저자 : 김홍준

소개 : 1956년 서울에서 태어났다. 서울대 인류학과를 졸업했고 미국 Temple University에서 문화인류학 박사과정을 수료했다. 1991년 구회영이라는 필명으로 <영화에 대하여 알고 싶은 두세 가지 것들>(한울)을 펴냈고, 임권택 감독의 작품 '개벽', '장군의 아들 2', '장군의 아들 3'에 연출부로, '서편제'에 조감독으로 참여했다. 1994년 '장미빛 인생', 1996년 '정글 스토리'를 감독했다. 현재 부천국제판타스틱 영화제 집행위원장, 한국종합예술학교 영상원 영화과 교수, 영화진흥위원회 진흥위원으로 일하고 있다.

Born in Seoul in 1922, Kim Ki-young graduated from the Dentistry School of Seoul National University. After working both as a performer and as director his own performances, he debuted as a film director in 1955 with “The Box of Death.” This was followed by more than 30 film works, including “The Housemaid” (1960), “The Sea Knows” (1961), “Woman of Fire” (1971) and “Chungnyeo” (1972). A retrospective session of Kim’s works was prepared for the 2nd Pusan International Film Festival, and with this event his unique works were rediscovered. Later, Kim’s works gained a new group of exuberant fans from Japan, US, Germany, France, and many other places. Kim was preparing for a new movie when he passed away with his wife in 1998 in a house fire. After his death, Berlin International Film Festival held a retrospective event in his honor, while France’s Cinematheque screened 18 of his works. Part of Kim’s lost films were rediscovered and restored in 2006.