Jang Jae-hyun (Korean: 장재현; born 1981) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He gained recognition through the blockbuster films The Priests (2015), Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019) and Exhuma (2024).
Jang Jae-hyun | |
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Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
Alma mater | Sungkyunkwan University Korea National University of Arts |
Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 장재현 |
Revised Romanization | Jang Jae-hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Chaehyŏn |
Education
editAfter graduating from Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Film, he graduated from the Department of Film at Korea National University of Arts.[1]
Career
editJang served as an assistant director on the blockbuster period drama Masquerade (2012) before breaking out with the short 12th Assistant Deacon (2014) which won Best Film in The Extreme Nightmare section at the 13th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, and Best Director Award (Korean Competition For Shorts) at the 15th Jeonju International Film Festival in 2014. Based on the award-winning short, he made his first feature film The Priests (2015) - a supernatural mystery thriller, which was a hit with more than 5.4 million admissions. Jang said "I got a weird feeling when I saw a priest waiting anxiously for someone on the other side of a fast food restaurant window. The Priests started then."[1][2][3][4]
Filmography
editFeature films
editYear | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |
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Director | Writer | ||||
2011 | Themselves | Assistant director | No | [5] | |
S.I.U. | Assistant director | No | [6] | ||
2012 | Masquerade | Assistant director | No | Also actor | [7] |
2015 | The Priests | Yes | Yes | [8] | |
2017 | House of the Disappeared | No | Yes | [9] | |
2019 | Svaha: The Sixth Finger | Yes | Yes | [10] | |
2024 | Exhuma | Yes | Yes | [11][12] |
Short films
editYear | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director | Writer | ||||
2009 | Maley from India | Yes | Yes | Also actor | [13] |
2010 | Bus | Yes | Yes | [14] | |
2014 | 12th Assistant Deacon | Yes | Yes | [15] |
Awards and nominations
editAward | Year | Category | Nominee(s) / work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Film | Exhuma | Nominated | [16][17] |
Best Director – Film | Won | ||||
Best Screenplay – Film | Nominated | ||||
16th Director's Cut Awards | 2016 | Best New Director | The Priests | Won | [18] |
15th Jeonju International Film Festival | 2014 | Best Director Award | 12th Assistant Deacon | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b "JANG Jae-hyun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (10 November 2015). "The Priests". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ^ "Kang Dong-won and Kim Yoon-seok's The Priests". Hancinema. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (8 December 2015). "THE PRIESTS Tops November Releases". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ^ "KMDb - Themselves (Bada)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "KMDb - S.I.U. (Teuksubon)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "KMDb - Masquerade (Gwanghae, Wangi Doen Namja)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "KMDb - The Priests (Geom-eun sa-je-deul)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "KMDb - House of the Disappeared (si-gan-wi-ui jib)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "KMDb - Svaha : The Sixth Finger (Sa-ba-ha)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "KMDb - Exhuma (Pa-myo)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (17 January 2024). "Berlinale Unveils Full Panorama, Forum & Generation Line-Ups With New Films By Nathan Silver, Levan Akin, André Téchiné & Bruce LaBruce". Deadline. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ "KMDb - Maley from India (Indoeseo On Malli)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "KMDb - BUS". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "KMDb - 12th Assistant Deacon (12beonjjae bojosaje)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ Lee, Seung-hoon (May 7, 2024). '무빙'→'서울의 봄' 대상..'파묘'는 4관왕 [제60회 백상예술대상][종합] ['Moving' → 'Seoul Spring' Grand Prize..'Buried Grave' wins 4 awards [60th Baeksang Arts Awards] [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (11 August 2016). "NA Hong-jin Nabs Best Director from Director's Cut Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
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