Age, Biography and Wiki
Jo Sung-hee was born on 3 February, 1979 in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, is a South Korean film director (born 1979). Discover Jo Sung-hee's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 45 years old?
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Film director, screenwriter |
| Age |
45 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
3 February, 1979 |
| Birthday |
3 February |
| Birthplace |
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Nationality |
South Korea
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He is a member of famous Film director with the age 45 years old group.
Jo Sung-hee Height, Weight & Measurements
At 45 years old, Jo Sung-hee height not available right now. We will update Jo Sung-hee's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Jo Sung-hee Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jo Sung-hee worth at the age of 45 years old? Jo Sung-hee’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film director. He is from South Korea. We have estimated Jo Sung-hee's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
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Under Review |
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Film director |
Jo Sung-hee Social Network
Timeline
The coming-of-age film takes place in a rural Korean town in the 1960s, where a teenage girl meets a feral boy who can neither read nor speak.
She teaches him civilized human behavior using a dog-training manual, and the two fall in love, but the mystery of his origins and the townspeople's fear threaten their idyll.
Jo Sung-hee (born February 3, 1979) is a South Korean film director.
He also directed the 52-episode animated television series Barnacle Lou (따개비 루), which aired on EBS in 2007.
Jo then studied film directing at the prestigious Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA).
He got admitted by submitting a film he made with his friends for pure fun.
Among his classmates at KAFA was Yoon Sung-hyun, who would go on to direct Bleak Night.
One of Jo's teachers was Oh Seung-uk, screenwriter of award-winning romance Christmas in August, who taught him that "a director should trust his own abilities, but should always challenge their own works and expand their experiences."
In 2008 he wrote and directed the 43-minute short film Don't Step Out of the House (남매의 집), in which two impoverished children are menaced by strangers in the basement of a house.
The short won several awards in 2009, including Best Picture at the Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival and the Seoul Independent Film Festival, the Eastar Jet Award (Best Korean Short Film) at the Jeonju International Film Festival, and Third Prize at the Cinéfondation section of the Cannes Film Festival.
It was later included in the omnibus Nice Shorts (released in 2009).
As his graduation film for KAFA, Jo made his feature debut in 2010 with End of Animal (짐승의 끝), starring Lee Min-ji and Park Hae-il.
Part apocalypse, part horror, part mystery movie, the plot follows a young woman in the last month of her pregnancy who runs into a series of ordeals and uncanny misfortunes while trying to get to her hometown to give birth.
The film drew acclaim from local critics and in the international film festival circuit.
He directed the box office hit A Werewolf Boy (2012).
After majoring in industrial design at Seoul National University, Jo Sung-hee joined the Seo Taiji Company and Olive Studio, a children's animation company.
During his time at these companies, he worked on numerous music videos and animated films as an assistant director.
Jo surprised the film industry in 2012 with his second feature.
Unlike his previous films which delved into the intricacies of the human psyche and had been called "dark, even grotesque," A Werewolf Boy (늑대소년) was a fantasy romance starring popular actors Song Joong-ki and Park Bo-young.
Though admittedly commercial, Jo said he didn't compromise a lot in making the film and that he'd "always wanted to make a movie that can be widely watched and enjoyed by all generations."
It also retained the whimsical sense of humor and creeping sense of doubt that characterized his previous works.
After its world premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, domestically the film reached nearly 7 million admissions to become the third best-selling Korean film of 2012 and currently the most successful Korean melodrama of all time.
Jo received the 2013 Discovery Award from the Korea Film Reporters Association, and Best New Director from the 2013 Baeksang Arts Awards.
In 2021, he was selected as jury member for Bucheon Choice Features section of 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival held in July.
