Jang Woojin was born in 1985. His debut feature, A Fresh Start (2014), won the Grand Prize in Korean Competition at the Jeonju International Film Festival and was also selected for the Filmmakers of the Present Competition at the Locarno Film Festival. He produced, directed, and shot his second feature, Autumn, Autumn (2016), which earned him the Vision-Director’s Award at the Busan International Film Festival and was also invited to the Berlinale. His third feature Winter’s Night (2018) received awards for Best Director and Best Actress at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Cosmic Trace is his fourth feature film.
