Lee Kwang-kuk explained

Lee Kwang-kuk
Birth Place:	South Korea
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter
Alma Mater:	Seoul Institute of the Arts
Module:	Child: yes Headercolor: transparent Hangul: 이광국 Hanja: ! Rr: I Gwangguk Mr: I Kwangguk

Lee Kwang-kuk (; born 1975) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.^[1] An acclaimed indie filmmaker who was a former assistant director to Hong Sang-soo, Lee debuted with Romance Joe (2011), and has since directed another two features A Matter of Interpretation (2014) and A Tiger in Winter (2017).^[2]

Career

Born in 1975, Lee graduated with a degree in film from the Seoul Institute of the Arts. He was a former assistant director to Hong Sang-soo before he made his feature debut with Romance Joe (2011) where it made its world premiere and won Citizen Reviewers' Award at the 16th Busan International Film Festival in 2011.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Filmography

• Tale of Cinema (2005) - directing dept
• Woman on the Beach (2006) - assistant director
• Like You Know It All (2009) - assistant director
• Hahaha (2010) - assistant director
• Romance Joe (2011)^[6] - director, screenwriter
• Hard to Say (short film, 2013)^[7] - director, screenwriter, producer
• A Matter of Interpretation (2014) - director, screenwriter, producer
• If You Were Me (omnibus film, 2016) - director, screenwriter, producer
• A Tiger in Winter (2017)^{[8] [9]} - director, screenwriter, producer

Awards

• 2012 21st Buil Film Awards: Best New Director (Romance Joe)
• 2012 13th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay (Romance Joe)

Notes and References

1. Web site: LEE Kwang-kuk. Korean Film Council. 10 December 2018.
2. Web site: Pierce. Conran. KO Hyun-jung Returns with A WINTER GUEST SCARIER THAN A TIGER. Korean Film Council. 10 December 2018. 26 January 2017.
3. Web site: A Matter of Interpretation. Seattle International Film Festival. 10 December 2018. 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20181210154625/https://www.siff.net/festival-2015/matter-of-interpretation-a. 10 December 2018. dead.
4. Web site: Interview with director LEE Kwang-kuk. Korean Film Council. 10 December 2018. 6 February 2012.
5. Web site: Roxy. Simons. Lee Kwang-kuk Interview: "Watching my father made me want to explore the idea of dreams and reality". easternkicks.com. 10 December 2018. 19 November 2015.
6. Web site: Lee. Eun-sun. ROMANCE JOE. Korean Film Council. 10 December 2018. 29 October 2012.
7. Web site: Hard to Say. IndieStory. 10 December 2018.
8. Web site: Laurence. Boyce. 'A Tiger In Winter': Busan Review. Screen International. 10 December 2018. 12 October 2017.
9. Web site: Rosslyn. Hyams. Lee Kwang-kuk faces fears in his A Tiger in Winter at French film festival. RFI. 10 December 2018. 6 February 2018.