Cinematographer Um Hyejung, School of Film, TV & Multimedia, Becomes One of the 2024 Canon Masters

Cinematographer Um Hyejung, who studied directing and lighting in the School of Film, TV & Multimedia, was appointed to one of the 8 Canon Masters of 2024. From now on, Um will engage in various creative activities as an opinion leader. Via the Canon Masters program, Canon Korea, for a decade, has annually been selecting professionals in photography and film in the country and supporting them in their creative pursuits with equipment, technology, and service.

The 2024 Canon Masters, Um has newly joined this year, comprises 8 members of “masters” who are the experts across the fields of photography and video.

In her artistic career path, Um was invited to the 59^th Cannes Critics Week with her short film Home Sweet Home (2004). Um earned recognition as a filmmaker as she won various awards in numerous international film festivals, including an award for best cinematography at the Mise-en-scéne Short Film Festival. After her first commercial film, Bluebeard (2017), she has actively engaged in shooting many works, such as “Extracurricular” (2020) on Netflix, and “High Cookie” (2023) on U+ Mobile TV.