Su-Jin Song

Su-Jin Song is a research assistant in the field of media and game studies at the Cologne Game Lab at TH Köln and a doctoral student at the University of Art and Design Linz. Su-Jin Song's research in media and game studies examines the close connection between storytelling, design, and theory, with a particular focus on topics such as migration, gender, identity, and mental health. In her doctoral thesis, she is researching migration, identity, and role models of Asian female filmmakers in German cinema and their cinematic portrayal of female characters.

Su-Jin Song organized and curated the Young Academics Workshop as part of the Clash of Realities Conference (2019-2022) and, since 2025, as a standalone format, a two-day conference with a workshop day and a game jam. Su-Jin Song is also an author, director, and producer for film and games. She studied Creative Producing at IFS Cologne and Game Development and Research at Cologne Game Lab/TH Cologne.

After working as a producer on international productions and in the Korean film industry, she founded autumn song production, a studio focusing on (post)migrant stories and European-Asian co-productions. Her works have been shown and awarded at festivals such as the Berlinale, Sitges, and Palm Springs.