▲ This photo, provided by Artist Company, shows actor and filmmaker Lee Jung-jae. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) – South Korean veteran actor Lee Jung-jae, the star of the Netflix sensation “Squid Game,” has been making history also as a filmmaker. The Korean star, both an actor and filmmaker, racked up another award, this time at the 2022 Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) Awards as the Best New Filmmaker for “Hunt,” the first film he has ever made and directed.

The artist competed against 4 other directors, including the Scottish director Charlotte Wells for “Aftersun,” Director Elegance Bratton for “The Inspection,” Director John Patton Ford for “Emily the Criminal,” and the Spanish director Carlota Martinez-Pereda for “Piggy.”

The HFCS Awards is organized by the HFCS, a non-profit organization of Hawaii-based film critics who are regularly published within the Hawaii island chain. South Korean directors Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho formerly won the award for “The Handmaiden” and “Parasite,” respectively.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Ha eun Lee)


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