- Phone
- Office: 202 378-0212
- Web Links
- https://www.cgculture.org/about-9-1
- IMDB Link
- https://www.kmdb.or.kr/db/per/00147662
Seohee Lee
(She/Her)
Project and Marketing ManagerKorea Creative Content Agency
Seohee Lee is a Korean film director and arts manager, bridging creative storytelling and audience, currently working at the Korea Creative Content Agency New York Center, showcasing K content to the US audience.
Full Bio
Resume/Bio
Education
Carnegie Mellon University M.A., Arts Management, Heinz College, U.S. 2025
Dankook University M.F.A., Directing, Department of Cinematic Contents, Korea 2017
Dankook University B.A., Film, School of Theater and Film, Korea 2015
Korea Creative Content Agency (New York Center) /Project Manager/ Marketing Manager
•Organize and host a variety of events related to K-content (Drama, Movies, Broadcasting, Animation, Music, Comics, etc.) across the U.S.
• Plan and implement annual marketing strategies for KOCCA NY projects
• Manage digital content and marketing
• Promote B2B meetings between U.S. and Korean companies at major events (e.g., NY Comic Con)
• Identify and evaluate new event opportunities for Korean content showcases and partnership development
• Support cross-cultural communication and consulting for Korean creative industry stakeholders
• Curate and organize film screenings in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Center, showcasing Korean
cinema to U.S. audiences
• Plan and facilitate over 40 annual business consultations with creative companies, connecting Korean content
firms with U.S. industry partners.
• Develop and manage international forums on AI and content innovation, fostering dialogue between global
industry leaders and policymakers.
Seohee Lee is a Korean filmmaker and video editor whose works explore themes of identity, displacement, and social reality. With a background in film production and visual storytelling, she has directed and edited multiple award-winning short films and documentaries that have screened in major Korean and international venues such as CGV, Lotte Cinema, Asia Culture Center, and Seoul Art Cinema.
Her film Sunday was officially selected at the 18th Jeonju International Film Festival and the 43rd Seoul Independent Film Festival, while her early documentary Yong-yeon-E received the Challenging Reality Award at the 10th Seoul International Youth Film Festival. Lee’s work has also been presented by institutions such as the Arts Council Korea, Ewha Womans University, and Nagoya City University.
Through her creative direction, Lee continues to bridge cinematic narrative and social awareness, capturing untold human stories with empathy and realism.
Education
Carnegie Mellon University M.A., Arts Management, Heinz College, U.S. 2025
Dankook University M.F.A., Directing, Department of Cinematic Contents, Korea 2017
Dankook University B.A., Film, School of Theater and Film, Korea 2015
Korea Creative Content Agency (New York Center) /Project Manager/ Marketing Manager
•Organize and host a variety of events related to K-content (Drama, Movies, Broadcasting, Animation, Music, Comics, etc.) across the U.S.
• Plan and implement annual marketing strategies for KOCCA NY projects
• Manage digital content and marketing
• Promote B2B meetings between U.S. and Korean companies at major events (e.g., NY Comic Con)
• Identify and evaluate new event opportunities for Korean content showcases and partnership development
• Support cross-cultural communication and consulting for Korean creative industry stakeholders
• Curate and organize film screenings in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Center, showcasing Korean
cinema to U.S. audiences
• Plan and facilitate over 40 annual business consultations with creative companies, connecting Korean content
firms with U.S. industry partners.
• Develop and manage international forums on AI and content innovation, fostering dialogue between global
industry leaders and policymakers.
Seohee Lee is a Korean filmmaker and video editor whose works explore themes of identity, displacement, and social reality. With a background in film production and visual storytelling, she has directed and edited multiple award-winning short films and documentaries that have screened in major Korean and international venues such as CGV, Lotte Cinema, Asia Culture Center, and Seoul Art Cinema.
Her film Sunday was officially selected at the 18th Jeonju International Film Festival and the 43rd Seoul Independent Film Festival, while her early documentary Yong-yeon-E received the Challenging Reality Award at the 10th Seoul International Youth Film Festival. Lee’s work has also been presented by institutions such as the Arts Council Korea, Ewha Womans University, and Nagoya City University.
Through her creative direction, Lee continues to bridge cinematic narrative and social awareness, capturing untold human stories with empathy and realism.
- Professional Credits
- Director / Writer / Editor
Home Sweet Prison (Short Film, 5 min, 2022)
• A homeless girl walks a dog and sneaks into the owner’s home during a freezing winter.
Sunday (Short Film, 24 min, 2017) — Production support by Lotte Entertainment
• After running away from home, Hye-jin finds out she is on her period.
Encounter (Short Film, 34 min, 2014)
• A middle-aged couple’s trip to Yeosu turns into an unexpected emotional encounter.
Director / Cinematographer
Wind (Wish) (Feature Film, 71 min, 2016)
• Depicts the Sewol Ferry Disaster and protests demanding President Park Geun-hye’s resignation.
The Way to Go to India (Documentary, 13 min, 2012)
• Tibetan students’ journey from Tibet to India in search of freedom, connected through music.
Yong-yeon-E (Documentary, 11 min, 2008)
• A boy abandoned by his parents ten years ago now lives with his grandmother in Mount Jiri.
Video Editor
Fake News (Video, 14 min, 2020) — International collaborative project funded by the Arts Council Korea.
Executive Director
These Days (Music Video, 4 min, 2020) — Artist: Highly Suspect (Acoustic Version).
Producer
The Men of the Lake (Short Film, 37 min, 2016)
• A family collapses after a father’s business failure, revealing complex emotional conflict between father and son.
Director / Editor
Behind You (Short Film, 17 min, 2015)
• A satirical take on Korea’s education system through a student’s revenge on a professor.
- Industry Awards
- Challenging Reality Award, 10th Seoul International Youth Film Festival (Yong-yeon-E, 2008)
Official Selections & Screenings
Sunday — 18th Jeonju International Film Festival; 43rd Seoul Independent Film Festival
Screened at CGV, Lotte Cinema, Daehan Cinema, Asia Culture Center, Arirang Cine Center, Seoul Art Cinema, Ewha Womans University, Seoul Women’s University, Nagoya City University, British Airways VOD, Cable VOD (online)
Fake News — Artist Development Center of Arts Council Korea
The Men of the Lake — Daehan Cinema
Wind (Wish) — Dankook University Theater
Behind You — Dankook University Theater
The Way to Go to India — Dankook University Theater
Yong-yeon-E — Seoul Cinema, Dansungsa Cinema, MBC Broadcast
