Mark Shaw is a Los Angeles-based independent film producer, financier, and distributor, working in both the domestic and international markets.

Before starting his own production and distribution company, he served as the President & CEO of CJ Group’s U.S. media and entertainment companies, responsible for the huge growth in recent years of Korean cinema, Kdramas and Kpop, including KCON, the largest such fan convention in the world, and for launching a new digital content distribution platform in these genres.

Mark comes with extensive knowledge of the Asian markets, having worked overseas for over 14 years. He was CFO & Head of International for CJ E&M and CJ CGV in Seoul, Korea, as well as EVP of the CJ Group Strategy Division of the Chairman’s Office.  He has been involved in all aspects of content production, from development all the way through distribution, marketing, international sales, and even theatrical exhibition and cable channel operations.

He combines this operational experience and cultural awareness with financial knowledge and market expertise, having worked in corporate finance and investment banking for over 17 years. From President of The Grace and Mercy Foundation, a private family foundation based in New York, to Director in the corporate finance and investment banking division of Merrill Lynch in Seoul and Hong Kong, Mark’s range of knowledge and experience spans the creative and the financial, the technical and the analytical, the local and the global.  

His newest venture is an independent production and distribution company of motion pictures, television, and streaming content, focusing on relevant and compelling projects that inspire, create awareness and expand our humanity, domestically and internationally.