# Filmmaker R&K

Filmmaker R&K (Korean: 외유내강; Hanja: 外柔內剛; RR: Oeyunaegang) is a film production company based in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 2005, by Kang Hye-jung and Ryoo Seung-wan. Its notable works mostly directed by Ryoo Seung-wan such as Veteran (2015), The Battleship Island (2017), Escape from Mogadishu (2021) and Smugglers (2023). They also has other projects from other directors such as Exit (2019), Hostage: Missing Celebrity (2021).

## History

Director Ryoo Seung-wan and Kang Hye-jeong coined the name Filmmaker R&K (Korean: 외유내강; Hanja: 外柔內剛; RR: Oeyunaegang) since they made their first short film together in 1996. The company was named after both of their surnames. Its Chinese characters have a meaning of being soft on the outside and strong on the inside, but it also represents Ryoo Seung-wan on the outside and Kang Hye-jung on the inside.
Filmmaker R&K formally established on May 4, 2005. Director Ryoo Seung-wan and Kang Hye-jeong used the bonus that Ryoo received for film Arahan as capital for the company's establishment. Kang Hye-jung is the CEO.

## Production

Filmmaker R&K first film production after its establishment was The City of Violence (2006), a South Korean action thriller film co-written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, who stars in the film opposite action director and longtime collaborator Jung Doo-hong.
In 2017, Filmmaker R&K established a joint production system with Film K starting with The Battleship Island. Followed by On Your Wedding Day and Svaha: The Sixth Finger.

## Filmography
### Short film

Short film credits :
| Year | Title | Title | Director | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Director | Ref. |
| 1996 | Sutda | 섰다 - 디지털 단편 옴니버스 프로젝트 이공(異共) | Kim Eui-suk | |
| 1996 | Transmutated Head | 변질헤드 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 1999 | Rumble | 패싸움 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 1999 | Our Contemporaries | 현대인 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2000 | Dachimawa Lee | 다찌마와 LEE | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2006 | Hey Man short film from If You Were Me 2 | 남자니까 아시잖아요? | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2009 | Come Visit Korea KTO mini-movie Korean foodShoppingKorean WaveSophisticated culture | 한국 놀러오세요 한국의 음식쇼핑한류세련된 문화 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2009 | Timeless MotoKlassic short film | 타임리스 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2011 | Time MBC Documentary | 타임 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2014 | One Summer Night | 인생은 새옹지마 | Kim Tae-yong | |

### Feature film

Filmmaking credits :
| Year | Title | Title | Director | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Director | Ref. |
| 2000 | Die Bad | 죽거나 혹은 나쁘거나 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2002 | No Blood No Tears | 피도 눈물도 없이 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2004 | Arahan | 아라한 장풍대작전 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2005 | Crying Fist | 주먹이 운다 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2006 | The City of Violence | 짝패 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2008 | Dachimawa Lee | 다찌마와 리: 악인이여 지옥행 급행열차를 타라! | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2010 | Troubleshooter [ko] | 해결사 | Kwon Hyuk-jae | |
| 2010 | The Unjust | 부당거래 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2013 | The Berlin File | 베를린 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2014 | Mad Sad Bad [ko] | 신촌좀비만화 | Ryoo Seung-wan Han Ji-seung Kim Tae-yong | |
| 2015 | Veteran | 베테랑 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2016 | Misbehavior | 여교사 | Kim Tae-yong | |
| 2017 | The Battleship Island | 군함도 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2017 | On Your Wedding Day | 너의 결혼식 | Lee Seok-geun | |
| 2019 | Svaha: The Sixth Finger | 사바하 | Jang Jae-hyun | |
| 2019 | Exit | 엑시트 | Lee Sang Geun | |
| 2019 | Start-Up | 시동 | Choi Jeong-yeol | |
| 2021 | Escape from Mogadishu | 모가디슈 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2021 | Hostage: Missing Celebrity | 인질 | Pil Kam-sung | |
| 2023 | Smugglers | 밀수 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| 2024 | Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman | 천박사 퇴마 연구소: 설경의 비밀 | Kim Seong-sik | |

## Accolades

Awards and nominations :
| Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| 10th Asian Film Awards | 2016 | Best Film | Veteran | Nominated |
| 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | 2016 | Best Film | Veteran | Nominated |
| 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | 2020 | Best Film | Exit | Nominated |
| 58th Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Grand Prize – Film | Escape from Mogadishu | Won |
| 58th Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Best Film | Escape from Mogadishu | Won |
| 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2015 | Best Film | Veteran | Nominated |
| 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2019 | Best Film | Exit | Nominated |
| 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2021 | Best Film | Escape from Mogadishu | Won |
| 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2021 | Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film | Escape from Mogadishu | Won |
| 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2021 | Best Film | Hostage: Missing Celebrity | Nominated |
| 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2023 | Best Film | Smugglers | Won |
| 25th Buil Film Awards | 2016 | Best Film | Veteran | Won |
| 30th Buil Film Awards | 2021 | Best Film | Escape from Mogadishu | Won |
| 32nd Buil Film Awards | 2023 | Best Film | Smugglers | Nominated |
| Fantasporto | 2021 | Best Orient Express Film | Escape from Mogadishu | Won |
| 22nd Far East Film Festival | 2020 | White Mulberry Award as Best First Film | Exit | Won |
| 52nd Grand Bell Awards | 2015 | Best Film | Veteran | Nominated |
| 59th Grand Bell Awards | 2023 | Best Film | Smugglers | Nominated |
| 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2015 | Critics' Top 10 Films of the Year | Veteran | Shortlisted |
| 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2015 | Best Film | Veteran | Nominated |
| 37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2017 | Critics' Top 10 Films of the Year | The Battleship Island | Shortlisted |
| 39th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2019 | Critics' Top 10 Films of the Year | Exit | Shortlisted |
| 8th Korean Film Writers Association Awards | 2021 | Best Film | Escape from Mogadishu | Won |
| 11th Max Movie Awards | 2016 | Best Film | Veteran | Won |
| 1st The Seoul Awards | 2017 | Best Film | The Battleship Island | Nominated |
| 48th Sitges Film Festival | 2015 | Casa Asia Award (Asia Focus - Best Film) | Veteran | Won |
| 50th Sitges Film Festival | 2017 | Best Feature-length Film | The Battleship Island | Won |