2025 ADVISORY BOARD & GRAND JURY

Advisory Board
Walter Fernandez, Mediacorp , Editor-in-Chief CNA & Chief Sustainability Officer, Singapore
Valeria Fiñana, DayDream Entertainment, Founder , USA
Robert E. Frye, Whistling Communications, Managing Director, USA
Alex Hahn, Ludlow Arts, Electronic Media Artist, USA
Brian Lockhart, ESPN, Senior Vice President, Original Content and ESPN Films, USA
Jodain Massad, National Football League, Director, Development & Innovation, NFL Films, USA
Bill McCullough, Independent, Filmmaker, USA
Michael Pearce, Independent, Producer, USA
Regina Reyes, Independent, Journalist/Mentor/Advisor, USA
Pete Stevenson, The Edge Picture Company , Director, United Kingdom
Francis B. Toral, ABS-CBN Corporation, Head of Integrated News Division, Philippines
Giles Trendle, Independent, Media Strategist & Executive Coach, United Kingdom
Ellen Windemuth, WaterBear Network , CEO, Netherlands
Grand Jury
Soo Young Ahn, MBC, Executive Producer, Entertainment TV, South Korea
Noelia Alonso Franco, Sony Pictures Television Iberia, Creative Center Iberia Director, Spain
Béatrice Alquier, France Télévisions, Promotion et Direction Artistique des Antennes Direction Promotion opérationnelle, France
Nina Aning, CTV News, Production Manager, CANADA
Leonardo Aranguibel, The Walt Disney Company Latin America, VP, Head of Production Operations & Strategy, Argentina
Angeli G. Atienza, GMA Network, Senior Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs, Philippines
Dennis Beaulieu, Beaulieu Productions, Owner, USA
Ruth Beni, Animage Films, Co-Founder/Filmmaker/Writer, UNITED KINGDOM
Patrick Bennett, Jack Morton Worldwide, Global Chief Creative Officer, USA
Gaye Bennett, Radley Yeldar, Executive Producer, United Kingdom
Benjamin Best, Benjamin Best Productions GmbH, Journalist/Filmmaker/Book Author, Germany
Eric Black, Scholastic Entertainment, Director, Production & Technical Operations, USA
Eduardo Blanco, The Walt Disney Company, Creative Manager, Spain
Peter Bostoen, Independent, Filmmaker, Belgium
Tessa Bryson, Independent, Producer, United Kingdom
Sharon Burden, Australian Government eSafety Commissioner, Assistant Manager - Gender and Tech Education, Prevention and Inclusion Branch, Australia
Eduardo Calvet, TV Globo, Editor, Brazil
Arlene U. Carnay, GMA Network, Vice President, Public Affairs, Phillipines
Daniel Carriere, Radio-Canada, Science Reporter, Canada
Joan Cartan-Hansen, Idaho Public Television, Science Trek Producer/Host, USA
Lee Joseph Castel, GMA Network, Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs, Philippines
George chalouhi, Katara Studios, Head of Talent & Creative Management, Qatar
Kevin Chan, Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Senior Creative Producer, Singapore
Yuyang Chen, CGTN, Content Producer, China
JAE UN CHIN, KNN, General Director, South Korea
Debbie Cuell, Sparkle Pictures, CEO & Executive Producer, Australia
Sofia de Fay, Independent, Writer/Director, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Clara Dominguez, Voice of America, Director of Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives, USA
Stacey Edmonds, Lively, a Learning Agency, Founder & Director, AUSTRALIA
Claudia Ernst, Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, Assistenz GF Joern Roever, Germany
Richard Fabb, LiveLab / Griffith Film School, Creative Director, Australia
Jeremy JP Fekete, ARTE G.E.I.E., Filmmaker, writer & director, GERMANY
Walter Fernandez, Mediacorp , Editor-in-Chief CNA & Chief Sustainability Officer, Singapore
Valeria Fiñana, DayDream Entertainment, Founder , USA
Kevin Finch, Jukeboxer Productions, Producer/Director, USA
Jim Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick Productions, Director, Writer, Producer, CANADA
Marissa Flores, Consultant, PHILIPPINES
Mihai Gadea, Antena 3, CEO, Romania
Garlic Garcia, Viu Philippines, Head Of Content, Philippines
Reshma Ghosh, Blue Petal Films, Filmmaker & Founder, India
Megan Gilbert, Fortune Brand Studio, Vice President & Executive Editorial Director, USA
Daniel Gimenez, The Walt Disney Company, Head of Graphics, Spain
Mark Glaeser, group.IE, Managing Director, GERMANY
Wuan-ling Gou, Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation, Supervisor, International Affairs Section, International and Strategy Development Department, TAIWAN
Fionn Groeger, Aramco, Producer, Saudi Arabia
Marie-Claude GUAY, Business Consulting, CGI Mtl, Head of Innovation Centre, Industry Expertise and Market intelligence, Canada
Melanie Haft, nautilusfilm GmbH, Managing Director & Head of Production, GERMANY
Alex Hahn, Ludlow Arts, Electronic Media Artist, USA
Oliver Halmburger, Loopfilm GmbH, Director/Producer, Germany
Toby Hayman, The Nature Conservancy, Associate Director: Film & Video, USA
Stuart Henderson, 90th Parallel Productions, president & Producer, Canada
Jacob Hickey, Blackfella Films, Head of Factual/Producer, Australia
Dillon Hicks, Sudo Roux, Managing Director & Partner, Australia
Sara Hidalgo, Paramount Creative EMEAA, Creative Director, Entertainment Brands, Spain
Scott Horsfield, DRPG, Head of FIlm, United Kingdom
Hung-Ru Huang, Hakka TV, Senior Producer, Taiwan
