Lee Hae-young

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Hae-young (Korean: 이해영; born 1973) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee wrote and directed his debut feature Like a Virgin (2006) (with director Lee Hae-jun), which won several awards for Best New Director and Best Screenplay. His first solo feature was Foxy Festival (2010). His third feature was a mystery film called The Silenced (2015).^[1][2][3][4]

Lee Hae-young
Lee Hae-young (right) in 2015
Born	(1973-10-18) October 18, 1973 (age 52) South Korea
Alma mater	Seoul Institute of the Arts
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul	이해영
RR	I Haeyeong
MR	I Haeyŏng

Personal life

Lee is openly gay.^{[5][unreliable source?][6][unreliable source?]}

Filmography

As director

• Like a Virgin (2006)
• Foxy Festival (2010)
• The Silenced (2015)
• Believer (2018)
• Phantom (2023)^[7]
• Aema (2025)

As screenwriter

• Coming Out (short film, 2000)
• Conduct Zero (2002)
• Au Revoir, UFO (2004)
• Like a Virgin (2006)
• Foxy Festival (2010)
• 26 Years (2012)
• The Silenced (2015)
• Believer (2018)

For original idea

• Kick the Moon (2001)

As script editor

• Arahan (2004)

Awards

• 2006 7th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (Like a Virgin)
• 2006 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Director (Like a Virgin)
• 2006 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Screenplay (Like a Virgin)
• 2006 5th Korean Film Awards: Best New Director (Like a Virgin)
• 2007 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Screenplay (Like a Virgin)