Kim Dong-ho began his career in the 1980s at the Korean Motion Picture Promotion Corporation (now the Korean Film Council). He served as president of the Seoul Arts Center and worked as vice minister of the Ministry of Culture from 1992 to 1993. He was the founding festival director of the Busan International Film Festival from 1996 until 2010. His directorial work includes the short film Jury (2013) and the feature-length documentary Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema (2025).
