# Park Jung-hoon (cinematographer)

Park Jung-hoon (Korean: 박정훈, born June 21, 1982) is a South Korean cinematographer and film director. Park gained international recognition with the action thriller The Villainess, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, with four awards as Director of Photography. Park has been working in the film industry for almost two decades on a variety of genres, including low-budget films, independent films, and documentaries.

## Career
### Early years

Park Jung-hoon was born and raised in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. His parents own a small video rental shop, so he had many opportunities to watch movies from an early age. He dreamed of working in the movie industry, but due to his high passing grade score for the Department of Film at university, going to the film department seemed like a day dream. He prepared for the entrance exam in the art major until the second grade. However, he couldn't hold his passion for movies in his heart and eventually gave up going to college.
Park moved to Seoul from his hometown of Taean to pursue a career in the film industry. At 19 years old (Korean Age), he became the youngest member of the filming team for Im Kwon-taek’s 2002 movie Painted Fire or Chihwaseon.
In 2003, he worked as a filming staff of Kim Eui-suk‘s movie Cheongpung myeongwol, also known as Sword in the Moon. He then worked as filming staff for Im Kwon-taek‘s movie Low Life a.k.a. Haryu Insaeng (2004). He enlisted in mandatory military service three days after filming for Low Life. After finishing his service in 2006, he joined the crank-in for the movie Beyond the Years or Cheonnyeonhak, directed by Im Kwon-taek.
He worked as a staff member for director Zhang Lu for two movies, Desert Dream (2007) and Iri (2008). He also worked for Director Jeon Soo-il on low-budget art films such as Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells (2008) and I Came from Busan (2010), also called Youngdo Bridge.

### A career as director of photography

After building a career as a member of cinematographer teams for various works, Park made his debut as director of photography in the second work of director Kim Hee-jung, “Green Grape Candy: A Promise 17 Years Ago” in 2011. The movie was a project to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the residence at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie also won an award at the 13th Seoul International Women's Film Festival in 2011.
In the following year, Park worked as director of photography in two low-budget movies: Chubby Revolution (2012) directed by Min Doo-sik and Norigae (2012) directed by Choi Seung-ho.
He worked as director of photography on Mizo (2013) and Snowpath (2015).
In 2017, Park gained international recognition with his first commercial feature film, The Villainess (Korean: 악녀, romanized: Ak Nyeo). This South Korean action thriller was directed by Jung Byung-gil and stars Kim Ok-vin. The film had its world premiere at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in May 2017, where it received a four-minute standing ovation He won four awards as Director of Photography for this movie.

### Debut as director

Vistari, Himalaya was Park’s first feature-length film. The documentary movie was screened at the 2016 Jeonju International Festival. The movie tells the story about four musicians’ trip to Nepal, people they met there, their experiences and challenges they faced, and the small but precious realizations they made.

### Ventured into small screen

In 2021 Park wascurrently developing his first foray into television. He joined director Yoo Je-won in remake project of 2004 South Korean film Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha was a romance drama starring Shin Min-a, Kim Seon-ho and Lee Sang-yi. The 16-episode drama aired on tvN from August 28 to October 17, 2021. As a simulcast Netflix Original, it was also available for streaming on Netflix.

## Other activities

In the 48th Seoul Independent Film Festival of 2022, cinematographers Park Jung-hoon and Lee Seon-yeong were selected as judges for the CGK Cinematography Award category. This award recognizes outstanding cinematographers who took part in the screenings of both the short film competition and the feature film competition. The CGK Cinematography Award is a recently established category that was introduced last year and, in 2022, received support from the Korean Cinematographers Guild.

## Filmography
### Short Film

Short film credit(s) :
| Year | Title | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Note | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korea | Director | DoP | Note | Ref. |
| 2006 | Fact | 사실 | Zhang Lu | Yes | | |
| 2008 | Child of Darkness | 어둠의 자식들 | Song Jong-hoon | Yes | | |
| 2010 | Two Nights | 두개의 밤 | Kim Mi-young | Yes | | |
| 2010 | Moment | 모멘츠 | Kim Hyeon-ho | Yes | | |
| 2011 | Fixed Date (Giil) | 기일 | Yes | No | Debut as director | |
| 2012 | Moral of My Time | 내 시절의 모럴 | Kim Hee-jung | Yes | | |
| 2020 | Yellow Sea | 황해 | Yes | Yes | Produced by Zeiss Cinematography | |
| 2020 | Moraenae Fantasy YELLOW | 모래내 판타지 옐로우 | Yes | Yes | Produced by Canon Korea | |
| 2023 | Face that Face (Hwajang) | 화장 | Yes | Yes | | |

