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Résume- Karen Cho |
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Education: |
1998-2001 |
Concordia University(Mel
Hoppenheim School of Cinema)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Specialization in Film Production |
1996-1998 |
Dawson College
DEC Creative Arts |
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Directing
Experience: |
Presently |
PMA Productions Series Director
Extraordinary Canadians 12 x 30 min Documentary/Biography
Series about the lives of eminent Canadians told from the perspective
of contemporary writers. (HD) Omni
- Episode 3: Charlotte Gray on Nellie McClung
- Episode 4: Andrew Cohen on Lester B. Pearson
- Episode 6: Adrienne Clarkson on Norman Bethune |
Presently |
National Film Board of Canada
Writer/Director
Ten Thousand Roses (Project in Development)
Feature-length documentary and multiplatform project about the women's
movement. |
Presently |
Imagination Works Writer/Director/Producer/Editor
Family Secrets (In Production)
Experimental docu-fiction supported by the Consail des arts et des lettres
du Quebec (CALQ) |
2010 |
Galafilm Director
Relationship Doctors http://www.cbc.ca/18tolife/relationship-doctors.html
12 "webisodes" for CBC's 18 to Life
website. |
2007-2009 |
InformAction Films
Writer/Director
Seeking Refuge / Terre d'asile
70min bi-lingual (FR/ENG) documentary film about
refugees in Canada. Production supported by Radio Canada, RDI, CBC Newsworld
& SODEC (filmed in HD) Official
Website
AWARDS / SCREENINGS:
- Rendez-vous du cinema quebecois, Montreal Qc 2009
- CBC Newsworld "The Lens" 2009
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver BC. 2009
- 2009 Gemini Awards (Nomninee)Best Direction
in a Documentary Program
- Document 7 Film Festival, Glasgow Scotland 2009
- Amnesty International Film Festival, Vancouver BC. 2009
- Reel Awareness Film Festival, Toronto, Ont. 2009
- Global Film Festival, Nanimo BC 2010
- World Community Film Festival, Vancouver BC 2010
- FIGRA Festival international du grand reportage d’actualité
et du documentaire de société, Le Touquet Paris-Plage, France
2010 |
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The National Film Board
of Canada (Citizenshift) Director/Camera
Chinese Head Tax -Canada Officially Apologizes 10-Min
documentary (Mini-DV)
SCREENINGS:
- Video-Podcast premiere on the Citizenshift Website http://citizen.nfb.ca/blogs/view/post-1153168934297
- Saltwater City TV, Vancouver |
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Diaspora: The Search
for Transnational identity Writer/Director (Project in Development)
52-Minute documentary film about Female Canadian Artists and how diasporic
identity is displayed in their work. Supported by Conseil des arts et
des lettres du Québec (CALQ) |
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BBR Productions Inc.
Series Director
Past Lives (Seasons II & III) 13 x 30 min Documentary
Series about Canadians in search of their roots (DV Cam) Global TV, Prime
TV
- Episode 22: Carolyn Wong, A grandmother's Truth
- Episode 25: Jenna Kamingoak, Putting Names on a Nameless
Past
- Episode 28: Dr. Henry Shimizu, Painting the Past: Japanese-Canadian
Internment
- Episode 29: Mary Young, Chasing Grandma: A Return to Scotland |
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National Film Board of
Canada Writer/Director
" In the Shadow of Gold Mountain" 43-min Documentary
(DVC Pro)
Watch
Film Online
AWARDS / SCREENINGS:
- 2006 Canadian Association of Broadcasters Golden Ribbon Award
forDiversity in News and Information Programming
- 2005-2006 CBC Newsworld - Roughcuts and The Lens
- 2006 The Knowledge Network
- 2006 Traveling World Community Film Festival
- 2005 Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf- Best Multicultural
Documentary
- 2005 Columbus International Film and Video Festival Honourable
Mention
- 2004 Montreal World Film Festival
- 2004-05 Community, repertory cinema & Asian Heritage Month screenings:
Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal,
Halifax
- 2003 NFB Reel Diversity Competition (Quebec Region)
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Directing - Student
Films: |
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Eve Writer/Director 12
min. (16mm) Science-Fiction
AWARDS / SCREENINGS:
- 2003 Albany Independent Film Forum
- 2002 Flicker Film Festival NYC
- 2001 Mel Hoppenheim Award (Concordia)
- 2001 Best Cinematography Award (Concordia) |
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Love is a Four Letter
Word Writer/Director 12 min. (16mm) Drama
AWARDS / SCREENINGS:
- 2002 Albany Independent Film Forum
- 2000 Telescene Communications Scholarship (Concordia) |
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Again for the First and
Last Times Writer/Director 5 min. (16mm) Drama |
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Syndicated Life
Writer/Director 5 min (16mm) Docu-Fiction
AWARDS / SCREENINGS:
- 1999 KODAK Award (Concordia) |
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The Cardboard Spaceship
Writer/Director 5 min (16mm) Comedy |
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Related Experience
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2009 |
Vues d'Afrique film festival - Jury
Member International Documentary Category |
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Whalley-Abbey Media (Buy
Me Productions 4 Inc.)
Line Producer, Denver Production Office
Buy Me Seasons 6 & 7 A documentary/lifestyle series
about real estate. 65 episodes. HGTV Canada & HGTV USA. Responsible
for the Denver, Colorado satellite office and 9 episodes of the series.
http://www.hgtv.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=75701,http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/shows_hbyme |
2006 |
National Film Board of
Canada (Citizenshift)
Line Producer
"Racism at Work" project responsible for the
production of 3 short documentary films, a compilation DVD & related
website http://citizen.nfb.ca/work-all-stop-racism-workplace
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2004-2005 |
BBR Productions Inc.
Production Coordinator
Past Lives Seasons II & III13 x 30 min Documentary
Series about Canadians in search of their roots. Global Television. Coordinated
26 episodes that were shot across Canada and in 10 different countries
around the globe. |
2003-Present |
Polyglot Film Collective
Co-Founder - Collective of independent filmmakers. |
2002-Present |
Imagination Works
Owner/Operator
Independent Production Company www.iworksonline.com
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2002-2003 |
BBR Productions Inc.
Production/Development Assistant |
2000 |
Tsunami Entertainment
Production Coordinator "Wrong Number"Feature,
35mm (Starring Eric Roberts) |
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Advanced Training: |
2009 |
Multiplatform Multi-Success! Workshop
on new media technologies and interactive content. Telefilm Canada: 3-day
workshop |
2008 |
Final Cut Pro Workshop
Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec
(ARRQ) : 2-day Workshop |
2008 |
The Art of Documentary (Vancouver)
PRAXIS Centre for Screenwriters (Simon Fraser University): 4-day Workshop
Mentors: Jennifer Baichwal (Manufactured Landscapes),Connie
Field (Freedom on my Mind), Elizabeth Klinck
(producer, researcher and copyright expert) |
2004 |
Canadian Screen Training Centre
(Ottawa)
Summer Institute of Film & Television: 5-day Workshop
Documentary: Ideas into Images with Peter Wintonick |
2004 |
The Institute in Management and Community
Development
(Concordia University) Using Video to Fight Social Injustice
1-day workshop |
2002 |
STCVQ Programme de Perfectionnement
Professionnelle
Artistic Copyright Policies and Practices in the Film and Television
Industry |
2001-2002 |
Canadian Film and Television Producer's
Association (CFTPA)
National Internship Programme: Production Intern |
2001 |
Dawson College
Centre for Imaging Technologies
35mm Photography: Black and White Darkroom Techniques |
