JENIFFER KIM is a seasoned creative executive and producer who is renowned for her sharp editorial eye, global sensibility, and bold approach to championing diverse storytelling. As the Senior Vice President of International Content for HBO Max, she played a pivotal role in crafting the platform’s global strategy. Her efforts were instrumental in identifying, developing, and acquiring groundbreaking series, co-productions, and high-profile local-language originals. Her work reflects a deep passion for stories that transcend borders and capture the complexity of a global audience. Prior to her international role, she served as Senior Vice President of Comedy Programming at Turner Cable Network and played an integral role in the evolution of the network. Earning the reputation as a trailblazer, Jeniffer developed culturally resonant and critically acclaimed series that spanned genres and formats. With a career encompassing both broadcast and streaming environments, Jeniffer brings deep industry expertise, a strong instinct for talent, and a track record of shepherding bold, character-driven content with international resonance.
ALICIA HANNAH-KIM is a Korean Australian actor, writer, and producer whose work spans film, television, and theatre across the U.S., Korea, and Australia. As co-founder of Smoking Tiger, she brings a singularly international perspective to development and storytelling. Alicia is known for her role as Kim Da-Eun in Netflix’s worldwide smash hit “Cobra Kai”, and served as a producer on the Disney Plus Korea/Skydance series “Tempest”. As a writer, Alicia explores themes of identity, displacement, and intergenerational inheritance through a distinctly diasporic lens. Her work is both personal and universal, rooted in lived experience and global perspective. At Smoking Tiger, Alicia brings her creative instincts, industry experience, and cultural fluency to developing original IP and championing underrepresented voices. She is committed to building a new creative pipeline—one that connects East and West through stories that are specific, fearless, and built to resonate worldwide.