Jang Jin | IFFR

JANG Jin (1971, South Korea) is known as a leading figure in modern Korean culture. After his education in theatre at the art academy in Seoul, he worked as a musician, theatre maker and writer. In 2001, he achieved success as a filmmaker with the dark comedy Guns & Talks. Jang operates at the intersection of humour and humanism. With Good Morning President (2009), he created a fictional image of the life of the president of South Korea. In Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005), he let American, North and South Korean soldiers polarise the local community in a mountain village during the Korean War. This comedy-drama was awarded a Korean Film Award for its script in 2005. Jang strongly believes satire can affect and improve political decisions.

Filmography

The Happenings (1998), The Spy (1999), A Terrible Day (2000, short), Killer-deul ui suda/Guns and Talks (2001), Secret Father (2002, short), Someone Special (2004), If You Were Me (2004), Has the Shower Ended? (2004, short), Baksuchil ddae ddeonara/Murder, Take One (2005), Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005), Goma-un saram/Someone Grateful (2006, short), Georukhan gaebo/Righteous Ties (2006), Adeul/My Son (2007), U-Turn (2008, short), Good Morning President (2009), Quiz Wang/The Quiz Show Scandal (2010), Romantic Heaven (2011), Saturday Night Live Korea (2011-2012, TV comedy show), High Heel/Man on High Heels (2014), Woori-neun hyeongjae imnida/We Are Brothers (2014)