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Chul Young CHO
Director, Producer

Chul Young CHO has produced nature documentaries and factual television programs and has long worked at the forefront of Korea’s current-affairs and public-interest broadcasting. His work has addressed a wide range of subjects, including the war in Ukraine, drug issues in South Korea, and corruption in college admissions involving the children of high-ranking elites. His documentary Bear (2019) won an award at the Houston International Film Festival, and in 2021, COVID-19 and Shincheonji, which examined the COVID-19 pandemic and the Korean pseudo-religious group Shincheonji, received the Grand Prize at the New York TV Festival. He continues to work on factual television programs and documentaries to this day.

 FILMOGRAPHY 

THE SEOUL GUARDIANS

(International Sales: ASIAN SHADOWS)

2026, Documentary, 70’

- International Film Festival Rotterdam Official Selection

      Harbour Section

The Bear

Documentary Series, 2019, 70min x 3, Co-director

 

​Runaway

Variety Talk Show Series, 2023-2024, 70min x 12, Director

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