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CHOI Jeongyeol

Production Assistant, Director, Actor, Script Editor

Since his short film The Unbearable Heaviness of Nagging(2008) was invited to Rotterdam and many more international film festivals, he began attracting attention. He later directed other shorts including The Man(2009), and Oldmance(2014). One Way Trip(2015) is his feature debut.


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IGNITION Wraps Production with Don LEE and PARK Jung-min Jul 12, 2019

After kicking off filming on March 8, Ignition (translated title) brought its production to a close on June 27. From director CHOI Jeong-yeol, the film brings together actors Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok), PARK Jung-min, JUNG Hae-in and YUM Jung-ah. Adapted from a webtoon penned by CHO Geum-san, Ignition features PARK and JUNG as Taek-il and Sang-pil, two wayward youths who live as they please as the...
PARK Jung-min and Don LEE Put the Keys in IGNITION Dec 14, 2018

PARK Jung-min will play a leading role in the upcoming coming-of-age film Ignition (translated title), which will be adapted from the webtoon by CHO Geum-san. Joining PARK will be busy leading man Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok) and JUNG Hae-in. The story will focus on a teenage runaway, played by PARK, while LEE will play a reformed gangster now working as a chef in a Chinese restaurant. JUNG will pla...
GLORY DAY Confirms Youth-led Cast Apr 29, 2015

A Film About a Broken Friendship Four young friends will have their relationship put in jeopardy after an incident one night in a new film by director CHOE Jeong-yeol, Glory Day (working title). CHOE who has worked in production for a while, accumulating experience in diverse fields on set. From taking small acting roles to working on the production team, screenplay adaptation and finally d...

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KOFIC Successfully Held Korean Film Night in BIFF Nov 01, 2016

KOFIC held Korean Film Night on October 7th, at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Busan. Korean Film Night is a BIFF event held by KOFIC every year, where the filmmakers and businessmen all over the world meet in Busan to celebrate the achievement of Korean cinema and facilitate networking. At the event this year, a 4-minute video was screened to illustrate noteworthy Korean films of 2016, which include ...

Awards and Invitation

<Vigilante> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2023) - On Screen
<START-UP> Florence Korea Film Fest (2022) - Webtoon e Cinema - Webtoon e Cinema
<START-UP> Fajr International Film Festival ()
<The Unbearable Heaviness Of Nagging> GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival : GISFF (2021) - 시네마 올드 앤 뉴: 국내감독전
<START-UP> Chunsa Film Festival (2020) - Best New Actress
<START-UP> Korean Film Festival in Hungary (2020) - Fresh
<One Way Trip> Muju Film Festival : MJFF (2016) - Cinema Picnic
<One Way Trip> London Korean Film Festival (2016) - Hits 2015/16
<One Way Trip> Seoul International Youth Film Festival : SIYFF (2016) - Mania
<One Way Trip> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2015) - Korean Cinema Today-Panorama
<The Unbearable Heaviness Of Nagging> China International New Media Short Film Festival (2010) - Special Jury Award for Innovation
<The Unbearable Heaviness Of Nagging> Uppsala International Short Film Festival (2009) - International Competition 6
<The Unbearable Heaviness Of Nagging> Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (2009) - Asia International Competition
<The Unbearable Heaviness Of Nagging> New York Asian Film Festival (2009) - MSFF Korean Short Films - Program 2
<The Unbearable Heaviness Of Nagging> Seoul International Film Festival (2008) - National Competition
<The Unbearable Heaviness Of Nagging> Interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin (2008) - IC 03 / Family Games, SP 06 / Asia Deli
<The Unbearable Heaviness Of Nagging> Daegu Independent Film Festival : DIFF (2008) - Grand Prize

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