Lee Kwang-mo

Lee Kwang-mo (born 28 January 1961) is a South Korean executive producer and film director. He is best known for his first feature Spring in My Hometown which won numerous awards.

Early life On January 28, 1961, Lee was born in South Korea.

Career Lee majored in English at the Korea University and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in film and television studies in 1988. He has written many shorts and feature screenplays, and lectures at universities and film schools.

He wrote and directed his first feature Spring in My Hometown (1998) which took 13 years to make. He wrote the screenplay in memory of his father who died while he was studying in the U.S. The script won the first prize in the 1995 Hartley-Merrill International Screenwriting Competition. The film won numerous awards, including the Best Film Award at 36th Grand Bell Awards 1999 7th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Planning/Producer (Spring in My Hometown) 1999 36th Grand Bell Awards: Best Director (Spring in My Hometown) 1999 36th Grand Bell Awards: Nominated – Best Original Screenplay (Spring in My Hometown) 1999 36th Grand Bell Awards: Nominated – Best New Director (Spring in My Hometown)