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Jeong Yoon-cheol (born May 14, 1971) is a South Korean film director. He is known for his film Marathon.

Career

Jeong graduated from School of Film and Theater at Hanyang University. After his successful directorial debut with short film Memorial Picture, he was selected as a member of MAMPIST and studied film editing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. His short film Hibernation was invited to the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival in 1999 and won Best Director Award at the Shinyoung Film Festival.

In 2005 his heart-warming feature debut Marathon about an autistic athlete was a huge hit in Korea. His next movie was the comedy Shim's Family.

Filmography as director

• Marathon (2005)
• Skeletons in the Closet aka Shim's Family (2007)
• Third Gaze [ko]
• Isn't It Good [ko]
• A Man Who Was Superman (2008)
• Warriors of the Dawn (2017)

Award

References

1. Yang, Sung-jin (January 19, 2005). "Cho Seung-woo shines in Running Boy". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
2. Lee, Seung-jae (January 26, 2005). "Marathon or Mal-ah-ton". The Dong-A Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
3. "A Man Who Was Superman". filmbor.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
4. "Yeo Jin-goo, Lee Jung-jae cast as prince, army leader in upcoming period flick". 2016-08-25. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
5. "Marathon - Awards" Archived 2013-05-25 at the Wayback Machine. Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
6. ""Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" wins Best Picture Award". HanCinema. 30 November 2005. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
7. '말아톤' 정윤철감독, 장애인인권상 수상. 스타뉴스 (in Korean). 2005-12-03. Retrieved 2023-05-11.

External links

• Jeong Yoon-cheol at IMDb
• Jeong Yoon-cheol at the Korean Movie Database
• Jeong Yoon-cheol at HanCinema

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