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Um Tae-hwa (born 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Um's directorial feature debut Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls (2013)—a graduation project for the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA)—was nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best New Director at the 1st Wildflower Film Awards and Best New ...
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Name:Uhm Tae-HwaHangul:엄태화Born:1981Birthplace:South KoreaBest Director ("Concrete Utopia") - 2023 (44th) Blue Dragon Film Awards- November 24, 2023Best New Director ("Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned") - 2017 (54th) Daejong Film Awards- October 25, 2017UM Tae-hwa, born in 1981, was studying advertising design at Hongik University when he started directing short movies, starting with <The Story About SunHee> in 2002. The following year, his short <Cactus> (2003) won Best Picture at the Evergreen International Short Film Festival.
Aug 9, 2023 · A black comedy disaster thriller about Koreans' love and hate of apartments, starring Lee Byung-hun. Director Um Tae-hwa talks about his film's scale, tone, actors and details in an interview with The Korea Herald.
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Dec 9, 2023 · ‘Concrete Utopia’ director Um Tae-Hwa & Star Lee Byung-Hun discuss South Korea’s post-apocalyptic Oscar submission at Deadline’s Contenders International.
Oct 2, 2023 · Concrete Utopia is a disaster movie based on a webtoon that director Um Tae-hwa has used to tell a generational story about class, real estate, and the moral complexities of survival.
UM Tae-hwa, born in 1981, was studying advertising design at Hongik University when he started directing short movies, starting with <The Story About SunHee> in 2002. The following year, his short <Cactus> (2003) won Best Picture at the Evergreen International Short Film Festival.