### Feature Films

Feature film credit(s) :
| Year | Title | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Note | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korea | Director | DoP | DoP Crew | Note | Ref. |
| 2002 | Painted Fire | 취화선 | Im Kwon-taek | Jeong Il-seong | Yes | | |
| 2002 | Sex is Zero | 색즉시공 | Youn Je-kyoon | Kim Yung-chul | Yes | | |
| 2002 | The Garden of Heaven | 하늘 정원 | Lee Dong-hyun | Lee Seung-u | Yes | | |
| 2003 | Sword in the Moon | 청풍명월 | Kim Eui-suk | Mun Yong-shik | Yes | | |
| 2004 | Low Life | 하류인생 | Im Kwon-taek | Jeong Il-seong | Yes | | |
| 2006 | Beyond the Years | 천년학 | Im Kwon-taek | Jeong Il-seong | Yes | | |
| 2006 | The Bicycle Thief | 자전거 도둑 | Yu Geol-ki | Yun Seong-won | Yes | | |
| 2007 | The Obese Family [ko] | 비만가족 | Kim Jung-wook | Kim Hong-gi | Yes | | |
| 2007 | Little Prince | 최종현 | Choi Jong Hyeon | Kim Hong-min | Yes | | |
| 2007 | Desert Dream | 경계 | Zhang Lu | Kim Sung-tae | Yes | | |
| 2008 | Iri | 이리 | Zhang Lu | Kim Sung-tae | Yes | | |
| 2008 | Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells [ko] | 히말라야, 바람이 머무는 곳 | Jeon Soo-il | Kim Sung-tae | Yes | | |
| 2009 | Tidal Wave or Haeundae | 해운대 | Yoon Je-kyoon | Kim Yeong-ho | Yes | | |
| 2010 | I Came from Busan or Youngdo Bridge | 영도다리 | Jeon Soo-il | Kim Sung-tae | Yes | | |
| 2010 | End of Animal | 짐승의 끝 | Jo Sung-hee | Baek Moon-soo | Yes | | |
| 2010 | The Cane | 회초리 | Park Kwang-woo | Yoo Byung-jae | Yes | | |
| 2011 | Pink | 헤드 핑크 | Jeon Soo-il | Kim Sung-tae | Yes | | |
| 2011 | HEAD | 조운 | Cho-un | Kim Gi-tae | Yes | | |
| 2011 | Grape Candy (Cheongpodo Satang) [ko] | 청포도 사탕: 17년 전의 약속 | Kim Hee-jung | Yes | No | | |
| 2012 | Chubby Revolution [ko] | 통통한 혁명 | Min Doo-sik | Yes | No | | |
| 2012 | Norigae | 노리개 | Choi Seung-ho | Yes | No | | |
| 2013 | The Punisher | 신동엽 | Jai Ho-shin | Kim Hong-gi | Yes | | |
| 2013 | Mizo (film) [ko] | 미조 | Nam Ki-wong | Yes | No | | |
| 2014 | Rosa | 로사 | Maeng Gwan-Pyo | Kim Hong-gi | Yes | | |
| 2015 | Snowpath [ko] | 설행_눈길을 걷다 | Kim Hee-jung | Yes | No | | |
| 2017 | Hakuna Matata Pole Pole [ko] or Beautiful Voice | 뷰티풀 보이스 | Kim Sun-ung | Kim Hong-gi | Yes | | |
| 2017 | The Villainess | 악녀 | Jung Byung-gil | Yes | No | | |
| 2018 | Door Lock | 도어락 | Lee Kwon | Yes | No | | |
| 2018 | Herstory | 허스토리 | Min Kyu-dong | Yes | No | | |
| 2018 | Vistari, Himalaya | 비스타리, 히말라야 | Yes | Yes | No | | |
| 2019 | A French Woman (2019 film) [ko] | 프랑스 여자 | Kim Hee-jung | Yes | No | | |
| 2019 | Fukuoka | 후쿠오카 | Zhang Lu | Yes | No | | |
| 2020 | Samjin Company English Class | 삼진그룹 영어토익반 | Lee Jong-pil | Park Se-seung | Yes | | |
| 2020 | Voice of Silence | 소리도 없이 | Hong Eui-jung | Yes | No | | |
| 2021 | Yanagawa | 야나가와 | Zhang Lu | Yes | No | | |
| 2022 | Confidential Assignment 2: International | 공조2: 인터내셔날 | Lee Seok-hoon | No | Yes | | |
| 2022 | Excellent | 우수 | Oh Se-hyeon | Yes | No | | |
| 2024 | Mission: Cross | 크로스 |

### Television

Television series credit(s) :
| Year | Title | Title | Network | Credited as | Credited as | Note | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korea | Network | Director | DoP | Note | Ref. |
| 2021 | Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha | 갯마을 차차차 | tvN Netflix | Yoo Je-won | Yes | 1st television drama series | |

## Awards and recognitions

List of awards and nominations :
| Award | Award | Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 38th | Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2017 | Best Cinematography and Lighting | The Villainess | Nominated |
| 26th | Buil Film Awards | 2017 | Best Cinematography | The Villainess | Won |
| 30th | Buil Film Awards | 2020 | Best Cinematography | Voice of Silence | Nominated |
| 18th | Busan Film Critics Awards | 2017 | Technical Award | The Villainess | Won |
| 54th | Grand Bell Awards | 2017 | Best Cinematography | The Villainess | Won |
| 8th | Wildflower Film Awards | 2021 | Best Cinematography | A French Woman | Won |