Kim Chang-ju (film editor)

Kim Chang-ju
Born1972 (age 5253)
Occupation(s)Film editor, Film director
Years active2005–present
Awards
Korean name
Hangul
김창주
RRGim Changju
MRKim Ch'angju

Kim Chang-ju (Korean: 김창주; born 1972) is a South Korean film editor and director. He started working in editing department of 2005 film Welcome to Dongmakgol. He edited films with directors Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer (2013)), Kim Seong-hun (A Hard Day (2014) and Tunnel (2016)), Park Hee-gon (Fengshui), Park Hoon-jung (V.I.P. (2017), The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion (2018)) and Cheon Myeong-kwan (Hot Blooded (2022)) among others. As of May 2022, Kim has edited more than 60 films and 2 TV series Athena: Goddess of War (2010), Kingdom (2019–20). Kim made his directorial debut in 2021 thriller film Hard Hit.

He has won Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Editing for films Snowpiercer (2013) and A Hard Day (2014) respectively.