Haibo Huang, Phoenix Satellite Television, Deputy Head of Phoenix Chinese Channel; Director of the Chief Editor's Office, Head of Phoenix Movie Channel, Hong Kong
Michaela Javorsky , ORF Austrian Broadcasting Corp., Producer, Entertainment TV, Austria
Sarah Jenner, Plastic Pictures, Executive Producer, United Kingdom
Andrei Jiro, Globo Group, Art Director, Brazil
Natalie Jowett, JusticeAid Film Forum, Producer/Director, USA
Takayuki Kanei, Kansai Television Corp, Senior Manager, Japan
Yuka Kitayuguchi, Fuji Television Network, Inc., International Relations, Japan
Sven-Erik Knoff, FotoKnoff AS, Director of Photography, Norway
Thomas Kren, Bavaria Fiction, Development Executive, Germany
Hiroki KUROSE, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc., Assistant Manager, Japan
Francisco Leao, Promo TV Globo, Creative Director, Brazil
Hin Wah, Vincent Lee, Radio Television Hong Kong, Assistant Director, Hong Kong
Dr. Patrick Lehn, dormakaba International Holding AG, Senior Manager Group External Communications, Switzerland
David Lennon, FORTUNE Brand Studio, Senior Vice President, USA
Joshua Lim, Temasek Polytechnic, Course Chair, SIingapore
I-LI Lo, Hakka TV, Host & Producer, Taiwan
Brian Lockhart, ESPN, Senior Vice President, Original Content and ESPN Films, USA
Michael Maack, ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Marketing Producer, Germany
Andrea Mantzei, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Editor, Germany
Hugo Marcos, CIFFT, Secretary-General, Austria
Matthias Martens, Timecode Production, Founder/Managing Director & Executive Producer, Germany
Maribel Martinez, Diecinueve36, Founder & Creative Director, MEXICO
Jodain Massad, National Football League, Director, Development & Innovation, NFL Films, USA
Stephanie Matteis, CBC, Producer/Director, Canada
Bill McCullough, Independent, Filmmaker, USA
David Meadows-Hertig , al Dente Entertainment, Head of Production, Germany
Sergio Mendoza, Telemundo Television Studios, VP, Scripted Development , USA
Elodie Moncelet, Paramount Creative EMEAA, Creative Producer, France
Tomoko MORITA, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Principal Program Director , Japan
Zach Nial, Denial Industries, Live Multi-Cam Director, USA
Markus Nikel, RAI, Author & Commissioner, Italy
Alfred Oliveri, House Of Chef, Producer/Director, Argentina
Nick Olle, Al Jazeera, Senior Supervising Producer, Programmes, Malaysia
Sonal R. Patel, Brunswick Group Advisory Ltd, Partner, Group Head of Creative, United Kingdom
Alexandra Pauliat, Independent, Executive Producer, Turkey
Michael Pearce, Independent, Producer, USA
Christopher Pearson, Sky News, Camera Operator & Video Editor, United Kingdom
Alberto Pérez, Paramount Creative EMEAA, Creative Manager, Spain
Judy Plavnick , Sit. Good Girl Productions, LLC, Executive Producer & Co-owner, USA
Duncan Preston, Al Jazeera Media Network, Head of Global Creative Services , Qatar
Sian Price, Yeti Television, Creative Director, United Kingdom
Judith Pyke, Curious Features Inc, Executive Producer/President, Canada
Regina Reyes, Independent, Journalist/Mentor/Advisor, USA
Regula Ruegg, Dekart Video, Camera/Photographer, USA
Crispin Sadler, DWM Productions Ltd, Producer, Scotland
Vatche Sarkisian, Independent, Consultant, USA
Peter Schels, Al Dente Eentertainment GmbH, Managing Director, Germany
Chris Schueler, Christopher Productions, President, USA
German Sela, Movistar+, Head of Brand, SPAIN
William Shaw IV, Shaw FIlms Inc., Producer/Director, USA
Abram Sitzer, Beach House Productions, Head Of Content, Singapore
Marty Smiley, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Producer, Australia
Louise Smith, BBC, Design Manager / Editorial Project Manager, United Kingdom
Nick Smith, All3Media, Executive Vice President, Formats and Licensing, United Kingdom
Jessica Soho, GMA Networks, Broadcast Journalist, PHILIPPINES
Jay Soo, Moving Bits, CEO/Founder, Singapore
Angeline Swee, Very! Pte. Ltd., Executive Producer, SINGAPORE
Andrew Szusterman, South Paific Pictures, Managing Director, Australia
Vanda Tan, Wawa Pictures Pte Ltd, General Manager, Singapore
Francis B. Toral, ABS-CBN Corporation, Head of Integrated News Division, Philippines
Giles Trendle, Independent, Media Strategist & Executive Coach, United Kingdom
Nessa S. Valdellon, GMA Public Affairs & GMA Pictures, First Vice President & Senior Vice President, PHILIPPINES
Patrícia Vasconcellos, SBT - Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão., Journalist/TV Correspondent, Brazil
Brian Vos, Jump Studios Ltd, Executive Producer, Canada
Olivia Warren, Traverse32, Global Managing Director, USA
Meg Wells, Independent, Director/Filmmaker, USA
Tom Williams, INTJ LLC, Director, USA
Wing Wong, Television Broadcasts Limited, Senior Programme Manager, Hong Kong
Noel Wong Ying Fei, Xebec Media Ltd., Executive Producer, Hong Kong
Mei Yan, CGTN Europe, Managing Director, United Kingdom
Cathy Yang, Cignal TV, MediaQuest Holdings, Host, Thought Leaders with Cathy Yang, Philippines
Zhao Yang, China Global Television Network, Producer, China
Toshie Yoshida, TI ComNet Japan, President, JAPAN