Jeong Yun-cheol

Jeong Yoon-cheol (; born May 14, 1971) is a South Korean film director. He is known for directing the films Marathon and A Man Who Was Superman (2008).

Career Jeong graduated from School of Film and Theater at Hanyang University. After his successful directorial debut with short film Memorial Picture, he was selected as a member of MAMPIST and studied film editing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. His short film Hibernation was invited to the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival in 1999 and won Best Director Award at the Shinyoung Film Festival.

In 2005 his heart-warming feature debut Marathon about an autistic athlete was a huge hit in Korea. His next movie was the comedy Shim's Family.

Filmography as director Marathon (2005) Skeletons in the Closet (2007) A Man Who Was Superman (2008) Warriors of the Dawn (2017) Sea Tiger (2025)

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResultRef.1997 4th Seoul Short Film Festival Best Film Award Memorial Picture 2000 Shinyoung Film Festival Best Director Award Hibernation 2005 41st Baeksang Arts Awards Grand Prize (Daesang)Marathon Best Film Best Screenplay Best New Director 13th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Director 42nd Grand Bell Awards Best Film Best New Director Best Screenplay 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film Best New Director Best Screenplay 4th Korean Film Awards Best Film Best Screenplay Best New Director 8th Director's Cut Awards Korea Disabled People Human's Rights Award Culture and Arts The 25th Korean Film Critics Association Awards Top 10 Film Awards 28th Golden Cinematography Awards New Director Award The 15th Korea Catholic Media Awards Film 2006 Today's Young Artist Awards Film