Lee Jung-gon

Born in Seoul in 1989 Lee Junggon studied directing at the Korean Academy of Film Arts He directed the short films A Third Party 2014 and The Distance between Us 2016 and made his feature directorial debut with Not out 2021 which won three awards in the Korean Competition section at the Jeonju International Film Festival including the CGV Art House Award Upcoming Project Prize Watchas Pick Feature and the Best Actor Prize Based on the webtoon of the same name The Deal is the first OTT series he has directed