Lloyd Lee Choi is a Korean-Canadian writer/director based in Brooklyn. His short film, SAME OLD, had its World Premiere at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, 1 of 9 films in the main competition. It went on to premiere at TIFF (Special Jury Mention), New York Film Festival, and won 1st place at the HBOmax APA Visionaries Awards and Best Short at Raindance. It has screened at over 100 festivals around the world. The feature film adaptation is currently in prep with Hisako Films and Significant Productions.
Lloyd’s recent short film, CLOSING DYNASTY won the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film (Generations) at the 73rd Berlinale, the Audience Award at SXSW, the Grand Jury Prize at AFI Fest, Best US Short at Palm Springs, and Best Short Film at Hawaii Int’ Film Festival. The film was supported through the Future Gold Film Fellowship - 1 of 3 filmmakers selected by Netflix, Tribeca, and Gold House. It is slated to be released on Netflix in 2024.
Lloyd was also named 30-under-30 by Marketing Magazine and has directed global campaigns for brands like Google, Chevrolet, Sony, and Nat Geo. He balances his work slate with socially conscious projects, writing and directing short films and PSA’s for ACLU, Zappos, AARP, and Stress Health.
Lloyd is repped at WME with Phil D’Amecourt (features) and Matt Balick (TV), and is managed by Jeff Ciabattari and Danny Sherman at Canopy Media.
Commercial Representation
US: division7
Kamila Prokop
David Richards
UK & EU: Smuggler
Nosisa Majuqwana
Tom Knight
Canada: Asymetric
Evan Landry
Asia & Eastern Europe : Nicholas Berglund