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Lee Hwan-kyung (born 1970) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with He Was Cool (2004). His next two features, Lump Sugar (2006) revolves around Si-eun who dreams of becoming a jockey and Champ (2011), which is based on a true story, depicts the relationship between a recently injured racehorse and the jockey who is gradually losing his eyesight. His fourth feature Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) became the biggest hit of the year with more than 12.32 million viewers.

His next project was the Chinese film Amazing Father and Daughter (2016), which started production at the end of 2015 and released in 2016.

Filmography

• Rainbow Trout (1999) - assistant director
• Saulabi (2001) - screenwriter
• He Was Cool (2004) - director, screenwriter, actor
• Lump Sugar (2006) - director, screenwriter
• Champ (2011) - director, screenwriter, producer, planner
• Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) - director, screenwriter, planner
• Amazing Father and Daughter (2016) - director
• Good Neighbor (2018) - director
• Best friend (2020) - director

Accolades

Awards and nominations

State honors

Notes

1. ^ Award shared with Kim Hwang-sung, Kim Young-seok
2. Award shared with Kim Min-ki and Kim Min-guk
3. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.

References

1. "LEE Hwan-kyung". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
2. "Lump Sugar Goes Down Well". The Korea Times via Hancinema. 25 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
3. Sung, So-young; Song, Yoon-soo (26 August 2011). "Adorable scene stealers nose their way onto screen". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
4. Conran, Pierce (30 January 2013). "In Focus: Miracle in Cell No. 7". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
5. "Miracle in Cell No. 7 third most-viewed Korean film". Yonhap. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
6. "MIRACLE IN CELL NO.7 Director LEE Hwan-kyung to Direct Chinese Father-Daughter Film". Korean Film Biz Zone. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
7. Hicap, Jonathan M. (5 April 2013). "49th Baeksang Arts Awards nominees revealed". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
8. Ji, Yong-jin (13 May 2013). "RYU Seung-ryong Wins Grand Prize at Baeksang Arts Awards". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
9. Conran, Pierce (4 November 2013). "THE FACE READER Picks Up 6 at 50th Grand Bell Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
10. Hicap, Jonathan (October 18, 2018). "BTS, Red Velvet win at Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
11. Yeo, Yer-im (October 25, 2018). "BTS gets award upon their return home". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Korea JoongAng Daily.
12. Lee, Sang-won (October 25, 2016). "Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards announces winners". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
13. "'대한민국 대중문화예술상'…이미자, 대중음악인 최초 금관문화훈장" [‘Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards’… Lee Mi-ja, the first pop musician to receive the Brass Cultural Merit Medal]. Etoday (in Korean). 21 October 2023. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

External links

• Lee Hwan-kyung at the Korean Movie Database
• Lee Hwan-kyung at IMDb
• Lee Hwan-kyung at HanCinema

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