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Aliases: 최재원 , Choi Jae-won , Jay (Jae-Won) Choi , Jae-Won Choi

Gender: Male

Place of birth: South Korea

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Movie Involvements: 28

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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).

Most Famous Work

Memories of Murder
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8

Memories of Murder

(2003) Co-Executive Producer
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
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8

The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion

(2018) Executive Producer
Cobweb
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7

Cobweb

(2023) Executive Producer
A Tale of Two Sisters
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7

A Tale of Two Sisters

(2003) Executive Producer
V.I.P.
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8

V.I.P.

(2017) Executive Producer
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
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6

Illang: The Wolf Brigade

(2018) Executive Producer
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
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6

Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage

(2019) Executive Producer
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2013 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2020 Executive Producer
2019 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2018 Co-Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2017 Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
2016 Producer
2015 Producer
2013 Producer
Producer
2010 Producer
2008 Producer
2004 Producer
2003 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Co-Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2002 Executive Producer
2001 Executive Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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