Um Tae-hwa

Um Tae-hwa (born 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Um's directorial feature debut Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls (2013)—a graduation project for the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA)—was nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best New Director at the 1st Wildflower Film Awards and Best New Director (Film) at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2014.[1][2][3][4][5]

In this Korean name, the family name is Um.
Um Tae-hwa
Um Tae-hwa in 2023
Born1980 (age 42–43)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)Film director,
screenwriter
Spouse
Unknown
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(m. 2023)​
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationEom Tae-hwa
McCune–ReischauerŎm T'ae-hwa

In 2023 his film Concrete Utopia was selected as South Korean entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards to be held in March 2024.[6][7]

Personal life

His younger brother Uhm Tae-goo, is a South Korean actor known for his roles in many critically acclaimed films, such as Coin Locker Girl (2015), The Age of Shadows (2016) and for his main roles in popular Korean dramas, such as Save Me 2 (2019), Hometown (2021) and Dr. Brain (2021).

Um married a non-celebrity girlfriend on April 29, 2023 in Gangnam, Seoul. Um's wife is known to have worked as an interior designer and the head of a design studio.[8]

Filmography

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 54th Grand Bell Awards Best New Director Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned Won [9]
Best Screenplay Nominated
12th Festival du Film Coréen à Paris Audience Award Won [10]
2023 Buil Film Awards Best Director Concrete Utopia Nominated [11]

References
  1. "UM Tae-hwa". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  2. "KAFA student UM Tae-hwa takes Mise-en-scène's Grand Prize". Korean Film Biz Zone. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  3. Esteban Cayer, Ariel. "Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls". Fantasia International Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  4. Kwon, Eugene (6 December 2013). "Review: Keeping Up the Bad Fight – Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls". Modern Korean Cinema. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  5. Lee, Claire (31 March 2014). "Wildflower Film Awards Korea to dole out first gongs". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  6. Ryu Ji-yoon (August 17, 2023). "'콘크리트 유토피아', 내년 오스카 국제장편영화 출품작 선정" ['Concrete Utopia' Selected for Next Year's Oscar International Feature Film Entry]. Dailyian (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  7. Frater, Patrick; Bleasdale, John (August 17, 2023). "International Oscar Race: Korea Selects Disaster Action Film 'Concrete Utopia'". Variety. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  8. Ha Su-jeong (May 2, 2023). "[단독] '엄태구 형' 엄태화 감독, 미모의 디자이너 결혼..이병헌·박서준 하객" [Exclusive] Director Uhm Tae-hwa of 'Uhm Tae-goo's brother, married a beautiful designer...Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun as guests] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  9. "Stars shine at Daejong awards: A successful year for film industry celebrated at annual ceremony". Korea JoongAng Daily. 27 October 2017.
  10. "VANISHING TIME: A BOY WHO RETURNED Wins Audience Award at the Festival du Film Coréen à Paris". koreanfilm.or.kr.
  11. Nam, Yoo-jung; Lee, Woo-young (2023-08-27). "누가 받아도 될 정도로 훌륭한 후보들, 그중 최고는 누구?" [Great candidates to anyone can accept, who is the best of them?]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-27.


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