Jong Woo KIM
Director, Producer

Jong Woo KIM is a producer at MBC who has created a wide range of nonfiction television programs and documentaries. His Meeting You series, which centers on the concept of reuniting with deceased family members in virtual space, won the ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union) Documentary Award. A spin-off of the series, Meeting Youngkyun, which uses VR to immerse viewers in the thermal power plant where a lone worker died, received a Special Mention at the Prix Italia. Kim has also produced documentaries on climate change, including Glaciers and Rebellion of the Climate. He is particularly interested in documentary work that explores near-future transformations at the intersection of technology and humanity, and in developing new, experimental forms of nonfiction storytelling.

 

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THE SEOUL GUARDIANS

(International Sales: ASIAN SHADOWS)

​2026, Documentary, 70’

​- International Film Festival Rotterdam Official Selection

      Harbour Section

​Meeting You

VR Documentary Series, 2020-2021, 60min X 3

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Civilization

Reality Show Series, 2021, 50min X 8

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