Ahn Gooc-jin

In this Korean name, the family name is Ahn.

Ahn Gooc-jin (born 1980), is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Ahn's directorial feature debut Alice in Earnestland (2015) has won various awards, including New Talent Award at the 39th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, Best Screenplay at the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards and Best Independent Film Director at the 16th Director's Cut Awards.

Ahn Gooc-jin
Born	1980 (age 44–45) Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Kyung Hee University – Theater & Film Korean Academy of Film Arts – Directing
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul	안국진
Revised Romanization	An Gukjin
McCune–Reischauer	An Kukchin

Career

Ahn was born in 1980.^[1][2]

Ahn had his TV debut in 2018 through the Drama Stage episode All About My Rival in Love.

Filmography

• Stop by My House (short film, 2008) – director, screenwriter, editor
• A Little Pond (2009) – production assistant
• Poetry (2010) – production assistant
• Double Clutch (short film, 2012) – director, screenwriter, editor
• The Weight (2012) – 1st assistant director
• Alice in Earnestland (2015) – director, screenwriter, editor
• Drama Stage: All About My Rival in Love (2018) – director
• SF8 ("Baby It’s Over Outside" episode) (2020) – director
• Troll Factory (2024) – director, screenwriter

Awards

• 2015 39th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival: New Talent Award (Alice in Earnestland)
• 2016 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Screenplay (Film) (Alice in Earnestland)^[3]
• 2016 16th Director's Cut Awards: Best Independent Film Director (Alice in Earnestland)^[4]