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JUDGES
GIA QUÝ
Phạm
Vietnam
“For me curiosity is key. Watching and making films is a gift. It is a continuous exploration of the world and of us humans. And the journey never ends. There’s always plenty to discover and learn. My passion is fed by curiosity.”
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Quý is a Commercial Director, Producer of multiple local and international film projects.
He is also the CEO and founder of Spring Auteurs, a community based in Vietnam that connects Vietnamese and international filmmakers.
“To make a great film you need three things—the script, the script and the script.”
– Alfred Hitchcock
Josune Hahnheiser is producer and Head of Development of Black Forest Films, a company for high-quality international feature films. The company’s portfolio covers a wide range of genres and budgets, and most of its films have premiered at major festivals such as Cannes and Venice.
She is also a freelance script consultant, where she collaborates closely with the acclaimed writer/director Emily Atef.
Josune was a judge at the CinemaSHORT Asian Shortfilm Competition 2023.
JOSUNE
Hahnheiser
Germany
MARK
Peregrino
Singapore
“For me curiosity is key. Watching and making films is a gift. It is a continuous exploration of the world and of us humans. And the journey never ends. There’s always plenty to discover and learn. My passion is fed by curiosity.”
“Don’t try to be the next (insert legendary auteur’s name here). Be the first (insert you name here).”
Mark Peregrino, more commonly known online as Mick Pilgrim, is a creative producer by trade and a film enthusiast at heart.
With over 15 years of experience in the media industry, he currently serves as the head of creative for Nickelodeon Asia. Overseeing creative operations in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia, he spearheads the production of local promotions, short-form content, and other creative requirements that support the brand’s various lines of business. Prior to this role, he was the creative director for a youth-oriented cable entertainment network in the Philippines, where he oversaw the channel’s brand and program campaigns, broadcast design, and both short and long-form production, including local formats such as Project Runway Philippines.
Outside of work, he produces his own short-form content focused on cinema: from movie reviews to thematic watchlists, local film events, and cinemas around the world. His vertical videos regularly cover the latest movie releases, while also highlighting Asian cinema, queer films, and lesser-known titles.
You can find his creative works on Instagram: @mick.pilgrim
“For me curiosity is key. Watching and making films is a gift. It is a continuous exploration of the world and of us humans. And the journey never ends. There’s always plenty to discover and learn. My passion is fed by curiosity.”
“Believe in your passion and always try to figure out alternatives when things are not working.”
Mayu Nakamura is a JapaneseWriter/Director. Mayu earned an MFA from the Graduate Film Program at New York University. She makes both documentary and fiction films. She made a directorial debut with a fiction feature, “The Summer of Stickleback” (Busan 2006). Her documentaries include “Alone Again in Fukushima 2020”(Yamagata 2020). Her fiction features include “Intimate Stranger” (2021 Tokyo IFF), and “She is me, I am her” (2023 Udine).
Her 2022 psychological-thriller Intimate Stranger is also available on CinemaWorld. Catch her interview exploring the inspiration behind the film on CinemaWorld’s Youtube channel.
MAYU
Nakamura
Japan
LESLIE
Lee
Singapore
“For me curiosity is key. Watching and making films is a gift. It is a continuous exploration of the world and of us humans. And the journey never ends. There’s always plenty to discover and learn. My passion is fed by curiosity.”
“Everything starts with a good story.”
Leslie has over two decades’ experience and expertise in the entertainment industry in Asia, across marketing communications, content curation, channel management, content development and media distribution. His career includes spells at MediaCorp (Kids and Arts Central), Viacom (Nickelodeon Asia Pacific), The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia and Warner Bros Discovery Asia Pacific.
His roles have included the programming, operations, brand and franchise management, and content direction for leading brands such as Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Nickelodeon, Nick JR, Pogo, Cartoon Network and Boomerang. He also spearheaded the creation of Mickey Go Local and Tom & Jerry In Singapore, two award winning original animated series that took iconic characters and put them in stories set in Southeast Asia. He was also Executive Producer for the series Lamput for Cartoon Network, which was nominated for an International Emmy Award for Best Animated Series in 2019.
He presently volunteers his time mentoring media students in various Singapore-based institutes of higher learning and is a board member of Centre 42, a non-profit arts organisation that documents, promotes and develops playwriting in Singapore.
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