Huh Jung

South Korean film director and screenwriter

Huh Jung
Born	1981 (age 42–43) South Korea
Occupation(s)	Film director screenwriter


Korean name
Hangul	허정
Revised Romanization	Heo Jeong
McCune–Reischauer	Hŏ Chŏng

Huh Jung (born 1981) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Huh directorial debut - a low-budget horror-thriller Hide and Seek (2013) starring Son Hyun-joo, was an unexpected hit in 2013 with 5.6 million admissions.^[1]^[2]^[3] His second feature - also a horror film, titled The Mimic, stars actress Yum Jung-ah and is scheduled to release in 2017.^[4]

Filmography

Goldfish (short film, 2004) - producer-director
Dancing Boy (short film, 2005) - actor
Let Me Free (short film, 2006) - cinematography dept
The Cursed (short film, 2010) - director, screenwriter
Rolling Home With a Bull (2010) - directing dept
The Wish (short film, 2012) - director, screenwriter
Moment (short film, 2012) - director
Big Good (2013) - actor, production sound mixer
Hide and Seek (2013) - director, screenwriter
The Mimic (2017) - director, screenwriter

Awards

2013 33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (Hide and Seek)

References

^ "HUH Jung". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
^ Lee, Sun-min (27 August 2013). "Hide and Seek stays No. 1 with surprising run". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
^ Conran, Pierce (13 August 2015). "Whatever Ever Happened to K-Horror?". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
^ Conran, Pierce (12 November 2015). "HIDE AND SEEK Director Wraps New Horror". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-12-06.