About
Vision
To Advance Diversity Through Korean Cinema; To advance diversity and creativity in Canadian society through authentic Korean cinema and its production.
Mission
- To present authentic Korean cinema;
- To increase exposure of Korean-Canadian films by:
- Establishing a film professionals' network among Korean-Canadian society;
- Encouraging Korean-Canadian film makers to continue their profession in Canada;
- To engage in academic research and discussion of Korean Cinema;
- To bridge together the Korean and Canadian film industries.
Board of Directors
Cindy Zimmer
Chair
Cindy Zimmer is a professional fundraiser by day and the editor/main writer of ATK Magazine (an online magazine about ‘all things Korean’) by night. Her particular fields of interest are Korean films, music and food; and has covered Korean music and film at major festivals in North America, including speaking at KCON. Cindy also has a Korean cooking show on YouTube (Canadian Doenjang) where she shares her love of Korean food. She is delighted to be a member of the board of directors.
Daekun Hwang
Vice Chair
Dr. Hwang received his PhD from McGill in the department of Chemical Engineering in 2006, and he had two years spending at MIT as a NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) Postdoctoral Fellow. He currently works at Ryerson University as an assistant professor. Before joining the University, he spent two years at the University of Saskatchewan. Beside his academic career, he have been involved in a non-profit organization, the association of the Korean-Canadian Scientists and Engineers.
Choongho Park
Secretary/Treasurer/Senior Programmer
Hanbin Kim (Vino)
Board Member/Senior Programmer
Carter Bruce
Board Member/Senior Programmer
Jaeyell Kim
Board Member
Jaeyell Kim is a registered Social Worker, psychotherapist. Jaeyell has a passion for helping youth and young adults in life transition and currently works at Griffin Centre, youth mental health agency to help youth and their families living with mental health challenges. Jaeyell also uses a stage name ‘jae10’ as an songwriter and recently release his first EP ‘Break Time’. Jaeyell mainly writes loop-based music and occasionally performs at different Starbucks locations in Toronto.
Eugene Kitaek Hong
Founder/Honourary Member
Programming Department
Choongho Park
Senior Programmer
Carter Bruce
Senior Programmer
Hazel Kang
Programmer
Jennifer Park
Programmer
Jenny Lee
Programmer
Sook Jung
Programmer
