Wonjo Jeong is a producer working at Moho Film, a production company owned by the acclaimed Korean filmmaker, Park, Chan-wook.
Jeong was born and raised in Korea until the age of twelve when his family immigrated to New Zealand where he completed his school education and a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and Administration with majors in Marketing and Commercial Law.
Along with a keen interest in filmmaking, his Korean born New Zealander background and bi-lingual skills earned him the position of producer’s assistant on ANTARCTIC JOURNAL (2005) directed by Yim Pil-sung, which was filmed in New Zealand. He followed this with THE HOST (2006), a feature film directed by Bong Joon-ho, and the Korean television series QUEEN OF THE GAME serving as Production Coordinator for the New Zealand elements in these Korean productions.
In 2008 he was a Visual Effects Coordinator on the film THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM directed by Rob Minkoff, starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan.
Not long after, Jeong started working with Director Park, Chan-wook, and produced his short film NIGHT FISHING (co-directed with brother, Chan-kyong), shot entirely with Apple’s iPhone, which was the winner of the Golden Bear (Short Film) at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival.
Most recently, he worked as a Co-Producer and translator on Park’s first English feature film, STOKER (2013).
Session: Working with Korea
