Jang Jae-hyun (Korean: 장재현; born 1981) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He gained recognition through the blockbuster films The Priests (2015), Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019) and Exhuma (2024).
Jang Jae-hyun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
| Alma mater | Sungkyunkwan University Korea National University of Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장재현 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Jae-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Chaehyŏn |
Education
editAfter graduating from Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Film, he graduated from the Department of Film at Korea National University of Arts.[1]
Career
editJang served as an assistant director on the blockbuster period drama Masquerade (2012) before breaking out with the short 12th Assistant Deacon (2014) which won Best Film in The Extreme Nightmare section at the 13th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, and Best Director Award (Korean Competition For Shorts) at the 15th Jeonju International Film Festival in 2014. Based on the award-winning short, he made his first feature film The Priests (2015) - a supernatural mystery thriller, which was a hit with more than 5.4 million admissions. Jang said "I got a weird feeling when I saw a priest waiting anxiously for someone on the other side of a fast food restaurant window. The Priests started then."[1][2][3][4]
Filmography
editFeature films
edit| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | ||||
| 2011 | Themselves | Assistant director | No | [5] | |
| S.I.U. | Assistant director | No | [6] | ||
| 2012 | Masquerade | Assistant director | No | Also actor | [7] |
| 2015 | The Priests | Yes | Yes | [8] | |
| 2017 | House of the Disappeared | No | Yes | [9] | |
| 2019 | Svaha: The Sixth Finger | Yes | Yes | [10] | |
| 2024 | Exhuma | Yes | Yes | [11][12] | |
Short films
edit| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | ||||
| 2009 | Maley from India | Yes | Yes | Also actor | [13] |
| 2010 | Bus | Yes | Yes | [14] | |
| 2014 | 12th Assistant Deacon | Yes | Yes | [15] | |
Awards and nominations
edit| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) / work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Film | Exhuma | Nominated | [16][17] |
| Best Director – Film | Won | ||||
| Best Screenplay – Film | Nominated | ||||
| 16th Director's Cut Awards | 2016 | Best New Director | The Priests | Won | [18] |
| 15th Jeonju International Film Festival | 2014 | Best Director Award | 12th Assistant Deacon | Won |
References
editExternal links
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