Yi Okseop

Lee Ok-seop (; born May 29, 1987) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.

Career Lee graduated from the Korea Academy of Film Arts after studying film at Seoul Institute of the Arts.

Lee continued to establish a unique presence in the industry through her collaborations with director Koo Kyo-hwan. For the 2018 film Maggie, she served as the producer, screenwriter, editor, and director. The film received significant acclaim, winning the Audience Award at the 44th Seoul Independent Film Festival, the CGV Art House Award at the Busan International Film Festival, and the KBS Independent Film Award.

In the summer of 2019, while planning to attend the Taiwan Film Festival, Koo and director Lee Ok-seop discussed the trip at Gyeongui Line Forest Park in Yeonnam-dong. The experience of falling asleep in the park and waking up at sunset reportedly served as the inspiration for the film Romeo: The Sin of Having Eyes.

Personal life Lee has been in a long-term relationship with director Koo Kyo-hwan since 2013. The two are fellow alums of the Seoul Institute of the Arts and began dating after Koo appeared in one of Lee's film projects. The pair co-manages , their YouTube channel, on which they showcase their creative collaborations. The channel features co-directed short films, experimental works, and vlogs documenting unique or overlooked aspects of daily life.

Filmography Short film

Feature film +Filmmaking creditsYearTitleCredited asNotesDirectorScreenwriterEditorProducer 2019Maggie Feature film debut Your Country

Accolades

Awards and nominations +Awards and nominationsAwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef. 2014 Domestic Competition Jury Special Award A Dangerous Woman 14th Asiana International Short Film Festival 2016 Grand Prize (Domestic Competition) Fly to the Sky 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2019 Best New Director Maggie 29th Buil Film Awards 2020 Best New Director 23rd Busan International Film Festival 2018 Citizen Critics' Award CGV Arthouse Award KBS Independent Film Award 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2020 Best New Director 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019 Bright Future Competition 19th Jeongdongjin Independent Film Festival 2017 Clink of Coins Award Girls on Top 7th Muju Film Festival 2019 Korean Feature Competition Maggie 14th Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019 Best Picture 40th Seoul Independent Film Festival 2014 Audience Award A Dangerous Woman 44th Seoul Independent Film Festival 2018 Audience Award Maggie 7th Wildflower Film Awards 2020 Best Director (Narrative Films) Grand Prize