Justine O., born and raised in Taiwan, is an independent film producer. She received her MBA degree in International Health and Management from Aberdeen University in the UK. She began her career in the healthcare field in Malawi, Africa, and Texas, the US, focusing on palliative care psychiatry.
Justine embarked on a film career in 2008 in Beijing, China. She worked in a Chinese production company, Xstream Pictures, from 2014 to 2020 as a personal assistant to Jia Zhang-ke. She also contributed to the establishment and the coordination of the Pingyao International Film Festival in 2017. Having worked for well-known directors for 13 years, Justine now specialises in young film directors’ debut films and second feature and documentary films. Since 2021, she has worked on international co-production in various places including Brazil, Argentina, Algeria, Cambodia, Nepal, Japan, France, Germany and Mainland China.
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