Director

Whang Cheol-mean

Directing

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 1033809

IMDb ID: nm0155706

Known for: Directing

Born: August 19, 1960

Age: 65

Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2005 - 2015

Years active: 11

Wikidata: Q97213949

Also known as

황철민 • Cheol-Mean Whang

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Biography

Whang Cheolmean is a graduate of the German Film & Television Academy of Berlin (DFFB). His thesis film, Fuck Hamlet (1997), was invited to both the Berlin International Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival. After returning to Korea, he produced the documentaries Battle of Okcheon (2001) and King and His Sculptor (2002). In 2004, his film Spying Cam (2004) won the FIPRESCI Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and the NETPACK Award at the Brisbane International Film Festival. His later films, such as Let’s Finish! (2006), MOSCOW (2009), Morning Glory (2012), Oldmen Never Die (2013), and Jung Jo Mun’s Pot (2015) have been presented at various film festivals.

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