Jay Choi
Personal Information
- Occupation: Production
- Birthday: 15 Jan, 1967 ( 58 years old )
- Place of birth: South Korea
- Also known as: 최재원, Choi Jae-won, Jay (Jae-Won) Choi, Jae-Won Choi
Jay Choi
Choi Jae-won (Korean: 최재원; Hanja: 崔載元; born 1967) is a South Korean film investor, planner, and producer, as well as the co-founder and current CEO of Anthology Studio, a subsidiary of Studio LuluLala. He started his career as security analyst at a venture capital company. He became film investor after he introduced South Korea's first film investment fund. Throughout his career, he has held CEO positions at iPictures, Barunson E&A, Next Entertainment World, and withUs Film. Moreover, he has served as the former head of Warner Bros. Korea, fostering collaboration between the domestic film market and major Hollywood studios. Choi Jae-won oversaw the investment, production, and distribution of numerous films. He has been involved in films such as Kim Jee-woon's A Tale of Two Sisters and The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008); as well as Bong Joon-ho's Memories of Murder, The Host, and Mother. Additionally, he was involved in Yang Woo-suk's The Attorney (2013) which is ranked 16th in South Korean box office of all time and had sold more than ten million tickets. In 2020, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism appointed Choi Jae-won as one of seven members of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). The term of office was from January 3, 2020, to January 3, 2022. In January 2021, he was appointed as the vice chairman of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
Production
- - Drishyam ( movie ) ... Producer
- - The Hole ( movie ) ... Producer
- - 인턴 ( movie ) ... Producer
- - 언프렌드 ( tv ) ... Producer
- 2023 - 거미집 ( movie ) ... Producer
- 2023 - 킬링 로맨스 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2020 - 내가 죽던 날 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2019 - 나를 찾아줘 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2019 - 장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2019 - 광대들: 풍문조작단 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2019 - 악질경찰 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2018 - 미쓰백 ( movie ) ... Co-Executive Producer
- 2018 - 인랑 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2018 - 마녀 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2018 - 챔피언 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2017 - 미옥 ( movie ) ... Producer
- 2017 - 브이아이피 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2017 - 해빙 ( movie ) ... Producer
- 2017 - 싱글라이더 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2016 - 밀정 ( movie ) ... Producer
- 2015 - 조선마술사 ( movie ) ... Producer
- 2013 - 변호인 ( movie ) ... Producer
- 2013 - 뒷담화: 감독이 미쳤어요 ( movie ) ... Producer
- 2010 - 파괴된 사나이 ( movie ) ... Producer
- 2009 - 청담보살 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2008 - 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 ( movie ) ... Producer
- 2007 - 헨젤과 그레텔 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2004 - 효자동 이발사 ( movie ) ... Producer
- 2004 - 고독이 몸부림칠 때 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2003 - 봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2003 - 장화, 홍련 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2003 - 살인의 추억 ( movie ) ... Co-Executive Producer
- 2003 - 마들렌 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2002 - 로드 무비 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2002 - 결혼은, 미친 짓이다 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2002 - 정글쥬스 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2002 - 마리 이야기 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2001 - 와니와 준하 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2001 - 고양이를 부탁해 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2001 - 무사 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2001 - 썸머타임 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2001 - 나도 아내가 있었으면 좋겠다 ( movie ) ... Executive Producer
- 2000 - 청춘 ( movie ) ... Producer