Lee Yoon-ki (; born 1965), is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Career Lee Yoon-ki earned his MA in business administration/economics at the University of Southern California. After returning to Korea, he worked as a producer and director of several short films. His first feature, This Charming Girl, attracted much attention from major film festivals, including Sundance and Berlin. His second feature, Love Talk, was invited to compete at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and his third and fourth features, Ad-lib Night and My Dear Enemy were both critically acclaimed.
Since his debut, Lee has emerged as one of Korea's leading sources of small-budgeted, intimate dramas about ordinary people. He is particularly known for inhabiting the worlds of female characters, and he has worked with a range of up and coming actresses including Kim Ji-soo, Han Hyo-joo and Im Soo-jung, and one of Korea's top actress Jeon Do-yeon.
He considers Hou Hsiao-hsien as his film mentor. Other influences are Robert Altman’s earlier works, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, and other American independent films from the 70s and 80s, including the Coen brothers’ Blood Simple. His favorite artist is Edward Hopper.
Filmography This Charming Girl (여자, 정혜), 2004 Love Talk (러브토크), 2005 Ad-lib Night (아주 특별한 손님), 2006 My Dear Enemy (멋진 하루), 2008 Come Rain, Come Shine (사랑한다, 사랑하지 않는다), 2011"Director Lee defends pace of Berlin’s sole Asian entry" . The Korea Herald. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-19. A Man and a Woman (남과 여), 2016 One Day (어느날), 2017
Awards and nominations This Charming Girl NETPAC Award - 2005, Berlin International Film Festival New Currents Award - 2005, Pusan International Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, World Cinema (Dramatic) - 2005, Sundance Film Festival
Love Talk Crystal Globe - 2005, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Nominated)
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