{"id":169,"date":"2024-07-16T19:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T23:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storyboothmedia.com\/?p=169"},"modified":"2024-07-17T14:59:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T18:59:19","slug":"story-booth-media-is-home-to-filmmaker-karen-cho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/storyboothmedia.com\/?p=169","title":{"rendered":"Story Booth Media is home to filmmaker Karen Cho"},"content":{"rendered":"

Karen Cho \u66f9\u5609\u4f26 is a Documentary Writer, Director and Producer known for her social justice films. Her work has explored subjects like the Chinese Head Tax & Exclusion Act, refugees, artist-activists, 5G technology & women\u2019s rights. Karen\u2019s latest film, Big Fight in Little Chinatown<\/em><\/strong>, is the story of community resistance & resilience in the struggle to save Chinatowns across North America. The film premiered at Doc NYC, opened the 2023 DOXA Film fest and won RIDM\u2019s 2022 Prix Du Public. With decades of experience in the Film & television industry, Karen also works as a Writer, Director, Story Producer, Story Editor & Creative Consultant on TV and web series for CBC, Discovery, History, TVOntario, Knowledge Network, Viceland, Amazon Prime, APTN etc.<\/p>\n

FILMOGRAPHY:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Currently<\/span><\/i><\/strong> \u2013 Shifting Horizons <\/span><\/i><\/strong>TELUS (<\/span><\/i><\/strong>Writer \/ Director)<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently<\/span><\/i><\/strong> \u2013 Prophet of Ecstasy <\/span><\/i><\/strong>Doc Channel (Co<\/span><\/i><\/strong>–<\/span><\/i><\/strong>Writer \/ Co-Director) <\/span><\/p>\n

2022 \u2013 Big Fight in Little Chinatown<\/b> TV Ontario \/ SRC (Writer\/ Director \/ Impact Producer)<\/span><\/p>\n

2022 \u2013 Meanwhile in the Kitchen \/ Pendent ce temps en cuisine<\/b> Amazon Prime (Series Director)<\/span><\/p>\n

2022 \u2013 Verizon Innovative Learning 10th<\/sup> Anniversary Shorts<\/b> (Producer)<\/span><\/p>\n

2021 \u2013 The Big Sex Talk<\/b> CBC (Series Director)<\/span><\/p>\n

2020 \u2013 Speed of Through<\/b> Amazon Prime (Producer \/ Co-Writer)<\/span><\/p>\n

2018 \u2013 The Detectives<\/b> (Season 2) CBC (Story Editor)<\/span><\/p>\n

2018 \u2013 Art is my Country<\/b> CBC Arts (Story Editor \/ Director)<\/span><\/p>\n

2017 –\u00a0Interrupt This Program (Season 2 & 3),\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong>CBC\u00a0(Story Producer \/ Series Director)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

2017 –\u00a0We Are Canada,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong>CBC\u00a0(Series Director)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

2015-2016 –\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Vice Guide To Film,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong>Viceland\u00a0(Story Producer \/ Writer \/ Field Director)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

2015 –\u00a0Working It Out Together<\/span><\/i><\/strong>, APTN (Story Producer \/ Creative Consultant)<\/span><\/p>\n

2008\/2010\/2015 –\u00a0Extraordinary Canadians (Seasons 1,2,3)<\/span><\/i><\/strong>\u00a0CBC, OMNI, Biography, City TV (Series Director)<\/span><\/p>\n

2014 –\u00a0Things Left Unsaid – family Secrets<\/span><\/i><\/strong>\u00a0(Writer \/ Director \/ Producer)<\/span><\/p>\n

2014 –\u00a0Restoration Garage,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong>History\u00a0(Writer\/Story Editor)\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

2013 –\u00a0Yukon Gold (Season 2)<\/span><\/i><\/strong>, History\u00a0(Story Editor \/ Creative Consultant)\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

2013 –\u00a0Dangerous Flights (Season 2)<\/span><\/i><\/strong>, Discovery\u00a0(Writer\/Story Editor)\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

2012 –\u00a0Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in<\/span><\/i><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Canada<\/span><\/i><\/strong>, NFB\u00a0(Writer\/Director)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

2012 –\u00a0Licence to Drill (Season 3)<\/span><\/i><\/strong>, Discovery\u00a0(Writer\/Story Editor)\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

2012 –\u00a0The Beat (Season 2)<\/span><\/b><\/em>, OLN, City TV\u00a0(Story Editor \/ Creative Consultant)\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

2010 –\u00a0All for One with Debbie Travis,<\/span><\/i><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>CBC (2nd unit Series Director \/ Story Editor)<\/span><\/p>\n

2009 –\u00a0Seeking Refuge (Terre d’asile)<\/span><\/i><\/strong>, SRC, RDI, CBC (Writer\/Director)<\/span><\/p>\n

2005 –\u00a0Past Lives<\/span><\/i><\/strong>, Global (Series Director)<\/span><\/p>\n

2004 –\u00a0In the Shadow of Gold Mountain<\/span><\/i><\/strong>, CBC, Knowledge (Writer\/Director)<\/span><\/p>\n

AWARDS:<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

2024- legendary Dragon Lifetime Achievement Award, Chinatown Film Festival<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2024- Best Documentary Feature, Chinatown Film Festival<\/b> (Big Fight in Little Chinatown) <\/span><\/p>\n

2023- Best Documentary Film, Markham International Film Festival<\/b> (Big Fight in Little Chinatown) <\/span><\/p>\n

2023- Best Documentary Film, Canada China International Film Festival<\/b> (Big Fight in Little Chinatown) <\/span><\/p>\n

2022- Honorable Mention Best Canadian Feature FIlm, Reel Asian<\/b> (Big Fight in Little Chinatown) <\/span><\/p>\n

2022 \u2013 Prix du Public, RIDM<\/b> (Big Fight in Little Chinatown)<\/span><\/p>\n

2022 \u2013 Women Inmate Jury Award<\/b> (Big Fight in Little Chinatown)<\/span><\/p>\n

2012 –\u00a0World Documentary Award, Whistler Film Festival<\/span><\/b><\/em>\u00a0(Status Quo)<\/span><\/p>\n

2010-\u00a0First Place, Toronto Human Rights Docfest<\/span><\/i><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>(Seeking Refuge)<\/span><\/p>\n

2009 –\u00a0Gemini Nomination – Best Direction in a Documentary Program<\/span><\/i><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>(Seeking Refuge)<\/span><\/p>\n

2006 –\u00a0Golden Ribbon Award for Diversity in News and Information Programming<\/span><\/i><\/strong>\u00a0(In the Shadow of Gold Mountain)<\/span><\/p>\n

2005 –\u00a0Golden Sheaf Award – Best Multicultural Documentary, Yorkton Film Festival,<\/span><\/i><\/strong>\u00a0(In the Shadow of Gold Mountain)<\/span><\/p>\n

2005 –\u00a0Honourable Mention, Columbus International Film and Video Festival,<\/span><\/i><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>(In the Shadow of Gold Mountain)<\/span><\/p>\n

2003 –\u00a0Winner Reel Diversity Competition, NFB,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong>(In the Shadow of Gold Mountain)<\/span><\/p>\n

2001 –\u00a0Mel Hoppenheim Award<\/span><\/b><\/em>\u00a0(top of graduating class, Concordia University)<\/span><\/p>\n

2000 –\u00a0Telescene Communications Scolarship<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1999 –\u00a0Kodak Award<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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