Um Tae-hwa
Um Tae-hwa | |
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Um Tae-hwa in 2023 | |
| Born | 1980 (age 44–45) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse |
Undisclosed (m. 2023) |
| Family | Uhm Tae-goo (brother) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 엄태화 |
| RR | Eom Taehwa |
| MR | Ŏm T'aehwa |
Um Tae-hwa (born 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter known for his work in both short and feature films. Trained under acclaimed director Park Chan-wook, Um worked as an assistant director on Three... Extremes, Lady Vengeance, and Night Fishing.
He frequently collaborates with his younger brother, actor Uhm Tae-goo, casting him in several of his projects, including Forest, Heart Vibrator, and INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls (2013). INGtoogi marked Um's feature directorial debut and earned critical acclaim and multiple award nominations, including at the Wildflower Film Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards.
His subsequent films include the fantasy drama Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (2018) and the disaster thriller Concrete Utopia (2023), the latter of which was selected as South Korea’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 96th Academy Awards.