Lee Hae-jun (born August 18, 1973) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed Like a Virgin (2006), Castaway on the Moon (2009), and My Dictator (2014).
Career
As screenwriter
Lee Hae-jun studied advertising at Seoul Institute of the Arts, but he soon made a name for himself in the Korean film industry for writing screenplays in various genres, such as Kim Jee-woon’s vampire short film Coming Out, Jo Keun-shik’s 1980s-set high school comedy Conduct Zero (2002), Kim Jin-min’s small-town romance Au Revoir, UFO (2004), and Yim Pil-sung’s psychological thrillerAntarctic Journal (2005).
Like a Virgin
In 2006, he and Lee Hae-young co-wrote and co-directed the coming-of-age film Like a Virgin, in which Ryu Deok-hwan played an overweight trans woman teenager who idolizes Madonna and joins the high school ssireum team, hoping to use the prize money, if they win the national tournament, for sex change surgery. The filmmakers gained praise for their directorial debut and its sensitive portrayal of a potentially controversial subject, which resulted in several nominations and awards, including Best New Director(s) at the 7th Busan Film Critics Awards, Best Screenplay and Best New Director(s) at the 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards, Best New Director(s) at the 5th Korean Film Awards, and Best Screenplay at the 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards. Like a Virgin was also invited to international film festivals, including the Generation section of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival, and the 20th Singapore International Film Festival where it won the NETPAC Award.
Summary
| Lee Hae-jun | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1973 Seoul, South Korea |
| Other names | Lee Hey-jun Lee Hae-joon |
| Alma mater | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이해준 |
| Revised Romanization | I Hae-jun |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Hae-chun |
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