Lee Byeong-heon (filmmaker)

Lee Byeong-heon (Korean: 이병헌; born 23 July 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 film Twenty and 2019 film Extreme Job, the latter of which broke the record for the highest-grossing South Korean film.[1][2][3][4]

Lee Byeong-heon
Lee in 2015
Born (1980-07-23) 23 July 1980
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2008–present

Filmography

Film

Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Writer Producer
2008 Scandal Makers No Adaptation No
2009 Smell Yes No No
2011 Sunny No Adaptation No
2012 Cheer Up Mr. Lee Yes Yes Yes
Never Ending Story No Yes No
2014 Tazza: The Hidden Card No Adaptation No
2015 Love Forecast No Yes No
Twenty Yes Yes No
2018 What a Man Wants Yes Adaptation No
2019 Extreme Job Yes No No
2023 Dream Yes Yes No

Television

Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Writer
2013 Peckish Women Yes Yes web series
2016 Be Positive Yes Yes web series
2019 Be Melodramatic Yes Yes
2022 Alice, the Ultimate Weapon Yes No Watcha original drama
TBA Chicken Nugget Yes No Netflix series

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2012
38th Seoul Independent Film Festival Audience Award Smell Nominated
2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Director (Film) Twenty Nominated
52nd Grand Bell Awards Best New Director Nominated
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Director Nominated
The Korea Film Actors Association Awards Best New Director Award Won
2019 21st Udine Far East Film Festival Audience Award Extreme Job Won
24th Chunsa Film Art Awards Director Award Nominated
8th Buil Film Awards Best Director Nominated
40th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Director Nominated
8th Korea Best Star Award Best Director Won
19th Director's Cut Awards Director of the Year Nominated
2020 56th Grand Bell Awards Best Director Nominated

References

  1. Ahn, Sung-mi (25 March 2015). "Herald Review: Twenty: A sassy celebration of youth". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. Ha, Soo-jung (21 March 2015). "Interview: Director of Film Twenty Talks Kim Woo Bin, Bromance Between Actors and More". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. "Youth Comedy TWENTY Set for Japanese Release".
  4. "'Extreme Job' Continues Successful Run at Box Office". english.chosun.com. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
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