Lee Yoo-jin (filmmaker)
Lee Yoo-jin | |
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| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) South Korea |
| Other names | Eugene Lee |
| Alma mater | Ewha Womans University Department of Educational Technology |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이유진 |
| RR | I Yujin |
| MR | I Yujin |
Lee Yoo-jin (Korean: 이유진) is a South Korean filmmaker and businesswoman. As CEO of Zip Cinema, a film production company based in Seoul, she is known for producing Hirokazu Kore-eda's critically acclaimed film Broker. Broker premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and won the Ecumenical Jury Award. The film also marked a historic win for Song Kang-ho, who became the first South Korean actor to win Best Actor in the Cannes Film Festival history. Additionally, the film won the Best International Film award in the CineMasters competition section at the Munich Film Festival.
Lee began her career in film marketing, working on E J-yong's film An Affair (1998) at the film company Bom. She made her debut as a producer with E J-yong's subsequent film, Untold Scandal (2003). After working on other major titles, including Park Jin-pyo's You Are My Sunshine (2005) and Kim Jee-woon's A Bittersweet Life (2005), she established Zip Cinema in 2005 and has served as its CEO ever since.