Director

Jeong Jae-eun

Born March 26, 1969 in Seoul, South Korea12 films

Jeong Jae-eun attended and was one of the first graduates of the School of Film, TV and Multimedia of the Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts). Early in her career she wrote and directed several short films, notably Yu-jin's Secret Codes which won the Grand Prix at the KNUA Graduation Film Festival and the Women's Film Festival in Seoul in 1999. Her first feature film was Take Care of My Cat (2001) swept numerous awards at international film festivals, winning the Netpac Award at the Busan International Film Festival; earned a special mention in the competition section of the Rotterdam International Film Festival, and was invited to the Young Forum section at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).

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The best way into Jeong Jae-eun's work

First watchTake Care of My Cat20016.9When one girl from five close school friends moves to Seoul after school is over, the other four try and deal with the loss of her moving and them drifting apart.View film

Filmography

12 films as director

2026Project 30Director
2022Cats' ApartmentDirector
2018Butterfly SleepDirector
2017Ecology in ConcreteDirector
2013Talking Architecture, City: HallDirector
2012Talking ArchitectDirector
2005The AggressivesDirector
2003If You Were MeDirector
2003The Man with an AffairDirector
2001Take Care of My CatDirector
1999Yu-jin's Secret CodeDirector
1999Girls Night OutDirector