Jay Choi
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- March 24, 1967 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- South Korea
Biography
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).
Known For
Filmography
Drishyam
Movie · Producer
In the Net
TV · Producer · 1 ep
The Hole
Movie · Producer
The Intern
Movie · Producer
Cobweb
Movie · Producer
Killing Romance
Movie · Executive Producer
The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
Movie · Executive Producer
Battle of Jangsari
Movie · Executive Producer
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Movie · Executive Producer
Bring Me Home
Movie · Executive Producer
Jesters: The Game Changers
Movie · Executive Producer
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
Movie · Executive Producer
Champion
Movie · Executive Producer
Miss Baek
Movie · Co-Executive Producer
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Movie · Executive Producer
Bluebeard
Movie · Producer
A Special Lady
Movie · Producer
V.I.P.
Movie · Executive Producer
A Single Rider
Movie · Executive Producer
The Age of Shadows
Movie · Producer
The Magician
Movie · Producer
The Attorney
Movie · Producer
Behind the Camera
Movie · Producer
Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow
Movie · Co-Executive Producer
Man of Vendetta
Movie · Producer
Fortune Salon
Movie · Executive Producer
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Movie · Producer
Hansel & Gretel
Movie · Executive Producer
The President's Barber
Movie · Producer
Dance With Solitude
Movie · Executive Producer
A Tale of Two Sisters
Movie · Executive Producer
Madeleine
Movie · Executive Producer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Movie · Executive Producer
Memories of Murder
Movie · Co-Executive Producer
My Beautiful Girl, Mari
Movie · Executive Producer
Jungle Juice
Movie · Executive Producer
Marriage Is a Crazy Thing
Movie · Executive Producer
Road Movie
Movie · Executive Producer
Take Care of My Cat
Movie · Executive Producer
I Wish I Had a Wife
Movie · Executive Producer
Summer Time
Movie · Executive Producer
The Warrior
Movie · Executive Producer
Wanee & Junah
Movie · Executive Producer
Plum Blossom
Movie · Producer