Chung Chung-hoon

Chung Chung-hoon, ASC (born June 15, 1970) is a South Korean cinematographer and filmmaker, best known for his collaborations with director Park Chan-wook.^[2][3][4] He is also known for his other work in film and television, including Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, It, Zombieland: Double Tap, Last Night in Soho, Uncharted, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Wonka.^[5][6]

In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.

Chung Chung-hoon
정정훈
Born	(1970-06-15) June 15, 1970 (age 54) Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Jeong Jeong-hoon
Occupations	Cinematographer film editor
Years active	1996–present
Korean name
Hangul	정정훈
Hanja	丁正勳[1]
Revised Romanization	Jeong Jeong-hun
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Chŏnghun

Early life

Chung was born in Seoul, South Korea. He attended Dongguk University in 1990, initially majoring in theater, and later switched his focus to cinematography. While attending Dongguk University, he directed three short films. During his senior year, he made his debut as cinematographer on a feature called Yuri.^[7]

Chung debuted in the US as cinematographer in the film Stoker.^[8]

In 2017, Chung was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).^[9]

Chung was invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers as a member in October 2023,^[10] becoming the first and the only Korean cinematographer of the ASC.^[11] Chung is currently under the United Talent Agency.^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1996	Yuri	Yun-ho Yang
2000	Record	Gi-hun Kim Jong-seok Kim
2001	Gohoe	Jeong-jin Kim
2003	Oldboy	Park Chan-wook
2005	Antarctic Journal	Yim Pil-sung
	Lady Vengeance	Park Chan-wook
2006	Dasepo Naughty Girls	E J-yong
	I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK	Park Chan-wook
	Tainted Love	R. Dani
2009	Thirst	Park Chan-wook
2010	Blades of Blood	Lee Joon-ik
	The Unjust	Ryoo Seung-wan
2011	Battlefield Heroes	Lee Joon-ik
2013	Stoker	Park Chan-wook
	New World	Park Hoon-jung	With Eok Yu
2014	Boulevard	Dito Montiel
2015	Me and Earl and the Dying Girl	Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
2016	The Handmaiden	Park Chan-wook
2017	It	Andy Muschietti
	The Current War	Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
2018	Hotel Artemis	Drew Pearce
2019	Zombieland: Double Tap	Ruben Fleischer
	Earthquake Bird	Wash Westmoreland
2021	Last Night in Soho[13]	Edgar Wright
2022	Uncharted	Ruben Fleischer
2023	Wonka	Paul King
2024	The Greatest Hits	Ned Benson
	Heretic	Scott Beck Bryan Woods
2025	The Running Man	Edgar Wright

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2004	Cut	Park Chan-wook	Segment of Three... Extremes
2010	Slow Slow Quick Quick	Himself	Also writer
2013	The Doors	Ayako Fujitani
2015	Bow Wow Bow		Also producer
2018	Blondy	Danny Park
2023	Faith	Na Hong-jin

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2018	White City	Stephen Gaghan	TV movie
2022	Obi-Wan Kenobi	Deborah Chow	Miniseries[14]

Music video

Year	Title	Performer	Ref
2016	"Everything You've Come to Expect"	The Last Shadow Puppets	[15]
	"Aviation"		[16]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2003	Grand Bell Awards	Best Cinematography	Old Boy	Nominated
	Korean Film Awards	Best Cinematography		Nominated
2016	Austin Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography	The Handmaiden	Nominated	[17][18]
	Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Cinematography		Nominated
	Boston Society of Film Critics	Best Cinematography		Won	[19]
	Buil Film Awards	Best Cinematography		Nominated
	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography		Nominated	[20]
	Florida Film Critics Circle	Best Cinematography		Runner-up	[21]
2017	Apolo Awards	Best Cinematography		Nominated	[22][23]

References

1. Ju, Seongcheol (10 June 2013). 우리 시대 영화 장인: 기술을 미학으로 끌어올린 여덟 명의 영화 예술가 이야기. 열화당. ISBN 9788930104456. Archived from the original on 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
2. "Cinematography Style: Chung-hoon Chung". In Depth Cine. Archived from the original on 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
3. Heskins, Andrew (2014-06-19). "Chung Chung-hoon, cinematographer (Oldboy, Stoker): the group interview | easternkicks.com". www.easternkicks.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
4. "Chung-Hoon CHUNG". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
5. "Chung Chung-hoon". MUBI. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
6. Hemphill, Jim (2022-01-26). "'Last Night in Soho' Proves Why Chung-hoon Chung Is One the Best Cinematographers Working Today". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
7. Blair, Iain (29 January 2013). "'Stoker' to help Chung reboot career in States". Variety. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
8. "Stoker film screening + Q&A with Cinematographer Chung Chung Hoon [정정훈]". Diane Liah. Archived from the original on 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
9. "KIM Ki-duk, CHUNG Chung-hoon Join Academy Membership". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
10. Williams, David E. (2023-10-05). "ASC Welcomes Chung-hoon Chung as New Member". American Society of Cinematographers. Archived from the original on 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
11. Kim, Seong-hoon (2023-10-13). "Director of photography Chung Chung-hoon is now a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC)". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
12. "Chung Chung-hoon". www.unitedtalent.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
13. "'라스트 나잇 인 소호' 정정훈 촬영감독 "필름으로 하는 촬영을 몸이 다 기억하고 있더라"" ['The Last Night in Soho' film director Jeong-hoon Jeong-hoon "My body remembers all the filming"]. Cine 21 (씨네21) (in Korean). 2021-12-16. Archived from the original on 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
14. "'오비완 케노비' 정정훈 촬영감독 "창의적 표현과 기술적 선택 사이에서 고민했다"" ['Obi-Wan Kenobi' film director Jeong-hoon Jeong-hoon "I struggled between creative expression and technical choice"]. Cine 21 (씨네21) (in Korean). 2022-07-14. Archived from the original on 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
15. "NEW WORK: TLSP "EVERYTHING YOU'VE COME TO EXPECT"". Fixer Films. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
16. "NEW WORK: TLSP "EVERYTHING YOU'VE COME TO EXPECT"". Fixer Films. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
17. Anderson, Erik (December 15, 2016). "Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Nominations: The Handmaiden Lands Top Mentions, Trevante Rhodes Double Nominated". AwardsWatch.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
18. Miller, Neil (December 15, 2016). "2016 Austin Film Critics Awards Nominees, 'Moonlight' and 'Arrival' lead the way in AFCA's 2016 nominations". Medium.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
19. Shanley, Patrick (December 11, 2016). "'La La Land' Named Best Picture by Boston Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
20. "The 2016 Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominees". Chicago Film Critics Association. December 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
21. "'MOONLIGHT' LEADS 2016 FLORIDA FILM CRITICS AWARDS NOMINATIONS". Florida Film Critics Circle. December 21, 2016. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
22. "Las mejores películas de temática LGTB del 2016: ganadores de los II Premios Apolo de cine LGTB". dosmanzanas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
23. "Las mejores películas de temática LGTB del 2016: nominaciones a los II Premios Apolo de cine LGTB". dosmanzanas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-01-24.

External links

• Chung Chung-hoon at IMDb