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South Korean film director and screenwriter In this Korean name, the family name is Um.
Um Tae-hwa
Um Tae-hwa in 2023
Born1980 (age 43–44)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)Film director,
screenwriter
Years active2002–present
Spouse Undisclosed ​(m. 2023)​
FamilyUhm Tae-goo (brother)
Korean name
Hangul엄태화
Revised RomanizationEom Tae-hwa
McCune–ReischauerŎm T'ae-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.

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.

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.

Filmography

Short film

Short film credits
Year Title Credited as Ref.
English Korean Director Screenplay Producer
2002 The Story About Sun-hee 선희야 노올자 director
2003 Cactus 선인장 screenwriter producer editor, storyboard
2010 Common Story 신봉리 우리집: 흔한이야기
2011 Nice Shorts! 2011 (segment: "Home Sweet Home") 유숙자
2012 Forest 숲
2012 Heart Vibrator 하트바이브레이터 screenwriter

Feature film

Feature film credits
Year Title Credited as Ref.
English Korean Director Screenplay Storyboard Other
2004 Three... Extremes 쓰리, 몬스터 directing department — — —
2005 Sympathy for Lady Vengeance 친절한 금자씨 assistant director
2006 The Faces 얼굴들 — actor
2007 Epitaph 기담 assistant director
2011 Night Fishing 파란만장 storyboard
2013 Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls 잉투기 director screenwriter — Editor
2014 Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits 파란만장 — scripter storyboard
2014 Tinker Ticker 들개 actor
2014 The Wicked 마녀 storyboard
2015 Socialphobia 소셜포비아 Cinematography department
2016 Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned 가려진 시간 director
2023 Concrete Utopia 콘크리트 유토피아

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 54th Grand Bell Awards Best New Director Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned Won
Best Screenplay Nominated
12th Festival du Film Coréen à Paris Audience Award Won
2023 32nd Buil Film Awards Best Director Concrete Utopia Nominated
44th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Director Won
59th Grand Bell Awards Best Director Nominated
2024 60th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated

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?]. Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  12. Bae Hyo-joo (November 24, 2023). "'감독상' 엄태화 "올해 결혼, 신혼 못 즐겨" 고백‥이병헌 흐뭇[청룡영화상]" [Best Director’ Uhm Tae-hwa confesses, “I got married this year, I can’t enjoy my honeymoon” Lee Byung-hun is happy ]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  13. Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Naver.

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Grand Bell Awards for Best New Director
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2001–2010
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2021–present
  • N/A (2021)
  • Park Yi-woong (2022)
  • Ahn Tae-jin (2023)
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director
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