Lee Hwan-kyung

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Hwan-kyung (Korean: 이환경; born 1970) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with He Was Cool (2004). His next two features, Lump Sugar (2006) revolves around Si-eun who dreams of becoming a jockey and Champ (2011), which is based on a true story, depicts the relationship between a recently injured racehorse and the jockey who is gradually losing his eyesight.^[1][2][3] His fourth feature Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) became the biggest hit of the year with more than 12.32 million viewers.^[4][5]

Lee Hwan-kyung
Born	1970 (age 54–55) South Korea
Alma mater	Seoul Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul	이환경
RR	I Hwangyeong
MR	I Hwan'gyŏng

His next project was the Chinese film Amazing Father and Daughter (2016), which started production at the end of 2015 and released in 2016.^[6]

Filmography

Feature Films

Year	Title	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
		Director	Writer	Producer
1999	Rainbow Trout	1st assistant director	No	No		[7]
2004	He Was Cool	Yes	Yes	No	Also minor acting role	[8]
2006	Lump Sugar	Yes	Yes	No
2011	Champ	Yes	Yes	Yes
2013	Miracle in Cell No. 7	Yes	Yes	No
2016	Amazing Father and Daughter	Yes	No	No	Chinese-language film debut	[6]
2020	Best friend (also known as Good Neighbor)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Executive producer	[8]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Recipient(s)	Outcome	Ref
14th Chunsa Film Art Awards	2006	Best New Director	Lump Sugar	Won
49th Baeksang Arts Awards[9][10]	2013	Best Film	Miracle in Cell No. 7	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Lee Hwan-kyung[a]	Nominated
50th Grand Bell Awards	2013	Best Screenplay	Lee Hwan-kyung[a]	Won	[11]
		Best Planning	Lee Hwan-kyung[b]	Won
		Best Director	Lee Hwan-kyung	Nominated
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards	2013	Most Popular Film	Miracle in Cell No. 7	Won
		Best Screenplay	Lee Hwan-kyung[a]	Nominated

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor

Country	Ceremony	Year	Honor or Award	Ref.
South Korea	Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards[c]	2023	Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class	[15]

Notes

1. Award shared with Kim Hwang-sung, Kim Young-seok
2. Award shared with Kim Min-ki and Kim Min-guk
3. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.^[12][13] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[14]