Born in South Korea in 1985, he began directing with the idea that he needed an understanding of directing in order to act better while working as an actor, and later directed short films such as 'Clown' and 'To Father'.
2023 To Father
- Cannes World Film Festival BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM (HWANG JAE-FEEL)
- Best Shorts Competition Award of Excellence Special Mention
- Best Shorts Competition Award of Excellence Actor: Leading (Jae-Feel Hwang)
- Canadian Cinematography Awards BEST ACTOR (Hwang Jae-Feel)
- London International Monthly Film Festival BEST ACTOR (Hwang Jae-Feel)
- Roma Short Film Festival BEST ACTOR (Hwang Jae-Feel)
- Roma Short Film Festival BEST SHORT FILM HONORABLE MENTION
- Hollywood Gold Awards Gold Award - Actor (Jae-Feel Hwang)
- London Movie Awards Best Short Film
- London Movie Awards Best Actor (Hwnag Jae-Feel)
- Paris Film Awards Best Actor (Hwang Jae-Feel)
- Actors Awards Los Angeles Best Performance of Fest (Hwang Jae-Feel)
- Actors Awards Los Angeles Best Actor In a Drama (Hwang Jae-Feel)
- European Cinematography Awards Best Drama
- Kosice International Film Festival Best Drama
- New Creators Film Awards Best Actor (Hwang Jae-Feel)
- The 12th Chungmuro Short Film Festival Jury Award
- Silver State Film Festival Best Foreign Language Short
- Chicago Cinema Awards Best Narrative Short
- Milan Gold Awards Honorable Mention: Short Film
- Milan Gold Awards Honorable Mention: Director
- Milan Gold Awards Honorable Mention: Actor (Hwang Jae-Feel)
- New York Film Awards Best Picture
- New York Film Awards Best Actor
- Midnight Soul Film Festival Best Short Film
- META Film Fest SHORT FILM SPECIAL MENTION
- Mannheim Arts and Film Festival Best Short Film
- Mannheim Arts and Film Festival Best Short Director
- T.I.F.A. - Tietê International Film Awards Best Narrative Short Film
- Paris Shorts Film Awards Best Director (Jae-Feel Hwang)
- Paris Shorts Film Awards Best Actor (Jae-Feel Hwang)
- American Filmatic Arts Awards Best Actor in Foreign Short Film
- American Filmatic Arts Awards Grand Jury Award, Foreign Short
- Hollywood Independent Film Festival BEST ASIAN SHORT FILM
- Barcelona Indie Awards Best Born Star Actor (Jae-Feel Hwang)
- Paradise Film Festival Best Actor (Jae-Feel Hwang)
- Cinema Cappuccino Award Best Short film Jury award
- Barcelona International Film Festival Best Director of a Short Film
- The World Class Film Awards Best Director of a Short Film
- Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Best Foreign Short Film
- Madison Film Festival Best Narrative Short Film
- Berlin Shorts Award Best Actor (Jae-Feel Hwang)
- New York Independent Film Festival Best Drama Short
- The 1st Incheon Genre Film Festival Warm Genre Award
- Amsterdam International Film Festival Best Short Film
- Amsterdam International Film Festival Best Actor(Honorable Mention)
- 7th Annual New York Film Awards Best of Fest
- 7th Annual New York Film Awards Best Actor
- 7th annual Actors Awards Best Actor
2020 Dream Qualification
- The 17th Cheongju International Short Film Festival - Audience Award
- 10th Chungmuro Short Film Festival - Documentary Award
- 1st Dongdaemun Film Festival - Awarded for documentary
2019 Clown
- 8th Seoul Guro International Children's Film Festival - Award for Best Picture
- 13th Great Short Film Festival - People’s choice award
- The 1st Dongdaemun Film Festival (non-competitive part) - Silver Award
19th Cheongju International Short Film Festival CheongJu
2022
Official Selected To Father
The 5th Jeonbuk Family Film Festival Jeonju
2022
Best Actor (Jae-Feel Hwang) To Father
Paradise Film Festival
Official Selection (FINALIST) To Father
5th Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival Fukuoka
Official Selection To Father
The World Class Film Awards
Official Selection To Father
LOVE&HOPE International Film Festival
Official Selection To Father
