Lee Myung-se

Lee Myung-se (Korean: 이명세; born August 20, 1957) is a South Korean filmmaker.

Lee Myung-se
Born	(1957-08-20) August 20, 1957 (age 67) Baekmajang, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter

Lee began his career as an assistant producer under Bae Chang-ho for the films Hwang Jin-I (1986), Our Sweet Days of Youth (1988), and Dream (1990). At the 1991 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, he was awarded Best New Director for the film, Naui Sarang Naui Shinbu, and in 1993 won the Special Jury Award for Cheot Sarang.

Other film credits include Nowhere to Hide (1999) and Duelist (2005).

Filmography

• Gagman (1989) - writer and director
• The Dream (Ggum; 1990) - writer
• My Love, My Bride (Naui sarang naui sinbu; 1990) - writer and director^[1][2]
• First Love (Cheot sarang; 1993) - writer and director
• Bitter and Sweet (Namjaui goerowe; 1995) - writer and director
• Their Last Love Affair (Jidokhan sarang; 1996) - writer and director
• Nowhere to Hide (Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda; 1999) - writer and director^[3]
• Duelist (Hyeongsa; 2005) - writer, director and Producer ^[4][5][6]
• M (2007) - writer, director and Producer^[7] The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival,^[8]

Awards and nominations

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, category, nominated work, and the result of the nomination

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
1990	12th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Director	My Love, My Bride	Won
	29th Grand Bell Awards	Best New Director		Won
	36th Asian Pacific Film Festival	Best New Director		Won
	02nd Chunsa Film Festival	New Director Award		Won
	11th Korean Film Critics Association Awards	Best Screenplay		Won
1993	1993 38th Asia Pacific Film Festival	Special Jury Award	First Love	Won
	1993 14th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Screenplay		Won
1999	1999 20th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Picture	Nowhere to Hide	Won
2000	02nd Deauville Asian Film Festival	Best Director		Won
	2000 02nd Deauville Asian Film Festival	Grand Prize		Won
	14th Fukuoka Asian Film Festival	Grand Prix		Won
2005	25th Korean Film Critics Association Awards	Best Picture	Duelist	Won
		Best Director		Won
		Top 10 Film		Won
2006	42nd Baeksang Arts Awards	Film Best Director		Won
		Best Film		Nominated
2007	27th Korean Association of Film Critics Award for	Best Director	M	Won
2008	09th Busan Film Critics Association Award	Best Director		Won

Honours

• Jury member at the 2024 Busan International Film Festival for its main competition section 'New Currents Award'.^[9]