Lee Chang-dong
Lee Chang-dong (; born July 4, 1954) is a South Korean
film director,
screenwriter, and
novelist. He has directed six
feature films: ''
Green Fish'' (1997), ''
Peppermint Candy'' (1999), ''
Oasis'' (2002), ''
Secret Sunshine'' (2007), ''
Poetry'' (2010), and ''
Burning'' (2018). ''Burning'' became the first Korean film to make it to the
91st Academy Awards' final nine-film shortlist for
Best Foreign Language Film. ''Burning'' also won the
Fipresci International Critics' Prize at the
71st Cannes Film Festival,
Best Foreign Language Film in
Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and
Best Foreign Language Film in
Toronto Film Critics Association.
Lee has won
Silver Lion for Best Director and
Fipresci International Critics' Prize at the
2002 Venice Film Festival and the
Best Screenplay Award at the
2010 Cannes Film Festival. He also won the award for Achievement in Directing at the 4th
Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2017,
Jury Grand Prize at the 2018
Asia Pacific Screen Awards,
Best Director and Lifetime Achievement Award at the
13th Asian Film Awards in 2019, and he has been nominated for the
Golden Lion and the
Palme d'Or. Lee served as South Korea's
Minister of Culture and Tourism from 2003 to 2004.
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