Lee Yong-ju
Lee Yong-ju is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.Career
Born in 1970, Lee studied architecture at Yonsei University. He was assistant director to Bong Joon-ho for Memories of Murder and wrote scripts for a long period of time. His script for his directorial feature debut horror film Possessed was the most talked-about script in the local film industry due to its unique idea and well-conceived plot. The film won critical praise but stumbled at the box office. His second feature Architecture 101 "captured viewers' attention and earned critical plaudits with its restrained style and well drawn characters."Filmography
- A.F.R.I.K.A. - production dept
- Memories of Murder - assistant director
- Spider Forest - production dept, actor
- Feathers in the Wind - actor
- Holy Daddy - production dept
- The Mafia, the Salesman - line producer
- Possessed - director, screenwriter
- Architecture 101 - director, screenwriter
- The Silenced - script editor
- The Himalayas - production dept
- Seo Bok - director
Awards
- 2009 10th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best New Director
- 2009 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Screenplay
- 2012 12th Buil Film Awards: Best Screenplay