Lee Jeong-beom

South Korean film director and screenwriter

Lee Jeong-beom
Born	(1971-09-21) September 21, 1971 (age 52) South Korea
Education	Korea National University of Arts - Film
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter

Korean name
Hangul	이정범
Revised Romanization	I Jeong-beom
McCune–Reischauer	I Chŏng-bŏm

Lee Jeong-beom (born September 21, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is best known for such films as Cruel Winter Blues (2006) and The Man from Nowhere (2010).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] With more than 6 million admissions and a revenue of ₩47.1 billion, The Man from Nowhere was the best-selling film (domestic and foreign) in Korea in 2010.^[6]

Filmography

Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage (2019) – director, screenplay
No Tears for the Dead (2014) - director, screenplay
Hoya (2011) - cameo
The Man from Nowhere (2010) - director, screenplay
Cruel Winter Blues (2006) - director, screenplay
Goodbye Day (short film, 2003) - director, screenplay, editor
The Last Night (short film, 2002) - PD
Gwihyu (short film, 2001) - director, screenplay, editor

Awards

2011 8th Max Movie Awards: Best Director (The Man from Nowhere)
2010 6th University Film Festival of Korea: Best Director (The Man from Nowhere)
2007 15th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best New Director (Cruel Winter Blues)

References

^ Lee, Hyo-won (8 July 2010). "Won Bin shows tough side in new film". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
^ Kim, Lynn (8 July 2010). "Won Bin speaks with action in new film The Man From Nowhere". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
^ "Interview with Lee Jeong-beom, South Korean director of The Man from Nowhere". Udine Far East Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
^ Murphy, Spencer. "Interview: Lee Jeong-beom, The Man from Nowhere". CineVue. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
^ Heskins, Andrew (6 November 2010). "Lee Jeong-beom interview: Boy's own stuff". EasternKicks.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
^ "The Best Selling Films of 2010 (admissions to January 13, 2011)". Koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2013-09-08.