Hyung's Overture
Logline
The eldest son of a Korean immigrant family gives up his career to manage the family’s convenience store, so that his brother may fulfill his potential as a world-class violinist.
Young Il Kim
Screenwriter
Young Il Kim received his BA in economics from Harvard University and his MFA in screenwriting from USC School of Cinema-Television. An alumnus of the Film Independent Filmmaker Lab and a Korean Film Council Filmmaker Development Lab fellow, Kim received the CAPE New Writers Award and the grand prize at the 8th annual Bluecat Screenplay competition for his screenplay, “Hyung’s Overture.” A native of Seoul, Korea, Kim currently resides in New York City.
Teddy Zee
Producer
Teddy Zee is President and Co-Founder of Ironpond. He spent 20 years as president of Overbrook Entertainment and Davis Entertainment, and as studio executive for Columbia and Paramount, where he produced Hitch, Saving Face, and West 32nd, and executive produced Pursuit of Happyness and Life or Something Like It. A member of AMPAS, Coalition of Asian-Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE), and Producers Guild of America, Zee holds a BS from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard University.
Jonathan H. Kim
Producer
Jonathan H. Kim is CEO of Dyne Film and Guardtec, Inc. His 20 years of producer credits include five of the 50 highest grossing Korean films, including Silmido, the first Korean movie to surpass 10 million domestic ticket sales. He received the Daejong Award for Best Picture, the Korean equivalent of the Academy Awards®. A member of the Korean Screenwriter’s Guild, Pusan International Film Festival Organizing Committee, and the Korean Academy Award Organizing Committee, Kim is the director of Cheoju, Seoul, Namdo, and Jeju Film Commissions and chairman emeritus of the Korean Film Producers Association. Kim has a BA in finance from USC.