Barcelona International Film Festival
Official Selection To Father
Symbiotic Film Festival
BEST ASIAN SHORT FILM To Father
Hollywood Independent Film Festival
Official Selection (FINALIST) To Father
Stafford Film Festival
Official Selection (FINALIST) To Father
Beloit International Film Festival Beloit
Best Born Star Actor (Jae-Feel Hwang) / Best Born Star Actress (YoonSu) To Father
Barcelona Indie Awards
Best Actor in Foreign Short Film / Grand Jury Award, Foreign Short To Father
American Filmatic Arts Awards
Official Selection To Father
Eastern Europe International Movie Awards
Best Cinematography (Park Kyung-Kun) To Father
Munich New Wave Short Film Festival
Official Selection (Semi Final) To Father
NEW YORK INDIE SHORTS AWARDS
Official Selection (FINALIST) To Father
ORION IFF International Film Festival
Official Selection To Father
Santa Monica Film Festival
Official Selection To Father
Short to the Point
Official Selection To Father
American Independent Film Festival
Best Narrative Short / Best Editing (Won Chang Jae) To Father
Chicago Cinema Awards
Best Director / Best Actor / BEST Costume And Production Design To Father
Paris Shorts Film Awards Paris
Best Narrative Short Film To Father
T.I.F.A. - Tietê International Film Awards São Paulo
Best Short Film Winner / Best Short Director Winner To Father
Mannheim Arts and Film Festival
Best Picture Winner / Best Actor Winner To Father
New York Film Awards
Silver Award - Sound Design Winner / Honorable Mention: Short Film Winner / Honorable Mention: Director Winner / Honorable Mention: Actress Winner / Honorable Mention: Actor Winner / Honorable Mention: Original Score Winner / Honorable Mention: Original Song Winner To Father
Milan Gold Awards
Jury's Special Prize Winner To Father
Chungmuro Short, Independent Film Festival
Best Actor Winner To Father
New Creators Film Awards
Best Drama Winner To Father
Kosice International Film Festival
Best Drama Film Winner To Father
European Cinematography AWARDS (ECA)
Official Selection (FINALIST) To Father
New York Cinematography AWARDS (NYCA)
Official Selection To Father
Naples Film Award
Official Selection (FINALIST) To Father
Rome Prisma Film Awards
BEST ACTOR Winner / BEST ACTRESS Winner/ BEST SHORT FILM HONORABLE MENTION Winner To Father
Roma Short Film Festival
Official Selection (FINALIST) To Father
Los Angeles Cinematography AWARDS
Silver Award: Actor Winner To Father
New York Movie Awards
Best Short Film Winner / Best Actor Winner / Best Screenplay Winner / Best Editing Winner / Silver Award: Director Winner/ Silver Award: Producer Winner / Silver Award: Original Score Winner / Silver Award: Cinematography Winner To Father
London Movie Awards
Silver Award: Drama Winner / Best Actor Winner To Father
Paris Film Awards
Gold Award - Actor Winner To Father
Hollywood Gold Awards
Silver Award: Drama Winner To Father
Florence Film Awards
Official Selection To Father
New York Neorealism Film Awards
Best Performance of Fest Winner / Best Actor In a Drama Winner To Father
Actors Awards Los Angeles
Official Selection To Father
International Sound & Film Music Festival
Official Selection To Father
Dili International Film Festival
Official Selection To Father
RED MOVIE AWARDS
BEST ACTOR HONORABLE MENTION Winner To Father
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
BEST ACTOR Winner To Father
London International Monthly Film Festival
BEST ACTOR Winner To Father
Canadian Cinematography Awards
Award of Excellence Special Mention Winner / Award of Excellence: Actor: Leading Winner To Father
Best Shorts Competition
BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM Winner / BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM NOMINEES To Father
Born in South Korea in 1985, he began directing with the idea that he needed an understanding of directing in order to act better while working as an actor, and later directed short films such as 'Clown' and 'To Father'.