Chan-wook Park
Director

Chan-wook Park Net Worth

He is also a producer, having produced films such as Oldboy (2003) and Thirst (2009). Park has won numerous awards for his work, including the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival for Oldboy.
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Who is it? Director, Writer, Producer
Birth Day August 23, 1963
Birth Place  Seoul, South Korea, South Korea
Age 60 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Virgo
Other names Bakridamae (박리다매)
Occupation Film director Screenwriter Producer Former film critic
Years active 1992–present
Hangul 박찬욱
Hanja 朴贊郁
Revised Romanization Bak Chanuk
McCune–Reischauer Pak Ch'anuk

💰 Net worth: $800,000 (2024)

Chan-wook Park, a renowned Director, Writer, and Producer hailing from South Korea, is estimated to have a net worth of $800,000 in 2024. Having made a significant impact on the film industry, Park has garnered recognition for his exceptional storytelling and mesmerizing visual style. He initially gained international fame with his masterpiece, "Oldboy," which brought him critical acclaim and widespread success. Over the years, Park's talent and unique approach to filmmaking have allowed him to accumulate both critical praise and financial success, solidifying his position as one of the most prominent figures in South Korean cinema.

Biography/Timeline

1992

His debut feature film was The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream (1992), and after five years, he made his second film Trio. Park's early films were not successful at the box office, and he pursued a career as a film critic to make a living.

2000

In 2000, Park directed Joint Security Area, which was a great success both commercially and critically, even surpassing Kang Je-gyu's Shiri as the most-watched film ever made in South Korea. This success made it possible for him to make his next film more independently - Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is the result of this creative freedom.

2004

American Director Quentin Tarantino is an avowed fan of Park. As the head judge at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, he personally pushed for Park's Oldboy to be awarded the Palme d'Or (the honor eventually went to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11). Oldboy garnered the Grand Prix, the second-highest honor in the competition. Tarantino also regards Park's Joint Security Area to be one of "the top twenty films made since 1992."

2006

In 2006, he was the member of official section jury at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival.

2007

In February 2007, Park won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival. The award, named after the festival's founder and in praise of movies opening up new perspectives, went to Park for his film, I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK.

2009

In 2009, Park directed his first vampire film, Thirst starring Song Kang-ho which won Prix du Jury along with Fish Tank, directed by Andrea Arnold at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. He considered directing Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy but ultimately turned it down.

2011

In 2011, Park said his new fantasy-horror film Paranmanjang (Night Fishing) was shot entirely on the iPhone. The film was co-directed with Park's younger brother, Park Chan-kyong who never had any experience on film directing. It was nominated for Berlinale Shorts during the 2011 Berlin Film Festival, which won Golden Bear for Best Short Film.

2013

In 2013, Park directed his first English-language film, Stoker. He said he learned to accelerate the production process and completed filming in 480 hours. Although Park does speak English, he used an interpreter on set. On why the script attracted his attention, Park said: "It wasn't a script that tried to explain everything and left many things as questions, so it leads the audience to find answers for themselves and that's what I liked about the script... I like telling big stories through small, artificially created worlds." On March 2, 2013, Park appeared on a panel discussion about the movie Stoker, held at the Freer Gallery of Art in the Smithsonian's Museums of Asian Art.

2014

In October 2014, it was announced that Park had signed on to direct the sci-fi body-swap film, Second Born.

2015

In September 2014, it was announced that Park would adapt Fingersmith, a historical crime novel by Sarah Waters. The film entered production in mid-2015 and ended on October 31, 2015. That film ended up becoming The Handmaiden and premiered in competition to rave reviews at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where Artistic Director Seong-hie Ryu won the Vulcain Prize for the Technical Arts and also where it got nominated for both the Palme d'Or and Queer Palm; the film also won Best New Actress (Tae-ri Kim), The Buil Readers' Jury Award and Best Art Directin (Seong-hie Ryu) at the 2016 Buil Film Awards. The film also enjoyed box office successes in several countries, such as South Korea, United States and United Kingdom.

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