Um Tae-hwa | |
|---|---|
_%25E2%2580%2593_CONCRETE_UTOPIA_BTS_1.png) Um Tae-hwa in 2023 | |
| Born | 1980 (age 44–45) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | |
| Family | Uhm Tae-goo (brother) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 엄태화 |
| Revised Romanization | Eom Taehwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŏm T'aehwa |
Um Tae-hwa (born 1980) is a South Koreanfilm director andscreenwriter. Um's directorial feature debutIngtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls (2013)—a graduation project for the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA)—was nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best New Director at the1stWildflower Film Awards and Best New Director (Film) at the50thBaeksang Arts Awards in 2014.[1][2][3][4][5]
In 2023 his filmConcrete Utopia was selected as South Korean entry in theBest International Feature Film category for the96th Academy Awards to be held in March 2024.[6][7]
His younger brotherUhm Tae-goo, is a South Korean actor known for his roles in many critically acclaimed films, such asCoin Locker Girl (2015),The Age of Shadows (2016) and for his main roles in popularKorean dramas, such asSave Me 2 (2019),Hometown (2021) andDr. Brain (2021).
Um married a non-celebrity girlfriend on April 29, 2023 inGangnam, Seoul. Um's wife is known to have worked as an interior designer and the head of a design studio.[8]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | Director | Screenplay | Producer | ||
| 2002 | The Story About Sun-hee | 선희야 노올자 | director | |||
| 2003 | Cactus | 선인장 | screenwriter | producer | editor, storyboard | |
| 2010 | Common Story | 신봉리 우리집: 흔한이야기 | ||||
| 2011 | Nice Shorts! 2011 (segment: "Home Sweet Home") | 유숙자 | ||||
| 2012 | Forest | 숲 | ||||
| 2012 | Heart Vibrator | 하트바이브레이터 | screenwriter | |||
| Year | Title | Credited as | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | Director | Screenplay | Storyboard | Other | ||
| 2004 | Three... Extremes | 쓰리, 몬스터 | directing department | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Sympathy for Lady Vengeance | 친절한 금자씨 | assistant director | ||||
| 2006 | The Faces | 얼굴들 | — | actor | |||
| 2007 | Epitaph | 기담 | assistant director | ||||
| 2011 | Night Fishing | 파란만장 | storyboard | ||||
| 2013 | Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls | 잉투기 | director | screenwriter | — | Editor | |
| 2014 | Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits | 파란만장 | — | scripter | storyboard | ||
| 2014 | Tinker Ticker | 들개 | actor | ||||
| 2014 | The Wicked | 마녀 | storyboard | ||||
| 2015 | Socialphobia | 소셜포비아 | Cinematography department | ||||
| 2016 | Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned | 가려진 시간 | director | ||||
| 2023 | Concrete Utopia | 콘크리트 유토피아 | |||||
| Year | Song | Artist | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Original | |||
| 2024 | "Love Wins All" | Love Wins All | IU (아이유) | |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 54th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned | Won | [9] |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| 12th Festival du Film Coréen à Paris | Audience Award | Won | [10] | ||
| 2023 | 32nd Buil Film Awards | Best Director | Concrete Utopia | Nominated | [11] |
| 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Director | Won | [12] | ||
| 59th Grand Bell Awards | Best Director | Nominated | |||
| 2024 | 60th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [13] | |
| Best Director | Nominated |
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