Sejin Croninger is a veteran acquisition and production executive currently serving as the EVP of Worldwide Acquisitions at Paramount Pictures. In this role, Ms Croninger oversees the Global Content Acquisitions group, where she is responsible for identifying and negotiating theatrical and home media acquisitions as well as remake rights for the Studio. Since joining Paramount in 2020, she has been responsible for acquiring titles including The Midnight Library, A Place in Hell, By Any Means, Orphans, Orphan: First Kill, 80 for Brady, Better Man and September 5, amongst numerous other titles. Before joining Paramount, she was SVP of the Content Group – North America for Universal Pictures. There, she worked with senior leadership to build a mini-indie-content studio from the ground up, overseeing the content strategy for acquisitions, marketing, and distribution for the label. As the domestic leader of the group, she helped shepherd numerous titles, including Loving Pablo, The Public and Driven. Prior to Universal Pictures, she served as the SVP of Worldwide Acquisitions for Entertainment One, where she worked on securing hundreds of titles for the multi-territory company in international markets, including award-winning titles such as 12 Years A Slave, The Dallas Buyer’s Club, Lone Survivor, Stan & Ollie and Spotlight. Ms Croninger started her entertainment career in acquisitions and distribution at New Line Cinema. She attended UCLA in the Masters’ Program for Film and Critical Studies and holds a BS degree in Political Science from UCI. She is an Adjunct Professor in Film Producing at the American Film Institute. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, daughter, and Portuguese Water Dog.