Lee Byeong-heon (Korean: 이병헌; born 23 July 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 film Twenty and 2019 film Extreme Job, the latter of which broke the record for the highest-grossing South Korean film.[1][2][3][4]
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Born | (1980-07-23) 23 July 1980 (age 42) South Korea |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 2008–present |
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Director | Writer | Producer | |||
2008 | Scandal Makers | Adaptation | |||
2009 | Smell | Yes | |||
2011 | Sunny | Adaptation | |||
2012 | Cheer Up Mr. Lee | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Never Ending Story | Yes | ||||
2014 | Tazza: The Hidden Card | Adaptation | |||
2015 | Love Forecast | Yes | |||
Twenty | Yes | Yes | |||
2018 | What a Man Wants | Yes | Adaptation | ||
2019 | Extreme Job | Yes | |||
TBA | Dream | Yes | Yes | Post-production |
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | |
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Director | Writer | |||
2013 | Peckish Women | Yes | Yes | web series |
2016 | Be Positive | Yes | Yes | web series |
2019 | Be Melodramatic | Yes | Yes | |
2022 | Alice, the Ultimate Weapon | Yes | Watcha original drama | |
TBA | Chicken Nugget | Yes | Netflix sereis |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2012 |
38th Seoul Independent Film Festival | Audience Award | Smell | Nominated |
2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Director (Film) | Twenty | Nominated |
52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | ||
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | ||
The Korea Film Actors Association Awards | Best New Director Award | Won | ||
2019 | 21st Udine Far East Film Festival | Audience Award | Extreme Job | Won |
24th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Director Award | Nominated | ||
8th Buil Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
8th Korea Best Star Award | Best Director | Won | ||
19th Director's Cut Awards | Director of the Year | Nominated | ||
2020 | 56th Grand Bell Awards | Best Director | Nominated |
Works by Lee Byeong-heon | |
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Film |
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Television series |
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