SPEAKERS

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.

Lorna Tee is a pan-asian film producer, curator and cultural diplomat. She had key management roles at Focus Films, Variety, Irresistible Films, Back Up Media, Cinematheque Passion and key positions in festivals such as Berlinale, CinemAsia and IFFA Macao.

Currently, she is the curator of , the international acquisitions advisor for Barunson E&A, the Secretary General of the Asian Film Alliance Network (AFAN) and the advisor for JAFF Market.

Selected filmography includes The Beautiful Washing Machine, Rain Dogs, Crazy Stone, My Mother is a Bellydancer, The Shoe Fairy, At the End of Daybreak, Lover’s Discourse, Come Rain, Come Shine, Postcards from the Zoo, Mrs K (currently being developed as an English language remake by Universal), HBO’s Folklore (Toyol), Viet and Nam, and Diamonds in the Sand.

Ellen Y. D. Kim, Director of the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), is a prominent figure in Asian cinema with a rich background in production, festivals, and international collaboration. She founded Flying Tiger Pictures, producing Cry Woman (Cannes 2002) and Hanaan (Locarno 2011), and co-produced Night and Day and Come Rain, Come Shine with Bom Film Production. She spent 12 years at BIFAN as Programmer and Program Director. A founding member of ACFM in 2006, she returned in 2024 as its Director, continuing her commitment to promoting Asian cinema on the global stage.

Daniel Mattes is a California-born producer based in Phnom Penh and a partner at the Cambodian production company Anti-Archive. He was co-writer and associate producer of White Building (2021, Kavich Neang, Venice Orizzonti award for best actor), producer of the documentary Last Night I Saw You Smiling (2019, Kavich Neang, IFFR Netpac award), and co-producer of Doi Boy (2023, Nontawat Numbenchapol), which Netflix acquired worldwide. He most recently produced Polen Ly’s debut feature, Becoming Human (2025, Venice), and the short film, Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites (2025, Chheangkea, Sundance best international short).