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- KIM Jong-kwan
- Executive Producer,Director ,,Screenwriter
- KIM Jong-kwan, born in 1975, graduated from the Seoul Institute of Arts in film. Starting in 2001, he has directed a large number of short films, including <How to Operate a Polaroid Camera> (2004), which featured a then still unknown actress by the name of JUNG Yu-mi. In 2008, KIM released eleven of his shorts as an anthology named <Lovers> (2008). He then made his feature film debut in 2010 with the drama <Come, Closer> (2010). His sophomore feature, <W... expand
- KIM Jong-kwan, born in 1975, graduated from the Seoul Institute of Arts in film. Starting in 2001, he has directed a large number of short films, including <How to Operate a Polaroid Camera> (2004), which featured a then still unknown actress by the name of JUNG Yu-mi. In 2008, KIM released eleven of his shorts as an anthology named <Lovers> (2008). He then made his feature film debut in 2010 with the drama <Come, Closer> (2010). His sophomore feature, <Worst Woman> (2016) was highly praised by critics for its acute examination of the main character, played by HAN Ye-ri. That same year, he presented at the Busan International Film Festival his next film <The Table> (2016), about four meaningful encounters whose only common characteristic is that they all take place around the same table of the same cafe. KIM then teamed up with LEE Kyoung-mi, YIM Pil-sung and JEON Go-woon to each direct a segment of the anthology Netflix film <Persona> (2019), with each of them featuring LEE Ji-eun a.k.a K-pop star IU. close
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- Filmography
- Vestige 2020 Director ( Director )
- Josée 2020 Director ( Director )
- Josée 2020 Staff ( Screenwriter )
- Persona 2019 Director ( Director )
- Shades of the Heart 2019 Director ( Director )
- The Other Day 2018 Director ( Director )
- Unknown Woman 2018 Director ( Director )
- The Table 2017 Director ( Director )
- The Table 2017 Staff ( Screenwriter,Executive Producer )
- Worst Woman 2016 Director ( Director )
- Worst Woman 2016 Staff ( Screenwriter )
- Phantoms of the Archive 2014 Director ( Director )
- Come, Closer 2010 Director ( Director )
- Come, Closer 2010 Staff ( Screenwriter )
- Trend Of This Fall 2008 Director ( Director )
- Trend Of This Fall 2008 Staff ( Screenwriter,Editor )
- Lovers 2008 Director ( Director )
- Memories 2008 Director ( Director )
- Waiting 2007 Director ( Director )
- Lost 2007 Director ( Director )
- Lost 2007 Staff ( Screenwriter,Director of Photography )
- A Lonely Season 2006 Director ( Director )
- Monologue #1 2006 Director ( Director )
- Screw-driver 2006 Director ( Director )
- Screw-driver 2006 Staff ( Editor,Director of Photography )
- One Shining Day 2006 Director ( Director )
- Slowly 2005 Director ( Director )
- Slowly 2005 Staff ( Editor,Screenwriter )
- Waiting for Youngjae 2005 Director ( Director )
- Waiting for Youngjae 2005 Staff ( Editor,Screenwriter )
- How to Operate a Polaroid Camera 2004 Director ( Director )
- How to Operate a Polaroid Camera 2004 Staff ( Editor,Screenwriter,Director of Photography )
- Tell Her I Love Her 2003 Director ( Director )
- Tell Her I Love Her 2003 Staff ( Screenwriter,Editor,Director of Photography,Art Director )
- Wounded 2002 Director ( Director )

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- Awards and Invitation
- <Vestige> Seoul Independent Film Festival : SIFF (2020) - Festival Choice
- <Vestige> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2020) - Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
- <How to Operate a Polaroid Camera> Seoul International ALT Cinema & Media Festival : NeMaf (2020) - 20th Anniversary Special: 2000-2020 Korean ALT Cinema & Media
- <Shades of the Heart> Jeonju International Film Festival : JIFF (2019) - Jeonju Cinema Project
- <Persona> Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival : BIFAN (2019) - Korean Fantastic: Crossover
- <The Other Day> Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival : BIFAN (2018) - Fantastic Short Films
- <How to Operate a Polaroid Camera> Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival : BIFAN (2018) - Special Screening to Celebrate INDIESTORY
- <Unknown Woman> Jeonju International Film Festival : JIFF (2018) - Korea Cinemascape for Shorts
- <Unknown Woman> Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival : BIFAN (2018) - Fantastic Short Films
- <Unknown Woman> Fantastic Fest (2018) - Shorts with Kimchi: Korean Genre Shorts
- <The Table> Korean Film Festival in Hungary (2018) - Extra
- <Worst Woman> Toronto Korean Film Festival (2017) - Feature
- <Worst Woman> Florence Korea Film Fest (2017)
- <The Table> Seoul International Food Film Festival (2017) - Delicious Korea
- <The Table> London East Asia Film Festival (2017) - Stories of Women
- <The Table> Frankfurt Korean Film Festival (2017)
- <The Table> Fajr International Film Festival (2017) - Korean Retrospectives
- <Worst Woman> Korea Independent (2017)
- <Worst Woman> Korean Film Festival in Australia (2017)
- <Worst Woman> Muju Film Festival : MJFF (2016) - Contemporary Panorama
- <The Table> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2016) - Korean Cinema Today-Panorama
- <Worst Woman> Jeonju International Film Festival : JIFF (2016) - Korean Competition
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<Worst Woman> London East Asia Film Festival (2016) - Film Festival Focus - JIFF
- <Worst Woman> Moscow International Film Festival (2016) - Main Competition
- <Phantoms of the Archive> Muju Film Festival : MJFF (2015) - Contemporary Panorama
- <How to Operate a Polaroid Camera> Great Short Film Festival (2014) - Special Screening
- <Phantoms of the Archive> Great Short Film Festival (2014) - Special Screening
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- <How to Operate a Polaroid Camera> Great Short Film Festival (2007)
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- <Monologue #1> International Film Festival Rotterdam (2007) - Tiger Awards Competition for Short Film
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