Kim Young-tak
Kim Young-tak (born 1976) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim wrote and directed the comedy film Hello Ghost (2010). The comedy was a local hit - the 9th highest grossing Korean film in 2010, and won him the Best New Director (Film) at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2011.
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Kim Young-tak
- Name
- Kim Young-tak
- Born
- 1976
- Birthplace
- South Korea
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter Kim Young-tak (born 1976) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
- Known for
- Hello Ghost
- Languages
- Korean
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Kim Young-tak (born 1976) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim wrote and directed the comedy film Hello Ghost (2010). The comedy was a local hit - the 9th highest grossing Korean film in 2010, and won him the Best New Director (Film) at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2011.
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In 2018, Kim released the thriller novel Gomtang about a timetraveller who travels from 2063 to Busan of 2019 and is confronted with series of murders there. While initially published online, it was also published physically in two volumes.
• Name — Kim Young-tak • Born — 1976 • Birthplace — South Korea • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter Kim Young-tak (born 1976) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim wrote and directed the comedy film Hello Ghost (2010). The comedy was a local hit - the 9th highest grossing Korean film in 2010, and won him the Best New Director (Film) at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2011. In 2018, Kim released the thriller novel Gomtang about a timetraveller who travels from 2063 to Busan of 2019 and is confronted with series of murders there. While initially published online, it was also published physically in two volumes.
Filmography
Filmography
• A Bold Family (2005) - script editor • BA:BO (2008) - screenwriter • Hello Ghost (2010) - director, screenwriter • Slow Video (2014) - director, screenwriter
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Recipient — Result • 2011 — 47th Baeksang Arts Awards — Best New Director (Film) — Hello Ghost • 48th Grand Bell Awards — Best New Director • Best Screenplay • 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards — Best New Director
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.KIM Young-tak. Korean Film Biz Zone.
- 2.Han, Sang-hee. A striking twist after an arduous journey. The Korea Times. 9 December 2010.
- 3.The Best Selling Films of 2010. Koreanfilm.org.
- 4.Hello Ghost walks through walls, opens in China. Korean Film Biz Zone. 29 November 2011.
- 5.47th Baeksang Arts Awards Winners!. JPopAsia. 27 May 2011.
- 6.Jung, Yu-mi. In Focus: Slow Video. Korean Film Biz Zone. 6 October 2014.
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- Gomtang (곰탕, 2018)
- Gomtang 2 (곰탕 2, 2018)
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