Yeo Myoung (Dawna) Cha

Experience

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  Pusan International Film Festival

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Press Hospitality, Opening&Closing Hospitality

  - Coordinated hospitality/protocol services for the festival's Opening and Closing Ceremonies attended by 2,000 politicians, dignitaries, journalists and celebrities- Managed the implementation and customization of the festival hospitality management software and instructed 50 staff members of the Hospitality department- Produced the first PIFF Guest Guidebook, including the site research, writing, editing and translating

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  Busan Asian Short film Festival

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2002

  Foreign Affair Manager

  - Managed the foreign film program section which included coordination of film selection process, print traffic, hospitality, etc.- Negotiated with world film sales and production companies to invite 50 films and 25 guests with a budget of €15,000

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  DataKal festival Database

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2009

  Consultant

  Provided consulting service of implementing Datakal Festival Database solution for 12 film festivals in Europe, the Middle East, North America

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  MOFFOM Film Festival

  May 2004 - Nov 2009

  Festival Manager & Programmer

  - Established and directed a film festival that rose to local and global prominence in 5 years with a €250,000 budget and 5 full-time and 55 part-time employees- Achieved continued growth of the festival by increasing audience attendance (+400%), films displayed (+130%), and guest & filmmaker attendance (+200%)- Negotiated with over 250 world film sales/production companies and 20 local service providers (e.g. cinemas and translation agency) to secure film contents and archive high production quality Show less

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  Eventival s.r.o.

  Sept 2009 - Jan 2018

  Co-Founder

  Eventival Ltd. is a company created by a group film festival professionals, currently focusing on the completion and distribution of online event management software system destined primarily for film festivals.- Analyzed the management structure and work-flow in order to develop an online management software system optimized for film festivals- Led a group of programmers to build an online film festival management application- Analyze the organizational structure of clients and provided the unique consulting services related to the issue of optimization of workflow as well as the international business strategy. Show less

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  Firefly Branding

  Jun 2011 - May 2012

  Business Development/Project Manager

  - Managed projects covering in-depth consumer research (ZMET), Branding Strategy Development, Designing Corporate Identity for Korean conglomerates such as LG electronics, Doosan, KIA motors, etc.- Assisted the CEO to double the revenue and to manage the office with entrepreneurial attitude and spirit

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  Re:BOX Consulting

  Aug 2018 - now

  Director