Park In-je

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park In-je (Korean: 박인제; born May 21, 1973) is a South Korean film director, television director and screenwriter. He directed the Netflix original series Kingdom Season 2 (2020) and the Disney+ original Moving (2023).

Park In-je
박인제
Born	May 21, 1973 South Korea
Alma mater	Korea National University of Arts (Bachelor's degree in Film)
Occupation(s)	Film director,screenwriter}
Years active	2001–present
Korean name
Hangul	박인제
RR	Bak Inje
MR	Pak Inje

Education

Park is a graduate from the Korea National University of Arts.^[1]

Career

In 2001, Park made his debut as a director and screenwriter with the short film Happy Death. Two years later, in 2003, he directed and wrote the screenplay for another short film titled The End of the Road which later won the grand prize at the fourth Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival.^[2]

While working on a story about a journalist, Park discovered the true story about a soldier named Yun Seok-yang, an army soldier serving in the Defense Security Command of Korea's Armed Forces. In 1990, Yun left his military base and took a floppy disk with a secret list of important people which included the names of former presidents and religious leaders; previously it had been subject to investigations by the Defense Security Command. Yun decided to reveal the contents of the disk at a press conference, believing it was the right thing to do.^[3] This story inspired Park to make a movie, called Moby Dick, about a journalist trying to uncover a secret organization that controls the government.^[4]

Park co-directed the second season of Kim Eun-hee's show Kingdom with Kim Seong-hun; it aired in 2020.^[5] In February 2021, it was reported that the agreement between the co-producers JTBC and Next Entertainment World had been canceled. As a result, Park In-je replaced Director Mo Wan-il as the director of the Disney+ Original Moving.^[6][7]

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title		Role			Ref.
	English	Korean	Director	Writer	Other
2000	Enjoy Your Summer	엔조이 유어 썸머	No	No	Cinematography	[8]
2001	Happy Death	행복한 죽음	Yes	Yes	Music, sound mixing	[9]
2002	A Blossom on Tea	하교길	No	No	Lighting	[10]
2002	Dancing Cop Twist Kim	수사반장 트위스트 김	No	No	Cinematography	[11]
2002	Lesson	레슨	No	No	Lighting	[12]
2003	The End of the Road	여기가 끝이다	Yes	Yes	Sound mixing	[13]
2009	Short! Short! Short! 2009: Show Me The Money — Price of Ciggarettes	황금시대 — 담뱃값	No	No	Music	[14] [15]

Feature film

Year	Title		Role			Ref.
	English	Korean	Director	Writer	Other
2011	Moby Dick	모비딕	Yes	Yes[a]	—	[16]
2014	My Ordinary Love Story	내 연애의 기억	No	No	L	[17]
2017	The Mayor	특별시민	Yes	Yes[a]	—	[18]

Web series

Year	Title		Role		Ref.
	English	Korean	Director	Writer
2020	Kingdom 2	킹덤	Yes	No	[19]
2023	Moving	무빙	Yes[b]	No	[20]

Accolades

With six nominations, Moving was the most nominated series at the 2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards.^[21] All six nominations were won at the award show on October 8, 2023.^[22]

Award	Year	Category	Nominee(s) / work(s)	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2023	Best Director	Moving	Won	[23]
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards	2023	Best Creative		Won	[24]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2011	Best New Director — Film	Moby Dick	Nominated	[25]
		Best Screenplay — Film		Nominated
	2024	Best Director – Television	Moving	Nominated	[26]
Cine21 Movie Award	2011	Best Screenplay of the Year	Moby Dick	Won	[25]
Grand Bell Awards	2011	Best New Director		Nominated	[25]
	2023	Best Series Director	Moving	Nominated	[27]
Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival	2003	Grand Prize	The End of the Road	Won	[2]
Seoul International Drama Awards	2024	Best Director	Moving	Won	[28]

Notes

1. With Park Sin-gyu
2. With Park Yoon-seo