Byung-gil Jung

Jung Byung-gil gained international recognition with his action thriller THE VILLAINESS, which premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. While THE VILLAINESS may have gained him international acclaim, he was already a rising filmmaker in his home country of Korea. His directorial debut, a documentary about stuntmen titled ACTION BOYS earned Jung multiple awards including Best Independent Film Director at the 11th Director's Cut Awards; the Audience Award and CGV Korean Independent Feature Distribution Award at the 9th Jeonju International Film Festival; and the Best Independent Film Award at the 6th Max Movie Awards. His film CONFESSION OF MURDER was also a critical success earning him Best Screenplay at the 49th Baeksang Arts Awards and Best New Director at the 50th Grand Bell Awards. Recently, Skybound Entertainment and Amazon Studios has partnered with Next Entertainment World to remake THE VILLAINESS as a scripted TV series in which Jung Byung-gil will reprise his role as Director with actress Pom Klementieff attached.