JUDGES

Neo is a filmmaker, artist, and translator living in Tokyo and New York. His first fiction feature film, HAPPYEND, premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. Recently, his short film, A VERY STRAIGHT NECK, won best short at Locarno International Film Festival 2025.

Sherina Munaf is an actress, singer, songwriter, and composer, best known for her breakthrough role in Petualangan Sherina (2000). She has since continued to work across film and music, with credits including Wiro Sableng (2018), Studio Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch (2020), and Petualangan Sherina 2 (2023), where she also served as composer and music scorer. This year, she returns to the big screen in Filosofi Teras.

Panagiotis (Panos) Kotzathanasis is a film critic specializing in Asian cinema and owner of Asian Movie Pulse. A FIPRESCI, Greek Cinema Critics Association, NETPAC, Hellenic Film Academy and Online Film Critics Association member, he writes for international publications, collaborates with Thessaloniki Cinematheque, contributes to film releases and served as an Erasmus+ “Asian Cinema Education” expert.