JEON Kyu-hwan had a unique career path in becoming an influential film director as he entered the industry as a manager for actors such as [CHO Jae-hyun] and [SUL Kyung-gu]. He made his directorial debut without any formal educational background. Starting with <Mozart Town>, his debut feature from 2008, he made the ‘Town Trilogy’ including <Animal Town> from 2009 and <Dance Town> from 2010, by employing an independent film production method. His funding ...More

JEON Kyu-hwan had a unique career path in becoming an influential film director as he entered the industry as a manager for actors such as [CHO Jae-hyun] and [SUL Kyung-gu]. He made his directorial debut without any formal educational background. Starting with <Mozart Town>, his debut feature from 2008, he made the ‘Town Trilogy’ including <Animal Town> from 2009 and <Dance Town> from 2010, by employing an independent film production method. His funding comes from sales of his personal assets, bank loans, and production support from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) as well as investments from friends. His ‘Town Trilogy’ shed light on the shady and lonely hidden sides of a modern day metropolitan city by employing different approaches in all three films. His 2011 film <From Seoul to Varanasi> shifted its direction and had its setting at Varanasi, a sacred place in India, to present a torrid love affair between a man and a woman. This film was officially invited to the Panorama section of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in 2012. Later in 2012, JEON unveiled <The Weight> at Venice, where it picked up the Queer Lion before appearing at numerous other festivals including Busan and Black Nights in Tallin where JEON picked up the Best Director prize. The following year, JEON revealed his sixth work, the drama <My Boy>, at the 18th Busan International Film Festival. His next work to come out was the erotically charged Estonia-South Korean co-produced thriller <Angry Painter> starring YU Jun-sang, which debuted at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan).Less