Choo Chang-min
| Choo Chang-min | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1966 (age 49–50) South Korea |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 추창민 |
| Revised Romanization | Chu Changmin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch‘u Ch‘ang |
Choo Chang-min (born 1966) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. His 2012 period film Masquerade became one of the top-grossing Korean films of all time.
Career
Choo Chang-min began his career as an assistant director on such films as City of the Rising Sun (1999) and The Happy Funeral Director (2000). His first short film, The End of April (2000), was highly acclaimed at several international film festivals. Choo made his feature film debut with hit comedy Mapado: Island of Fortunes (2005).[1]
Choo then directed the Sol Kyung-gu-Song Yun-ah melodrama Lost in Love (2006),[2][3] followed by the senior citizen romance Late Blossom (2011) which became a sleeper hit through word of mouth after it was released.[4] His period film Masquerade (2012) was a huge critical and commercial success, for which Choo won Best Director at the prestigious Grand Bell Awards and the Baeksang Arts Awards.[5][6][7]
Filmography
- Masquerade (2012) - director
- Late Blossom (2011) - director, screenplay, editor
- Lost in Love (2006) - director, screenplay
- Mapado (2005) - director
- The End of April (short film, 2000) - director, screenplay, producer
- The Happy Funeral Director (2000) - assistant director
- City of the Rising Sun (1999) - assistant director
References
- ↑ "Choo Chang-mi". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "'사랑을 놓치다' ('Lost in Love') Press Conference Report". Twitch Film. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 사랑을 놓치다 (Lost in Love)". Twitch Film. 25 September 2006. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Cha, Hyo-jin (14 February 2013). "I Love You, The Most Beautiful Confession". Worldyan News. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "LEE Byung-hun to star as King of Joseon". Korean Film Biz Zone. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Noh, Jean (17 November 2011). "Lee Byung-hun to star in Choo Chang-min's Masquerade". Screen International. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Kim, Hyun-min (23 October 2012). "Second Korean Film Breaks the 10 Million Mark This Year". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
External links
- Choo Chang-min at the Internet Movie Database
- Choo Chang-min at the Korean Movie Database
- Choo Chang-min at HanCinema
