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Janet Hyojo Oh (she/her) is a Korean American writer and producer whose work celebrates cultural identity and bridges divides through authentic storytelling. A proud daughter of South Korean immigrant parents, she hails from Bergen Country, NJ. An NYU Tisch School of the Arts graduate (BA) and a current MS student in Professional Writing at NYU, Janet's approach is influenced by her formative year in South Korea.

 

Her screenplays, including the TV pilot "We Meet​​ Again" and the award-winning short film "Like Clockwork", which earned Best Proof of Concept at the Austin Short Film Festival, have received festival recognition. She received a $3000 Individual Artist Finalist grant for the 2025 New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

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​Janet serves as a judge for the prestigious Telly Awards and holds leadership positions with the NYU Arts and Entertainment Alumni Network and Junior Hollywood Radio Television Society (JHRTS NY). After being an alum of the JHRTS NY Writers Room Program, Janet became the Co-Showrunner role for Season 3, where she mentored emerging writers and cultivated an inclusive, collaborative creative space.

 

A lifelong "Doctor Who" fan, Janet is working towards becoming a showrunner who champions opportunities for underrepresented voices at every level of production. 

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Visit Janet's filmography and credits on IMDb.

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Producing

  • LILLIMURE's Slow Rider (Music Video directed by Emily Massey) - Producer (2025)

    • Finalist - Fusion Film Festival 2025​

    • Official Selection - Nitehawk Shorts Festival 2025

    • Winner: Audience Award: Music Driven - Nitehawk Shorts Festival 2025

  • Being Here (Short Film) - Producer, Executive Producer, Post Production (2024 - Present)

  • Delicates (Short Film) - Producer, Executive Producer (2025)

  • Like Clockwork (Short Film) - Producer (2024)

    • Official SelectionAustin Short Film Festival 2024​

    • Winner: Best Proof of Concept Austin Short Film Festival 2024​

    • Official Selection New York Shorts International Film Festival 2024

Writing

  • We Meet Again (TV Pilot Screenplay) - 2024

    • Semi-Finalist - Flicker's Rhode Island Film Festival​ 2024

    • Semi-Finalist - Imagine This Women's International Film Festival 2024

    • Finalist Grant Recipient- NJ State Council on the Arts 2025

    • Quarter-Finalist - Female Voices Rock 2025

  • Like Clockwork (Short Screenplay) - 2023

  • How to Become a Brit (TV Pilot Screenplay) - 2022

    • Finalist - Boston Screenplay Awards 2022​

  • Woosung (TV Pilot Screenplay) - 2021

    • Winner: Best TV Pilot - Fan Fiction Film Festival - 2021​

Other Works

  • Chaebol (Short Film) - 2019

  • Under Pressure | Doctor Who Fan Minisode (Short Film) - 2018

  • I Hate Being Korean American (Short Film) - 2018

  • Apples & Oranges (Feature Screenplay) - 2017

  • Figment (Short Film) - 2016

  • Erase (Short Film) - 2015

© 2025 by Janet Hyojo Oh. All rights reserved.

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