29 Facts About Park Chan-wook

Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic.

Park Chan-wook is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as world cinema in 21st century.

Park Chan-wook's films have gained notoriety for their cinematography and framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter.

For Decision to Leave, Park Chan-wook won Best Director at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and the film was selected to compete for the.

Park Chan-wook is known for Thirst and English-language works Stoker and The Little Drummer Girl, a television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by John le Carre.

Originally intending to be an art critic, Park Chan-wook, upon seeing Vertigo, resolved to become a filmmaker.

In 2000, Park Chan-wook directed Joint Security Area, which was a great success both commercially and critically, even surpassing Kang Je-gyu's Shiri as the then most-watched film ever made in South Korea.

Park Chan-wook won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival for Oldboy.

Since 2004, Park Chan-wook has been an owner of the filmmaking company Moho Film, which participated in the production of Snowpiercer and The Handmaiden.

In 2006, Park Chan-wook was the member of official section jury at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival.

In February 2007, Park Chan-wook won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival.

In 2009, Park Chan-wook directed the vampire film Thirst, starring Song Kang-ho, which won the Prix du Jury at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

Park Chan-wook considered directing Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy but ultimately turned it down.

In 2011, Park Chan-wook said his new fantasy-horror film Paranmanjang was shot entirely on the iPhone.

Park Chan-wook said he learned to accelerate the production process and completed filming in 480 hours.

On 2 March 2013, Park Chan-wook appeared on a panel discussion about the film Stoker held at the Freer Gallery of Art in the Smithsonian's Museums of Asian Art.

In 2014, Park Chan-wook directed a short film commissioned by luxury brand Ermenegildo Zegna, co-written by himself, Ayako Fujitani, Chung Chung-hoon and Michael Werwie, scored by Clint Mansell, and starring Jack Huston and Daniel Wu.

In September 2014, it was announced that Park Chan-wook would adapt Fingersmith, a historical crime novel by Sarah Waters.

In October 2014, it was announced that Park Chan-wook had signed on to direct the sci-fi body-swap film, Second Born.

At the 24th Busan International Film Festival, Park said that he is writing scripts for feature films, for theater and for TV, including a new installment in the Vengeance Trilogy, and a second adaptation of Donald E Westlake's novel The Axe.

Park Chan-wook was awarded Best Director at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival for his work on Decision to Leave.

Park Chan-wook's films have gained notoriety for their cinematography and framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter.

Park Chan-wook has a history of successful collaborations with various talented individuals in the film industry.

Park Chan-wook has worked closely with music director Jo Yeong-wook since their collaboration on Joint Security Area.

Park Chan-wook was raised in a devout Catholic family in Korea, and describes himself as an atheist.

Park Chan-wook has collaborated with his younger brother, Park Chan-kyong, who is a media artist.

Park Chan-wook dedicated his career tribute to his wife Kim Eun-Hee at the 15th Marrakech International Film Festival.

Park Chan-wook voiced support for the Democratic Labor Party and was a member of its successor, the New Progressive Party.

Park Chan-wook supported Justice Party candidate Sim Sang-jung in the 2017 South Korean presidential election.