Ria Tobaccowala's guest appearances

Ria Tobaccowala

The Korea Society

Brown Breakdown with Apoorva Gundeti

Judy Joo

Haemin Sunim

Todd Henry

Andrew Friedman

Hooni Kim

Scott Snyder

John Cho

Scott Walker

Walter Russell Mead

Charlotte Cho

Eric Nam

Lee Isaac Chung

John Park

David Yoon

Krys Lee

OwlTail

Soo Hugh

March 8, 2022 - Soo Hugh, an acclaimed producer/writer and executive producer of Pachinko, one of the most anticipated drama series of 2022, talks about her career in television and the journey of adapting the bestselling novel into a series. Hugh will also be joined by Ria Tobaccowala, with whom she has launched The Thousand Miles Project, an incubator program to help bring more API stories to cinematic life and jumpstart fruitful careers in the entertainment industry. Pachinko, which premiers on Apple TV+ in late March, is based on the international best-selling novel of the same name. Epic in scope but intimate in tone, the series chronicles the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant family. It begins with a forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell the unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning. The Korea Society Young Professionals’ Night program consists of industry professionals who share their career experiences and advice with the audience. It provides a wonderful opportunity for networking, and all professionals seeking to expand their careers are encouraged to come. This program is made possible by the support from Yang Won Sun Foundation. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/special-events/item/1561-the-showrunners-with-soo-hugh-and-ria-tobaccowala

March 8, 2022 - Soo Hugh, an acclaimed producer/writer and executive producer of Pachinko, one of the most anticipated drama series of 2022, talks about her career in television and the journey of adapting the bestselling novel into a series. Hugh will also be joined by Ria Tobaccowala, with whom she has launched <a href="https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/thousandmilesproject" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Thousand Miles Project</a>, an incubator program to help bring more API stories to cinematic life and jumpstart fruitful careers in the entertainment industry. Pachinko, which premiers on Apple TV+ in late March, is based on the international best-selling novel of the same name. Epic in scope but intimate in tone, the series chronicles the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant family. It begins with a forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell the unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning. The Korea Society Young Professionals’ Night program consists of industry professionals who share their career experiences and advice with the audience. It provides a wonderful opportunity for networking, and all professionals seeking to expand their careers are encouraged to come. This program is made possible by the support from <a href="https://www.yangwonsunfoundation.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yang Won Sun Foundation</a>. For more information, please visit the link below: <a href="https://www.koreasociety.org/special-events/item/1561-the-showrunners-with-soo-hugh-and-ria-tobaccowala" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.koreasociety.org/special-events/item/1561-the-showrunners-with-soo-hugh-and-ria-tobaccowala</a>

YPN - The Showrunners with Soo Hugh and Ria Tobaccowala

After studying Economics at Harvard and working at Google, Ria found her way back to her love of photography and film at NYU Tisch. Ria discusses her first short film LIFE AFTER, which received critical acclaim at film festivals, and how she continued to learn and grow in future projects, and even use her tech experience in her new project, USER ZERO. 

After studying Economics at Harvard and working at Google, Ria found her way back to her love of photography and film at NYU Tisch. Ria discusses her first short film LIFE AFTER, which received critical acclaim at film festivals, and how she continued to learn and grow in future projects, and even use her tech experience in her new project, USER ZERO.

Writer/Director Ria Tobaccowala