Josh Kim is a Korean-American filmmaker whose debut feature, How to Win at Checkers (Every Time), premiered in the Berlinale Panorama in 2015. The Thai-language film won 21 international and local jury/audience awards and became the country’s official entry to the Academy Awards and Golden Globes for Best Language Foreign Film. Previously, Josh worked as a producer with John Woo on the Korean remake of A Better Tomorrow and has since directed videos for Apple, Google, NPR and the Wall Street Journal.

WORKSHOPS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Sept 2015  University of Texas – “Asian American Documentary”
Sept 2015  AAJA-Google Digital Journalism – “Digital Storytelling”
Aug 2015  Embassy of the United States, Seoul
Jun 2015   Chulalongkorn University
May 2015  Wonkwang University 원광대학교
May 2015  Dongam High School 동암고등학교
May 2015  Jeonju Fine Arts High School 전주예술고등학교
Apr 2015   The Beijing American Center – “Entrepreneurship & Film”
Apr 2015   Consulate General, Chengdu
Feb 2015   Embassy of the United States, Berlin
Jan 2015   Lycée Français International de Bangkok – “Adapting the Short Story to Film”