Five years after Bong Joon Ho’s Korean dramedy made Oscars history by becoming the first film not in English to win best picture, its makers, distributor, campaigners and translator dish on their strategy,
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.
The appointment brings a heavyweight industry player to CJ ENM’s film operations. Jung’s resume includes her pivotal role behind Bong Joon Ho’s monster hit “The Host” during her tenure at Chungeorahm Film, where she managed production and marketing for what became one of Korea’s highest-grossing films.
Bong Joon Ho has turned his funny-sad excavations of life under capitalism into unlikely blockbusters. With “Mickey 17,” he’s bending a whole new genre.
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If you have been eagerly looking for a mash-up of Parasite and Fresh that fundamentally misunderstands why both films resonated with audiences, by catering to the deeply ingrained xenophobia of the upper class,