Park Chan-Wook

The famous Korean director Park Chan-Wook was born on August 23, 1963 in the capital of South Korea - Seoul. Since childhood, he dreamed of cinema and for this reason tried to enter the Seoul Institute of Arts, but the attempt was unsuccessful. Chan-Wuk enters the Sogan Philosophical Institute, where he creates a group of film lovers and writes articles about cinema. The decisive moment in determining the future is watching Hitchcock’s film Vertigo. - Park decides to become a filmmaker. In 1988, more

The famous Korean director Park Chan-Wook was born on August 23, 1963 in the capital of South Korea - Seoul. Since childhood, he dreamed of cinema and for this reason tried to enter the Seoul Institute of Arts, but the attempt was unsuccessful. Chan-Wuk enters the Sogan Philosophical Institute, where he creates a group of film lovers and writes articles about cinema. The decisive moment in determining the future is watching Hitchcock’s film Vertigo. - Park decides to become a filmmaker.

In 1988, Park Chan-wook entered the world of the film industry. He works as an assistant director, meets Jin Yoo-yeon and Kwak Jae-yeon. His first film debut as a director was the film The Moon is the Dream of the Sun in 1992. Five years later, the second film “Trio” is released, but both films are not successful. Park continues to work as a film critic to somehow make money.

Park Chang-Wook's first successful film is a film “Joint security zone” It comes out on screens in 2000. The film was received very warmly by both critics and audiences. For this film, the director receives numerous awards and awards of various film festivals. But most importantly, the film puts him in the forefront of Korean filmmakers.

After the success, the director shoots two more pictures. "Sympathy for the Lord of Revenge" And N.E.P.A.L., but the movies don't get much success. Significant success brings the director his next film Oldboy in 2003, which finally cements the name of the director among the leading filmmakers of modern South Korea. The film was also appreciated at the Cannes Film Festival - the film received the Grand Prix.
In 2011, at the Berlin Film Festival, his film “Life Full of Ups and Downs” collects a sold-out. A feature of the film is that it was shot entirely on iPhone 4G.