Kim Tae-yong (Korean: 김태용; born March 20, 1987) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim got into filmmaking before he turned 20 years old, after watching and inspired by the film The Son by directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.
His directorial feature debut Set Me Free (2014), critically acclaimed for its stable scriptwriting and direction, is based on his own story.
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Filmography
As Children (short film, 2005) - director
Twenty's Wind (short film, 2005) - director
You Can Count on Me (short film, 2006) - director
Solongos (short film, 2007) - director
Exhausted (2009) - assistant director
Frozen Land (short film, 2010) - director, screenwriter
Social Service Agent (short film, 2011) - director, screenwriter, editor
Night Market (short film, 2012) - director
Night Bugs (short film, 2012) - director, screenwriter
Spring Fever (short film, 2013) - director, screenwriter
One Summer Night (short film, 2014) - director, screenwriter
One Night Only (short film, 2014) - director
Romance in Seoul (episode 4: "Spring Fever") (2014) - director, screenwriter
Set Me Free (2014) - director, screenwriter
Misbehavior (2016) - director, screenwriter
Number One (2026) - director, screenwriter
Awards
2015 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Director (Set Me Free)
2015 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Director (Set Me Free)