Sam Chi

Mentor

Landmark Entertainment Asia Owner

After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a Business Administration undergraduate degree and MBA graduate degree and working in the financial sector at J.P. Morgan, Sam Chi started off strong with his first project being the seminal and critically acclaimed movie, Old Boy.

Since then, Mr. Chi has invested in and produced more than 20 movies globally and currently has five more in production. Recently, Sam Chi partnered up with Korea’s top producer J.D. Han to form Korea’s hottest production company. Mr. Chi has recently moved to a more global film product by producing the Hollywood animated feature Animal Crackers, starring John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Danny DeVito, Sylvester Stallone, and Sir Ian McKellen and directed by Tony Bancroft (Mulan). Staying true to his roots, the film 'Ktown Cowboys', he produced, was screened at the Southwest Film Festival, and it was also a huge success for the audience.

Investor in 451 Media Group, who is Michael Bay (Director/Producer of Transformers, The Rock, etc.), along with industry veterans from YouTube, Raine Group, and brand creators who've reached over a billion in sales for Hasbro and Mattel. 451 Media is a technology focused IP development and entertainment company that builds, produces and invests into a portfolio of technology and media.

Price Waterhouse (1993. 03.)

JP Morgan (1998. 03.)

Global Technical Finance, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. (2010. 01.)

Landmark International, President (2013. 04 - Current)