Um Tae-hwa

Um Tae-hwa
Um Tae-hwa
	Um Tae-hwa in 2023
Born	1980 (age 43–44); Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)	Film director, ; screenwriter
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Undisclosed (m. 2023)
Family	Uhm Tae-goo (brother)
Korean name
Hangul	엄태화
Revised Romanization	Eom Tae-hwa
McCune–Reischauer	Ŏm T'ae-hwa

Um Tae-hwa (born 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Um's directorial feature debut Ingtoogi: 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 the 1st Wildflower Film Awards and Best New Director (Film) at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2014.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

In 2023 his film Concrete Utopia was selected as South Korean entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards to be held in March 2024.^[6]^[7]

Personal life

His younger brother Uhm Tae-goo, is a South Korean actor known for his roles in many critically acclaimed films, such as Coin Locker Girl (2015), The Age of Shadows (2016) and for his main roles in popular Korean dramas, such as Save Me 2 (2019), Hometown (2021) and Dr. Brain (2021).

Um married a non-celebrity girlfriend on April 29, 2023 in Gangnam, Seoul. Um's wife is known to have worked as an interior designer and the head of a design studio.^[8]

Filmography

Short film

Short film credits
Year	Title		Credited as			Ref.
Year	English	Korean	Director	Screenplay	Producer	Ref.
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

Feature film

Feature film credits
Year	Title		Credited as				Ref.
Year	English	Korean	Director	Screenplay	Storyboard	Other	Ref.
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	assistant director		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	director

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2017	54th Grand Bell Awards	Best New Director	Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned	Won	^[9]
	54th Grand Bell Awards	Best Screenplay		Nominated	^[9]
	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]
2024	60th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Director		Nominated	^[13]

References

^ "UM Tae-hwa". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
^ "KAFA student UM Tae-hwa takes Mise-en-scène's Grand Prize". Korean Film Biz Zone. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
^ Esteban Cayer, Ariel. "Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls". Fantasia International Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
^ Kwon, Eugene (6 December 2013). "Review: Keeping Up the Bad Fight – Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls". Modern Korean Cinema. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
^ Lee, Claire (31 March 2014). "Wildflower Film Awards Korea to dole out first gongs". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
^ Ryu Ji-yoon (August 17, 2023). "'콘크리트 유토피아', 내년 오스카 국제장편영화 출품작 선정" ['Concrete Utopia' Selected for Next Year's Oscar International Feature Film Entry]. Dailyian (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
^ Frater, Patrick; Bleasdale, John (August 17, 2023). "International Oscar Race: Korea Selects Disaster Action Film 'Concrete Utopia'". Variety. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
^ Ha Su-jeong (May 2, 2023). "[단독] '엄태구 형' 엄태화 감독, 미모의 디자이너 결혼..이병헌·박서준 하객" [Exclusive] Director Uhm Tae-hwa of 'Uhm Tae-goo's brother, married a beautiful designer...Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun as guests] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Naver.
^ "Stars shine at Daejong awards: A successful year for film industry celebrated at annual ceremony". Korea JoongAng Daily. 27 October 2017.
^ "VANISHING TIME: A BOY WHO RETURNED Wins Audience Award at the Festival du Film Coréen à Paris". koreanfilm.or.kr.
^ Nam, Yoo-jung; Lee, Woo-young (2023-08-27). "누가 받아도 될 정도로 훌륭한 후보들, 그중 최고는 누구?" [Great candidates to anyone can accept, who is the best of them?]. Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
^ Bae Hyo-joo (November 24, 2023). "'감독상' 엄태화 "올해 결혼, 신혼 못 즐겨" 고백‥이병헌 흐뭇[청룡영화상]" [Best Director’ Uhm Tae-hwa confesses, “I got married this year, I can’t enjoy my honeymoon” Lee Byung-hun is happy [Blue Dragon Film Awards]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
^ Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Naver.

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[1] "UM Tae-hwa". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-03.

[2] "KAFA student UM Tae-hwa takes Mise-en-scène's Grand Prize". Korean Film Biz Zone. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 2015-10-03.

[3] Esteban Cayer, Ariel. "Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls". Fantasia International Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-10-03.

[4] Kwon, Eugene (6 December 2013). "Review: Keeping Up the Bad Fight – Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls". Modern Korean Cinema. Retrieved 2015-10-03.

[5] Lee, Claire (31 March 2014). "Wildflower Film Awards Korea to dole out first gongs". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-10-03.

[6] Ryu Ji-yoon (August 17, 2023). "'콘크리트 유토피아', 내년 오스카 국제장편영화 출품작 선정" ['Concrete Utopia' Selected for Next Year's Oscar International Feature Film Entry]. Dailyian (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

[7] Frater, Patrick; Bleasdale, John (August 17, 2023). "International Oscar Race: Korea Selects Disaster Action Film 'Concrete Utopia'". Variety. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

[8] Ha Su-jeong (May 2, 2023). "[단독] '엄태구 형' 엄태화 감독, 미모의 디자이너 결혼..이병헌·박서준 하객" [Exclusive] Director Uhm Tae-hwa of 'Uhm Tae-goo's brother, married a beautiful designer...Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun as guests] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Naver.

[9] "Stars shine at Daejong awards: A successful year for film industry celebrated at annual ceremony". Korea JoongAng Daily. 27 October 2017.

[10] "VANISHING TIME: A BOY WHO RETURNED Wins Audience Award at the Festival du Film Coréen à Paris". koreanfilm.or.kr.

[11] Nam, Yoo-jung; Lee, Woo-young (2023-08-27). "누가 받아도 될 정도로 훌륭한 후보들, 그중 최고는 누구?" [Great candidates to anyone can accept, who is the best of them?]. Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-27.

[12] Bae Hyo-joo (November 24, 2023). "'감독상' 엄태화 "올해 결혼, 신혼 못 즐겨" 고백‥이병헌 흐뭇[청룡영화상]" [Best Director’ Uhm Tae-hwa confesses, “I got married this year, I can’t enjoy my honeymoon” Lee Byung-hun is happy [Blue Dragon Film Awards]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 24, 2023.

[13] Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Naver.

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Um Tae-hwa
Um Tae-hwa in 2023
Born	1980 (age 43–44) Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Undisclosed (m. 2023)
Family	Uhm Tae-goo (brother)


Korean name
Hangul	엄태화
Revised Romanization	Eom Tae-hwa
McCune–Reischauer	Ŏm T'ae-hwa