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Hur Jin-ho
South Korean film director and screenwriter
Hur Jin-ho (Korean: 허진호; born August 8, 1963) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Heo Jin-ho | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1963-08-08) August 8, 1963 (age 60) |
| Education | Yonsei University - Philosophy Korean Academy of Film Arts - Filmmaking |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Agent(s) | C-JeS Entertainment[1] (2020-present) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 허진호 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Heo Jin-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Chin-ho |
Hur graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in philosophy and went on to study filmmaking at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. His first steps as a film director did not go unnoticed as his first short, For Go-chul, was selected for the Vancouver International Film Festival. He later co-wrote the script of A Single Spark and Kilimanjaro. Many of his feature films, Christmas in August (shown at the Critics' Week in Cannes in 1998), One Fine Spring Day (2001), April Snow (2005), Happiness (2007) and A Good Rain Knows (2009) are variations on Hur's favorite theme: love.[2] Film critic Kim Ji-mi says in Korean Film Observatory magazine (No. 23), Hur "shows the outstanding talent of being able to grasp the sensitive moments of the beginning and ending of a love between a man and a woman" (p. 22).[3]
Feature films
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
| 1993 | To the Starry Island | Assistant director | No | No | ||
| 1995 | A Single Spark | Assistant director | Yes | No | ||
| 1998 | Christmas in August | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 1999 | City of the Rising Sun | No | No | No | Bit part | |
| 2000 | Kilimanjaro | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2001 | One Fine Spring Day | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2005 | April Snow | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2007 | Happiness | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2009 | A Good Rain Knows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Korean-Chinese co-production | |
| 2012 | Dangerous Liaisons | Yes | No | No | Chinese film | |
| 2016 | The Last Princess | Yes | Yes | No | [4] | |
| 2019 | Forbidden Dream | Yes | No | No | [5] | |
| 2024 | A Normal Family | Yes | No | No | [6] | |
Short films
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
| 1993 | For Go-chul | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2003 | Alone Together | Yes | No | No | from omnibus Twentidentity | |
| 2004 | My New Boyfriend | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2009 | I'm Right Here | Yes | No | No | from omnibus Five Senses of Eros | |
| 2019 | The Present | Yes | No | No | [7] | |
Television series
- 2010: A Nap - director[8]
| Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago International Film Festival | 2005 | Best Feature | April Snow | Nominated | |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Seashell | Nominated | |||
| 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2007 | Best Film | Happiness | Nominated | [9] |
| Best Screenplay[lower-alpha 1] | Nominated | ||||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| 2007 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2007 | Best Screenplay[lower-alpha 1] | Won | ||
| 2007 Korean Film Awards | 2007 | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| 44th Baeksang Arts Awards | 2008 | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| 17th Buil Film Awards | 2008 | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| 45th Grand Bell Awards | 2008 | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay[lower-alpha 1] | Nominated | ||||
| Grand Bell Awards | 2016 | Best Film | The Last Princess | Nominated | [10] |
| Best Director | Nominated |
- "Breakout talent roll". Variety. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- Hartzell, Adam. "Happiness". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- Kim, June (18 November 2014). "Casting Begins for HUR Jin-ho's THE LAST PRINCESS". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- Jin, Min-ji (3 January 2019). "Local filmmakers drop the big budgets in favor of diverse genres: This year, Korean film will be ambitious without breaking the bank". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- Conran, Pierce (5 February 2021). "HUR Jin-ho Project Invited to Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- Zuveri, Rhythm (31 October 2019). "Trailer for Upcoming Korean Film "The Present" by Hur Jin-ho". Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- Jang, Kyung-jin (11 February 2010). "Filmmaker Hur Jin-ho tries his hand in directing a play". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- "Happiness - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- Hur Jin-ho at the Korean Movie Database
- Hur Jin-ho at IMDb
- Heo Jin-ho at HanCinema
- Hur Jin-ho at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- 허진호 (Jin-ho Hur) at Cine21 (in Korean)
- 허진호 at Naver (in Korean)
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