Lee Jung-hyun wins Excellence Award for short film Coming of Age

Actress and singer Lee Jung-hyun received an Excellence Award for her second directorial work, Coming of Age, at the 18th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival on the 28th. The short film, which Lee also wrote and starred in, follows her previous directorial debut Going to See Flowers.

Actress and singer Lee Jung-hyun has once again had her capabilities as a film director recognized with her second directorial work.

On the 28th, Lee Jung-hyun personally shared the news on her social media, writing, “I received an Excellence Award for my graduate school graduation project and second directorial work, the short film ‘Coming of Age’! Yahoo!”

The released photo shows Lee Jung-hyun smiling brightly after receiving the Excellence Award in the competition category at the 18th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival.

‘Coming of Age’ is a work for which Lee Jung-hyun served as both the screenwriter and director, and she also appeared as the lead actress.

The film previously entered the Korean Short Film Competition at the 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, was invited to the Seoul Independent Film Festival, and has now added this award to its achievements. Lee Jung-hyun expressed her gratitude to the actors Lee Do-eun, Oh Kwang-rok, and Baek Seung-cheol, as well as the cinematographer, lighting director, and editor.

Since debuting in the film 'A Petal' in 1996, Lee Jung-hyun has studied film directing at the Chung-Ang University graduate school. She made her directorial debut last year with the short film 'Going to See Flowers', which she added can currently be viewed on various platforms including Netflix.

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