The company veteran discusses having two films in competition at Cannes (Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Broker' and Park Chan-wook's 'Decision to Leave'), why Korean cinema is universal in its forms of expression and whether streamers are friends or foes.
But long before he went corporate, Ko began his career as a film lover and critic, writing reviews and features on the Korean film industry during its glory days of the early 2000s, when many of Korea’s master filmmakers of today were first exploding onto the scene.
He edited prominent film and culture magazines in Seoul before decamping to Cornell to earn an MBA. He then served stints at Accenture and Samsung in strategy and marketing before settling back in the film sector at CJ ENM.
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