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.
Also recorded as Kim Yeong-tak
Kim Young-tak
- Name
- Kim Young-tak
- Born
- 1976
- Birthplace
- South Korea
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Known for
- Hello Ghost
- Languages
- Korean
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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.
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• Name — Kim Young-tak • Born — 1976 • Birthplace — South Korea • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter
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Kim Young-tak (born 1976) is recorded as a film director, screenwriter and writer. Kim Young-tak was born in 1976.
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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- 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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