Seong Hun Kim

Seong Hun Kim

director, writer, second unit director or assistant director

Seong Hun Kim was born on Feb 20, 1971 in South Korea. Seong Hun Kim's big-screen debut came with A Hard Day directed by Seong Hun Kim in 2014. Seong Hun Kim is known for A Hard Day directed by Seong Hun Kim, Lee Sun-kyun stars as Det. Ko Gun-soo and Cho Jin-woong as Park Chang-min. Seong Hun Kim has got 12 awards and 9 nominations so far. The most recent award Seong Hun Kim achieved is Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF). The upcoming new movie Seong Hun Kim plays is Restless which will be released on Feb 25, 2022.

Kim Seong-hun received critical and commercial acclaim with A HARD DAY (2014). The film premiered at the Directors' Fortnight sidebar of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival where it drew unanimously positive reviews. Moreover, it gained international recognition and praise from critics and audiences at several major festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and AFI Festival. A HARD DAY went on to receive numerous prestigious awards and nominations locally: Kim won Best Director at the 51st Grand Bell Awards, the 1st Korean Film Producers Association Awards, the 6th KOFRA Film Awards, the 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards and 51st Baeksang Arts Awards, as well as Best Screenplay at the 15th Busan Film Critics' Awards and 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards. His next film, THE TUNNEL (2016) was also a box office success and earned lead actor Ha Jung Woo the Best Actor Prize at the 22nd Chunsa Film Awards. In 2019, Director Kim teamed up with Netflix to helm its big-budget zombie mystery drama, KINGDOM, which became a global success, and Season 2 set to air in March 2020. Director Kim is currently shooting KIDNAP (2020) with actor Ha Jung Woo in Morocco.

  • Birthday

    Feb 20, 1971
  • Place of Birth

    South Korea

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Awards

12 wins & 9 nominations

Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF)
2017
Critics Award
Winner - Critic's Prize
Festival 2 Valenciennes
2017
Jury Prize
Winner - Prix du Jury
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