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Park Chan-wook

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South Korean filmmaker (born 1963)

South KoreaDirectorsBorn 1963 · age 63
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Park Chan-wook is a South Korean filmmaker and former film critic. Widely regarded as a leading figure in South Korean and 21st-century world cinema, he is known for films that blend crime, mystery, and thriller elements with other genres.

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Park at the Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya 2009Park at the Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya 2009Park presenting The Handmaiden at the 2016 Lumière Film FestivalPark presenting The Handmaiden at the 2016 Lumière Film FestivalPark in 2025Park in 2025

Television 3

Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace2024
X1 PREMIER SHOW-CON2019
Eightest2023

Awards 10

2022Cannes Best Director Award
2009Jury Prize
2009Time Machine Award
2007Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award
2005Golden Lion
2004Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival
2004Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
2004Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award
2004Order of Cultural Merit, 3rd class
Grand Bell Awards

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David CronenbergAlso won Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay awardLars von TrierAlso won Jury PrizeBong Joon-hoAlso won Grand Bell AwardsCorey FeldmanAlso won Time Machine AwardPier Paolo PasoliniAlso won Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film FestivalWim WendersAlso won Golden Lion

About this person

Park Chan-wook is a South Korean filmmaker and former film critic. Widely regarded as a leading figure in South Korean and 21st-century world cinema, he is known for films that blend crime, mystery, and thriller elements with other genres. His films are noted for their cinematography, framing, black humor, and often brutal subject matter.

Country
South Korea
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
living
Dates
Born 1963 · age 63
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30 languages

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