAsia. 2015-10-02. 27 May 2011.
6. Web site: Jung. Yu-mi. In Focus: Slow Video. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2015-10-02. 6 October 2014.