Pierce Conran

About

Critic, producer and consultant Pierce Conran has been based in Seoul since 2012. After serving as an editor of the Korean Film Council’s website KoBiz for many years, he is currently a critic for the South China Morning Post and a programming advisor for the Fribourg International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest in Austin, US. Pierce turned his attention to film production in 2014, when he founded the company 2Mr Films with maverick Korean independent filmmaker Lee Sang-woo, with whom he has produced half a dozen features. He was acquisitions and development advisor for American production company XYZ Films before turning his attention to local development. He is actively working with several Korean filmmakers on feature films and TV series.In 2023 he published his first book, the collection of personal essays 'Pierce Is in a Pickle', released in Korea by Maum Sanchek, and he is currently working on a novel. Pierce also translates Korean screenplays, frequently appears on radio and TV news and has occasionally performed in films, series and variety shows. He is also an advisor for the Asian Film Awards and the Wildflower Film Awards Korea.