Kim Byung-woo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 (age 44–45) |
| Alma mater | Hanyang University |
| Occupations | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김병우 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Byeongu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Pyŏngu |
Kim Byung-woo (Korean: 김병우; born 1980) is a South Koreanscreenwriter andfilm director.[1][2][3][4]
Kim majored in Theater & Film atHanyang University.
Kim is known for making inventive and self-funded films.[5]
In 2001, he made his first five-minute short filmCry on digital video in a shoestring budget.
In 2003, he made his feature debut when he was still a theatre and film student atHanyang University. The filmAnamorphic has the main character searching for a way out after passing through gates and doors into a shadowy netherworld. He self-funded the project at the cost of US$4,000.
In 2007, his second featureWritten propelled his standing in Korean independent cinema to a new level.Written is a film within a film where his lead character was caught in a hellish predicament when his fate as a character in a script is being determined by others. The self-funded film was shot on high-definition video and cost only US$15,000 to make.
| Year | Title | Original title | Served staff | Box office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Cry | - | - | - | Short film |
| 2003 | Anamorphic | 아나모픽 | - | ||
| 2008 | Written | 리튼 | $1,236 | ||
| 2013 | The Terror Live | 더 테러 라이브 | $35,659,824 | ||
| 2018 | Take Point | PMC: 더 벙커 | $12,908,032 | ||
| 2025 | Omniscient Reader | 전지적 독자 시점 | director | [6] |
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