Lee Hwan-kyung

Lee Hwan-kyung (; born 1970) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with He Was Cool. His next two features, Lump Sugar (2006) revolves around Si-eun who dreams of becoming a jockey and Champ (2011), which is based on a true story, depicts the relationship between a recently injured racehorse and the jockey who is gradually losing his eyesight. His fourth feature Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) became the biggest hit of the year with more than 12.32 million viewers.

His next project was the Chinese film Amazing Father and Daughter (2016), which started production at the end of 2015 and released in 2016.

Filmography

State honors + Name of country, year given, and name of honor Country Ceremony Year Honor or Award South Korea Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards 2023 Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class