Lee Byeong-heon (filmmaker)
South Korean film director and screenwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South Korean film director and screenwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lee Byeong-heon (Korean: 이병헌; born 23 July 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 film Twenty and 2019 film Extreme Job, the latter of which broke the record for the highest-grossing South Korean film.[1][2][3][4]
Lee Byeong-heon | |
|---|---|
_2m_27s.png) Lee in 2015 | |
| Born | 23 July 1980 |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이병헌 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Byeongheon |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Pyŏnghŏn |
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2008 | Scandal Makers | No | Adaptation | No | |
| 2009 | Smell | Yes | No | No | |
| 2011 | Sunny | No | Adaptation | No | |
| 2012 | Cheer Up Mr. Lee | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Never Ending Story | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2014 | Tazza: The Hidden Card | No | Adaptation | No | |
| 2015 | Love Forecast | No | Yes | No | |
| Twenty | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2018 | What a Man Wants | Yes | Adaptation | No | |
| 2019 | Extreme Job | Yes | No | No | |
| 2023 | Dream | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | Honey Sweet | No | Yes | No | [5] |
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | |||
| 2019 | Be Melodramatic | Yes | Yes | [6] |
| 2024 | Everything Shall Come True | Yes | No | [7][8] |
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | Director | Writer | ||
| 2013 | Peckish Women | 출출한 여자 - 2화 금기의 맛 | Yes | Yes | web series |
| 2016 | Be Positive | 긍정이 체질 | Yes | Yes | Naver TV Series[9] Aired at JTBC2 in 2017[10] |
| 2022 | Alice, the Ultimate Weapon | 최종병기 앨리스 | Yes | No | Watcha original drama |
| 2024 | Chicken Nugget | 닭강정 | Yes | Yes | Netflix series[11][12] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 |
38th Seoul Independent Film Festival | Audience Award | Smell | Nominated |
| 2013 | 50th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | Cheer Up Mr. Lee | Nominated |
| 2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Director (Film) | Twenty | Nominated |
| 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | ||
| 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | ||
| The Korea Film Actors Association Awards | Best New Director Award | Won | ||
| 2019 | 21st Udine Far East Film Festival | Audience Award | Extreme Job | Won |
| 24th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Director Award | Nominated | ||
| 8th Buil Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| 8th Korea Best Star Award | Best Director | Won | ||
| 19th Director's Cut Awards | Director of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | 56th Grand Bell Awards | Best Director | Nominated |
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