Jung Jin-woo
Jung Jin-woo is a South Korean film director and producer. Jung made his directorial debut with The Only Son at the age of 23, setting the Korean record for the youngest person to direct a movie. After finishing Early Rain, one of the most famous teenage movies of the 1960s, he went on to direct The Ran's Elegy, The Secret Meeting, and The Student Boarder, showcasing his superb skills as a film director.
Selected filmography
As director
- The Only Son
- The Secret Meeting
- The Ran's Elegy
- Early Rain
- The Student Boarder
- Gunsmoke
- The White Crow
- Cloud
- Woman
- Frozen Spring
- Oyster Village
- Long Live the Island Frogs
- End of an Affair
- Adultery Tree
- Autumn After Love
- ''Mugunghwa ''
As producer
Awards
- 1971 14th Buil Film Awards: Best Director
- 1973 10th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Director
- 1974 16th Buil Film Awards: Best Director
- 1979 18th Grand Bell Awards: Best Director
- 1980 1st Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Special Mention
- 1984 23rd Grand Bell Awards: Best Director
- 1985 5th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Director
- 2014 51st Grand Bell Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award for the Advancement of Cinema
- 2015 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award