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| Born | April 1, 1954 |
Lee Chang-dong (born April 1, 1954 in Daegu[1]) is a Special Director's Prize and Asian Film Awards winning and Golden Lion, Palme d'Or nominated South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist. Through 2003-2004, Lee Chang-dong served as South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun's Minister of Culture and Tourism.
Life and Career
| Lee Chang-dong | |
| Hangul | 이창동 |
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| Hanja | 李滄東 |
| Revised Romanization | I Chang-dong |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ch'angdong |
Lee graduated in 1980 with a degree in Korean Literature from Kyungpook National University in Daegu, where he spent much of his time in the theater, writing and directing plays. After a spell teaching Korean Language in high school, he established himself as a renowned novelist with his first novel Chonri in 1983. Later in his career, to the surprise of many, he turned to movie making.
Lee did not study filmmaking before starting out. He penned two screenplays, Park Kwang-su's To the Starry Island in 1993 and A Single Spark in 1995. After being encouraged by his contemporaries to finally step behind the directors chair, Lee made Green Fish, a "critique of Korean society told through the eyes of a young man who becomes enmeshed in the criminal underworld"[2], in 1997.
In 2000, Lee made Peppermint Candy, a story following a single man in reverse chonology through 20 years of South Korean history (from 1980's student uprising, to the film's 2000 release). All of his films have received critical acclaim and awards, with Oasis, a story involving a mentally ill man and a woman with cerebral palsy, winning the prestigious Director's Award at the 2003 Venice Film Festival.
He served as the minister of Culture and Tourism in the South Korean Government from 2003 to 2004.
FC: How did you come to hold government office?
LEE: At the time of President Roh Moo Hyun’s election campaign, one of the things he promised was that his Minister of Culture would be selected from the field of culture and art rather than a professional politician. Well, he got elected, and a lot of people recommended me as this new Minister of Culture. I never thought that this was an outfit that suited me particularly well, but had to accept it as one of those bitter cups one has to accept in the course of life.[3]
Lee recently completed production of his fourth film, Secret Sunshine. At the 60th Cannes Film Festival, the film was entered in the competition category and its leading actress, Jeon Do-yeon, won the Prix d'interprétation féminine du Festival de Cannes. It was released to theaters in South Korea in 2007, and was South Korea's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2008.
In October 2006 Lee was awarded with the Chevalier (Knight) order of the Legion d'Honneur (Legion of Honor) by the French government for "his contribution to maintaining the screen quota to promote cultural diversity as a cultural minister." It was delivered to the French embassy in South Korea by the French Minister of Culture, Renaud Deonnedieu de Vabres during an official visit.[4]
Filmography
- Secret Sunshine (2007)
- Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox (2007) *screenplay
- Oasis (2002)
- Peppermint Candy (2000)
- Green Fish (1997)
- A Single Spark (1995) *screenplay
- To the Starry Island (1993) *screenplay
Awards
Secret Sunshine
- 2008 - Best Film, Asian Film Awards
- 2008 - Best Director, Asian Film Awards
- 2007 - Special Award, Grand Bell Awards
- 2007 - Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival
Oasis
- 2003 - Best Director, Baek Sang Art Awards
- 2003 - Three Castles Award, Castellinaria International Festival of Young Cinema
- 2003 - Audience Award, Gardanne Film Festival
- 2003 - Chief Dan George Humanitarian Award, Vancouver International Film Festival
- 2003 - FIPRESCI Prize, Venice Film Festival
- 2003 - SIGNIS Award, Venice Film Festival
- 2003 - Special Director's Award, Venice Film Festival
- 2003 - Golden Lion (Nominated), Venice Film Festival
- 2005 - Best Foreign Film (Nominated), The Independent Spirit Awards
Peppermint Candy
- 2000 - Special Jury Prize, Bratislava International Film Festival
- 2000 - Best Film, Grand Bell Awards, South Korea
- 2000 - Don Quijote Award, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- 2000 - Netpac Award - Special Mention, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- 2000 - Special Prize of the Jury, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Green Fish
- 1997 - Best Film, Blue Dragon Awards
- 1997 - Dragons and Tigers Award, Vancouver International Film Festival
- 1998 - Netpac Award - Special Mention, Rotterdam International Film Festival
A Single Spark
- 1995 - Best Film, Blue Dragon Awards
References and footnotes
- ^ "Chang-dong Lee". IMDB. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Director Profile". NY Times/All Movie Guide. Retrieved 2006-10-07.
- ^ "Yes, Minister: Lee Chang-dong Interviewed". Firecracker/UK Film Council. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 2006-10-07.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Former Culture Minister Lee Honored By French". KBS Global via Twitch Film. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
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