Jeong Jae-eun facts for kids

Jeong Jae-eun (Hangul: 정재은; born March 26, 1969) is a talented film director from South Korea. She is known for making movies that explore themes like friendship, growing up, and city life.

Her Journey in Film

Jeong Jae-eun was one of the first students to graduate from the School of Film, TV and Multimedia at the Korea National University of Arts. This is where she learned how to make movies.

Early Short Films

Early in her career, Jeong Jae-eun wrote and directed several short films. These are movies that are shorter than a regular feature film. One of her notable short films was Yu-jin's Secret Codes. This film won a big award called the Grand Prix at the KNUA Graduation Film Festival. It also won an award at the Women's Film Festival in Seoul in 1999.

First Feature Film

Jeong's first full-length movie was Take Care of My Cat, released in 2001. This film tells a story about friendship and growing up among five young women in their twenties. The movie was very successful and won many awards at film festivals around the world.

For example, it won the NETPAC Award and a special mention at the Pusan International Film Festival. It also received the FIPRESCI Prize at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. Jeong Jae-eun herself won the Best New Director award at the 2002 Korean Film Awards.

Other Films and Projects

In 2003, Jeong made a short film called The Man with an Affair. This short film was part of a bigger project called If You Were Me. This project was an anthology film, which means it was a collection of short films by different directors. The project focused on human rights.

Her second full-length movie was The Aggressives (2005). This film was about young people in Seoul who loved inline skating. It was also shown at the Berlinale, which is a big film festival in Berlin, Germany.

In 2010, she made another short film called Hakim & Barchin. This film was asked for by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in South Korea.

Documentary Filmmaking

Around 2009, Jeong Jae-eun became very interested in making documentary films. Documentaries are movies that show real events and people. She started focusing on topics like cities, the environment, and buildings.

Her first full-length documentary was Talking Architect (2012). This film was about the last few years of a famous Korean architect named Chung Guyon. For independent documentaries, selling 10,000 tickets is usually a big success. However, Talking Architect sold over 36,500 tickets because many people talked positively about it.

After that, Jeong made another documentary about architecture called City: Hall (2013). This film looked closely at the design and changes made to Seoul's new City Hall. It explored the creative, political, and official challenges involved in the project.

Filmography

Here is a list of films directed by Jeong Jae-eun:

• Cats' Apartment (고양이들의 아파트) (2020, documentary)
• Ecology in Concrete (아파트 생태계) (2017, documentary)
• Butterfly Sleep (나비잠) (2017)
• City: Hall (말하는 건축, 시티:홀) (2013, documentary)
• Give Me Back My Cat (고양이를 돌려줘) (2012, short)
• Talking Architect (말하는 건축가) (2012, documentary)
• Hakim & Barchin (하킴과 바르친) (2010, short)
• The Aggressives (태풍태양) (2005)
• If You Were Me (Segment: The Man with an Affair) (여섯 개의 시선) (2003, short)
• Take Care of My Cat (고양이를 부탁해) (2001)
• Girl's Night Out (둘의 밤) (1999, short)
• Yu-jin's Secret Code (도형일기) (1999, short)
• Isang Yun, Adiago (1998, short)
• Women Smoking on the Street (1997, short)
• For Rose (1997, short)
• Seventeen (1996, short)
• After School (방과후) (1996, short)
• I-volla Virus (1995, short)
• Coming-of-Age Ceremony (성인식) (1995, short)

Awards and Recognition

Jeong Jae-eun has received several awards for her work:

• 2001 Chunsa Film Art Awards
  • Special Jury Prize - Jeong Jae-eun
• 2001 Director's Cut Awards
  • Best New Director - Jeong Jae-eun
• 2002 Korean Film Awards
  • Best New Director - Jeong Jae-eun

In 2021, she was chosen to be a Jury member for the New Currents Award at the 26th Busan International Film Festival. This shows how respected she is in the film world.

See also

• List of Korean film directors
• Cinema of Korea