Han Jin-won
Han Jin-won (born 1985) is a South Korean screenwriter. He is best known for his work on Parasite as writer, which earned him critical appraisal and recognition including an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020. He shared this award with Bong Joon-ho, and this made the two of them the first Asian writers to win any screenwriting Academy Award.
Han Jin-won
- Born
- 2000 · South Korea.
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Occupation
- screenwriter · film director
- Education
- Yong In University
- Honours
- Academy Award for Best Writing and Original Screenplay
- Languages
- Korean
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• Year — Title — Director(s) — Screenwriter(s) — Actor(s) — Notes • 2012 — South Bound — Prop team • 2014 — Dad for Rent — Assistant • Daughter — Assistant • 2015 — Granny's Got Talent — Assistant — Role as Bus mock 3 • Enemies In-Law — Support for Directing • 2016 — Pandora — Assistant • 2017 — Sense8 season 2 — Assistant — Third assistant director – Korea Unit • Okja — Assistant • 2019 — Parasite — Co-writer with Bong Joon-ho Also credited as script supervisor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay • 2025 — Newtopia — TV series • I Am a Running Mate — TV series
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- 1.Pedersen, Erik. Oscars Winners List (Updating Live). Deadline. 2020-02-09.
- 2.Oscars: Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite' Wins South Korea's First Oscar|Hollywood Reporter
- 3.Joyce Eng. 'Parasite's' Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won would be the first Asian writers to win an Oscar – GoldDerby. Goldderby.com. 2020-02-07.
- 4.Lee, Ho-yeong. MBC Entertainment. August 7, 2024.
- 5.Lee Mi-ji. '기생충' 한진원 작가, '러닝메이트'로 연출 데뷔.내년 티빙 공개(공식). Herald Pop. March 20, 2023.
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