JUDGES

Andhika Permata, S.STP, M.SI, Head of the Jakarta Provincial Department of Tourism and Creative Economy, was born in Jakarta in 1976. He earned his Master's degree in Administration from the Institute of Public Administration. Before assuming his current position, he served as Head of Domestic Cooperation, and was involved in informal partnerships such as the Tourism and Hospitality Management - Cultural Partnership Initiative at the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Korea in Seoul, and the World Tourism Cities Federation in Beijing, China.

An architect and co-founder of the art-house cinema MASH Denpasar. She has served as guest programmer, preselection committee, and jury for various national and international short film festivals. Alongside her curatorial work, she facilitates and mentors filmmaking and film critic workshops, focusing on creating writing that resonates with both cinephiles and general readers.

Dương Diệu Linh is a Vietnamese writer-director known for her whimsical blend of magical realism, comedy, and body horror. Her feature debut, Don't Cry, Butterfly, won the iWONDERFULL Grand Prix and the Most Innovative Film Award at Venice Critics' Week 2024. Her career has been supported by notable international screenwriting labs and talent workshops, including Less Is More, Oxbelly, Berlinale Talents, Asian Film Academy, and Locarno Summer Academy.

Srikanth Srinivasan is a film critic and programmer from Bangalore, India. He has been involved in the selection of films at the Berlin Film Festival, the Berlin Critics Week and the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. He is the author of two books, Modernism by Other Means: The Films of Amit Dutta (Lightcube, New Delhi, 2021) and Nainsukh, the Film: Still Lives, Moving Images (Museum Rietberg Zurich, 2023)