The Market - CJ & TIFF K-Story Fund

Andrea Bang is a writer-actor from Vancouver. Her work explores themes of friendship, understanding, and human connection. Across genres, she enjoys adding humour and levity to her scripts, illuminating the themes at the heart of each story.

Shelly Hong is an award-winning filmmaker born in Korea and raised in Canada. She started as an actor, then worked in production for 15 years and is now writing and directing. She participated in the Whistler Film Festival Screenwriters Lab in 2025 and is a Women in the Director’s Chair alumna.

Josh Kim is a Korean American filmmaker whose debut feature How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. The Thai-language film won over 21 jury and audience awards and became Thailand’s official entry to the Academy Awards and Golden Globes for Best Foreign Language Film.

Sin Young Kim is a Korean American filmmaker and an NYU Tisch MFA whose work blends genre, absurdity, and satire. With a decade of experience as a creative director in the advertising industry, she brings a visually driven sensibility to stories that draw on horror and dark comedy to explore inherited trauma, personal identity, and transformation. She is the recipient of the Sara Driver Award and a Clio Bronze Award, and her next project is in development with support from the AnnaRose King Award.

June (Jiyun) Lee is a Korean American filmmaker based in New York and Seoul. A graduate of the Korean Academy of Film Arts, her thesis short Floating received the Grand Prix at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival. Her earlier works were supported by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) and CJ Cultural Foundation. Lee is drawn to restrained and poetic storytelling, often exploring the tension between personal and collective memory. She is currently developing her debut feature, The Invisible Land of Love. She was selected as the 2025 Korea-France Academy fellow, presenting the feature project at Cannes Film Festival and receiving the MPA Pitching Award at Busan International Film Festival's ACFM (Asian Contents & Film Market).

Christine Park is a writer-director from Vancouver, Canada. She started her film/TV career in unscripted at National Geographic in London, UK before moving into development. She has developed projects for UK, US, and Canadian broadcasters. She then worked in production on scripted shows such as FX’s Shogun and AppleTV+’s Pachinko. Christine has a Master's degree in Screenwriting from London Film School and has made 2 short films. Her scripts have gotten placements in The Stowe Story Labs/Black List Artist Development Fellowship, the Austin Film Festival, and the BBC Writer’s Callout. In her storytelling, Christine is interested in complex characters, intercultural/intergenerational trauma and tackling societal issues. It is important to her to subvert stereotypes - usually an “ism” (sexism, racism, ageism etc.). She believes storytelling is a powerful conduit for cultural change and creating empathy.

Julian Park is an indie filmmaker known for his versatile storytelling across multiple media. He has written, directed, and produced a slate of short films, most notably Shitfly — currently on its festival tour after its world premiere at Fantasia International, starring Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park and featuring Andrea Bang and Jennifer Hale. His short film Invincible Boy won Best Comics-Oriented Film at Comic-Con International. He has also extended his storytelling into audio with the podcast Moonface and the anthology series You Feeling This?, which premiered at Tribeca in 2023. Julian’s fascination with the internal lives and eccentricities of his characters across mediums has made him a distinctive voice in indie storytelling. With each project, his goal is to find the universal in the deeply personal.

Christina Yoon is an award-winning Korean American writer-director based in Los Angeles. She wrote on the Critics’ Choice Award-winning Pachinko (Apple TV+). Her short film Motherland won Best Director at HollyShorts and Best Narrative Short at Provincetown, becoming eligible for the 2024 Academy Awards. She is a Warner Bros. Discovery Access fellow, WGA West member, and represented by Brillstein.