| Jeong Yoon-chul | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 정윤철 |
| Hanja | 鄭胤澈 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Yun-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | chŏng Yun-ch'ŏl |
Jeong Yoon-chul (born 14 May 1971) is a South Korean film director.
Jeong graduated from School of Film and Theater at Hanyang University. After his successful directorial debut with short film Memorial Picture, he was selected as a member of MAMPIST and studied film editing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. His short film Hibernation was invited to the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival in 1999 and won Best Director Award at the Shinyoung Film Festival.
In 2005 his heart-warming feature debut Marathon about an autistic athlete was a huge hit in Korea. His next movie was the comedy Shim's Family.
He is currently working on a remake of John Woo's bloody cult classic "A Better Tomorrow" in a joint production between a Hong Kong and a South Korean film company.