Jung Hyun-joo, the former CEO of Korean film company Acemaker, is joining Parasite studio CJ ENM.
Jung will join as Head of Film Business with immediate effect, bringing with her experience in helming films such as Boon Joon-ho’s The Host.
She joins CJ ENM as it turns 30 this year, during which time it has produced and distributed the likes of Oscar winner Parasite and Tony-winning musicals including Kinky Boots. The appointment of Jung is expected to strengthen its film team and accelerate global ambitions.
She has more than 20 years’ experience in Korean film, with The Host becoming one of the country’s top-grossing films ever under her production management and marketing guidance while she was at Chungeorahm Film.
She has also overseen distribution of the likes of The Lord of the Rings, Shaolin Soccer and Kill Bill in Korea through a role in Taewon Entertainment’s acquisitions team.
CJ ENM operates three major production and distribution studios: Korean drama production powerhouse Studio Dragon, the U.S.-based studio Fifth Season, and OTT content production studio CJ ENM Studios. It also runs Korean streaming platform TVING.
