JUDGES

Kong Rithdee is an executive member of the Thai Film Foundation and former deputy director of the Thai Film Archive, in charge of programming and exhibition. He’s also a film journalist and critic with 30 years of writing experience. He also wrote two feature film scripts, The Island Funeral (2016), and The Cursed Land (2024).

Jessica Kiang is a film critic and member of the Selection Committee of the Berlinale, having previously programmed the Belfast Film Festival. She has served on numerous juries, including at the Busan, Toronto, BFI London, IDFA, Film Fest Gent, Karlovy Vary, Taipei, Ji.hlava, Athens and CPH:DOX film festivals. As a critic, she has written regularly for Variety, Sight and Sound, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Film Comment, Rolling Stone and Mubi Notebook, among many other publications. She is also a frequent essayist for The Criterion Collection, Music Box Films and the BFI.

"Charles Gozali memulai karirnya pada tahun 1993 sebagai asisten sutradara, asisten sutradara aksi, editor, dan bahkan pemeran pengganti. Karya khasnya meliputi film-film seperti Badut Gendong, Qodrat 2, Qodrat, Pemukiman Setan, dan Tumbal Darah yang membawa perspektif segar ke perfilman Indonesia.

Charles juga mampu menyutradarai film komedi dan drama, seperti Juara, Finding Srimulat, Nada Untuk Asa, Demi Dewi, dan Rasa. Dalam film "Nada Untuk Asa," Charles berhasil mengantarkan Marsha Timothy meraih nominasi Aktris Terbaik di Festival Film Indonesia (FFI) dan Aktris Terbaik di Maya Awards serta Indonesian Movie Actor Awards. Karier Charles di televisi tercatat dalam sejumlah sinetron pada tahun 1990-an, seperti Jacky (1995), Jacklyn (1997), Buce
Li (2004), dan Elang (2008)."