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Christine Yoo is an American writer, director, producer and filmmaker. She has written and directed a romantic-comedy feature film entitled "Wedding Palace," starring Brian Tee, Kang Hye-jung, Bobby Lee, Margaret Cho, Joy Osmanski, Steve Park, Kelvin Han Yee, Elaine Kao, Charles Kim, Jean Yoon, Nancy J. Lee, Simon Rhee, and more. [1] [2] The film is a U.S.-Korea joint production that won Best Feature Film and Best Cinematography at the Cine Gear Expo Film Series Competition [3] and a Golden Angel Award for Best Asian American Film at the Chinese American Film Festival [4] and was also an official selection of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, the Asian American International Film Festival, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival and a number of other film festivals. For the film, Yoo also received a Best Director award at the Atlanta Korean Film Festival as well. [5] Yoo has also served as a writer on the animated series Afro Samurai , scripting at least 5 episodes of the show. [6] Yoo has also served as an Assistant Editor on TV shows such as VH1's Behind The Music , Motown 40: The Music is Forever, and an Apprentice Editor on the feature film Slums of Beverly Hills . [7] [ better source needed ] Yoo has also written and directed a short film entitled "Yellow Belle", a mid-1980s set film about an Asian American teenage girl who comes of age in America's South. [8]

Yoo directed 26.2 to Life   [ d ], released in 2022, a documentary that portrays incarcerated runners who complete a marathon within San Quentin State Prison. [9]

Yoo is a graduate of the USC Film School. [10] [11]

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Christine Yoo at SBIFF 2023

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References

  1. ↑ "Wedding Palace screening". USC School of Cinematic Arts. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ DeVera, Vera (2011-04-04). "WEDDING PALACE - 2011 LA Asian Pacific Film Festival". laapff.festpro.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13.
  3. ↑ "Cine Gear Expo - 2011 Winners". cinegearexpo.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24.
  4. ↑ "2011 CAFF GOLDEN ANGEL AWARDS WINNERS". Chinese American Film Festival. 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  5. ↑ Yang, Emily (October 8, 2012). "1st Annual Korean Film Festival Comes to Atlanta". Kollaboration Atlanta. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15.
  6. ↑ "Interview with Christine Yoo, Writer, Director, and Producer of 'Wedding Palace'". Asia Society. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  7. ↑ "Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Christine Yoo". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  8. ↑ Pink, Ross (September 1998). "The 2nd Vancouver Asian Film Festival". reviewvancouver. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  9. ↑ "26.2 to Life". Seattle International Film Festival. 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  10. ↑ Tseng, Ada; Aquino, Rowena (2011-11-02). "Asia Pacific Arts: My Big Korean Wedding: interview with the director and cast of Wedding Palace". asiapacificarts.usc.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26.
  11. ↑ Saria, Oliver (2012-03-26). "March Cover Story: Say I Do to 'Wedding Palace'". iamkoream. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28.


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