Um Tae-hwa

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
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(m. 2023)​
FamilyUhm Tae-goo (brother)
Korean name
Hangul
엄태화
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.[1][2][3][4][5]

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]

  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.