Years active 1994-present McCune–Reischauer Chang Chunhwan | Hanja 張駿桓 Hangul 장준환 Name Jang Joon-hwan Children Jang Yeon-Du | |
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Awards Grand Bell Award for Best New Director, Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Director Movies Hwayi: A Monster Boy, Save the Green Planet!, Camellia, Phantom the Submarine, Hair Similar People Moon So‑ri, Kim Yoon‑seok, Hae‑jun Park, Yeo Jin‑goo, Wisit Sasanatieng | ||
Revised Romanization Jang Jun-hwan | ||
Jang Joon-hwan (born January 18, 1970) is a South Korean film director.
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Life and career
A graduate of Sungkyunkwan University, Jang's first directing job was on the 1994 short film 2001 Imagine. His feature-length debut was the critically acclaimed cult science fiction film Save the Green Planet! (2003), considered one of the most unique and original films in the history of Korean cinema. Jang won Best Director at the 4th Busan Film Critics Awards, and the Special Silver St. George for Best Director at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.
He directed two more short films Hair (2004), and Love for Sale (2010, as part of the omnibus Camellia, about the past, present and future of the city Busan). Then in 2013, Jang's long-awaited second feature film was released, a revenge thriller titled Hwayi: A Monster Boy.
Personal life
Jang married actress Moon So-ri on December 24, 2006.