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- JEON Kyu-hwan
- Director
- 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 co... full story
- Gender : Male
- Company : Treefilm
- Nationality : South Korea
- Website : http://cafe.naver.com/mozarttown
- Interview
- "Searching for new cinema" Sep 08, 2011
- Directorial debut was quite late. I started my career in talent management. Working with actors including CHO Jae-hyun and SUL Kyung-gu, I have experienced filmmaking scenes for quite a long time. But I wanted to tell a story of my own and make a film. Everything went fast since I decided to make a film out of my script <Mozart Town>: gathered crews and finished shooting within 15 days. I h...
- Filmography
- My Boy 2013 Director ( Director )
- My Boy 2013 Staff ( Screenwriter )
- Silent Man 2012 Director ( Director )
- Silent Man 2012 Staff ( Screenwriter )
- The Weight 2012 Director ( Director )
- The Weight 2012 Staff ( Screenwriter )
- From Seoul To Varanasi 2011 Director ( Director )
- From Seoul To Varanasi 2011 Staff ( Screenwriter )
- Dance Town 2010 Director ( Director )
- Dance Town 2010 Staff ( Screenwriter )
- Animal Town 2009 Director ( Director )
- Animal Town 2009 Staff ( Screenwriter )
- Mozart Town 2008 Director ( Director )
- Mozart Town 2008 Staff ( Screenwriter )

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- Awards and Invitation
- <The Weight> Fantas Porto (2013) - ORIENT EXPRESS (Competition) - Special Award
- <Dance Town> Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (2012) - Special Langues 'O’ Favourite
- <Dance Town> Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (2012) - Grand Prix du Jury international
- <Dance Town> Granada International Film Festival (2011) - Official selection - The Golen Alhambra
- <Dance Town> Asian Film Festival of Dallas (2011) - Competition - Grand Prix
- <Animal Town> BLACK MOVIE festival de films des autres mondes (2010) - Continued ... - Audience Award
- <Animal Town> CITY OF SORIA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION (2008) - Competition - Best Animation Shortfilm
- <The Weight> Fantas Porto (2013) - DIRECTOR'S WEEK (Competition)
- <The Weight> Deauville Asian Film Festival (2013) - Competition
- <The Weight> Istanbul Film Festival (2013) - MINED ZONE
- <The Weight> Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (2013) - Official Selection
- <From Seoul To Varanasi> Berlin International Film Festival (2012) - Panorama
- <From Seoul To Varanasi> KOSMORAMA Trondheim International Film Festival (2012)
- <From Seoul To Varanasi> Hong Kong International Film Festival (2012) - Indie Power
- <The Weight> Venice International Film Festival (2012) - Giornate degli Autori - Venice Days
- <From Seoul To Varanasi> Focus on Asia-Fukuoka International Film Festival (2012)
- <The Weight> Busan International Film Festival (2012) - Korean Cinema Today-Panorama
- <The Weight> SITGES International Film Festival of Catalonia (2012)
- <The Weight> Black Nights Film Festival (2012)
- <The Weight> International Film Festival of India (2012)
- <Dance Town> Berlin International Film Festival (2011) - Panorama
- <Dance Town> BLACK MOVIE festival de films des autres mondes (2011) - Korea, assault and battery
- <Animal Town> BLACK MOVIE festival de films des autres mondes (2011) - Korea, assault and battery
- <Mozart Town> BLACK MOVIE festival de films des autres mondes (2011) - Korea, assault and battery
- <Dance Town> San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (2011) - Cinema Asia
- <Dance Town> Hong Kong International Film Festival (2011) - Competition- Asian Digital Competiton
- <Dance Town> Seattle International Film Festival (2011) - Contemporary World Cinema
- <Dance Town> Montreal World Film Festival (2011) - Focus on World Cinema
- <From Seoul To Varanasi> Busan International Film Festival (2011) - Korean Cinema Today- Panorama
- <Dance Town> Sao Paulo International Film Festival (2011)
- <Dance Town> Corona Cork Film Festival (2011)
- <Dance Town> Stockholm International Film Festival (2011) - Asian Images
- <Dance Town> Black Nights Film Festival () - 15 Selected Titles
- <Animal Town> Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (2010) - Visages des Cin?mas d'Asie Comtemporains
- <Animal Town> Jeonju International Film Festival (2010) - CINEMASCAPE / KOREAN CINEMA SHOWCASE
- <Animal Town> Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival : CinDi (2010) - Butterfly
- <Dance Town> Busan International Film Festival (2010) - A window on asian cinema
- <Animal Town> Sao Paulo International Film Festival (2010)
- <Animal Town> Ljubljana International Film Festival (2010) - A Moveable Feast
- <Animal Town> Cinemanila International Film Festival (2010) - Korean Independents / Cinemanila NETPAC Program
- <Animal Town> International Film Festival of Kerala (2010) - Competition
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