Jay Choi
Personal Info
Known for
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-01-15 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
South Korea
Jay Choi
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
Acting
(2013)
Behind the Camera
as Self
Crew
Drishyam
Producer
The Hole
Producer
(2023)
Cobweb
Producer
(2023)
Killing Romance
Executive Producer
(2020)
The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
Executive Producer
(2019)
Battle of Jangsari
Executive Producer
(2019)
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Executive Producer
(2019)
Bring Me Home
Executive Producer
(2019)
Jesters: The Game Changers
Executive Producer
(2018)
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
Executive Producer
(2018)
Champion
Executive Producer
(2018)
Miss Baek
Co-Executive Producer
(2018)
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Executive Producer
(2017)
Bluebeard
Producer
(2017)
A Special Lady
Producer
(2017)
V.I.P.
Executive Producer
(2017)
A Single Rider
Executive Producer
(2016)
The Age of Shadows
Producer
(2015)
The Magician
Producer
(2013)
The Attorney
Producer
(2013)
Behind the Camera
Producer
(2010)
Man of Vendetta
Producer
(2009)
Fortune Salon
Executive Producer
(2008)
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Producer
(2007)
Hansel & Gretel
Executive Producer
(2004)
The President's Barber
Producer
(2004)
Dance With Solitude
Executive Producer
(2003)
A Tale of Two Sisters
Executive Producer
(2003)
Madeleine
Executive Producer
(2003)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Executive Producer
(2003)
Memories of Murder
Co-Executive Producer
(2002)
My Beautiful Girl, Mari
Executive Producer
(2002)
Jungle Juice
Executive Producer
(2002)
Marriage Is a Crazy Thing
Executive Producer
(2002)
Road Movie
Executive Producer
(2001)
Take Care of My Cat
Executive Producer
(2001)
I Wish I Had a Wife
Executive Producer
(2001)
Summer Time
Executive Producer
(2001)
The Warrior
Executive Producer
(2001)
Wanee & Junah
Executive Producer
(2000)
Plum Blossom
Producer