SPEAKERS

onsaron Kovitvanitcha is Festival Director of Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) 2025–which just returned after a 17-year hiatus since 2008. In 2022, he became Festival Director of the World Film Festival of Bangkok. Donsaron is also an independent film producer such as Boundary (2013), The Master (2015), The Blue Hour (2015), Malila: The Farewell Flower (2017), Die Tomorrow (2017) and Arnold is a Model Student (2022).

Ellen Y. D. Kim, Direktur Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), merupakan sosok penting dalam sinema Asia dengan pengalaman luas di bidang produksi, festival, dan kolaborasi internasional. Ia mendirikan Flying Tiger Pictures, yang memproduksi Cry Woman (Cannes 2002) dan Hanaan (Locarno 2011), serta ikut memproduksi Night and Day dan Come Rain, Come Shine bersama Bom Film Production. Selama 12 tahun, ia berkiprah di BIFAN sebagai Programmer dan Program Director. Sebagai salah satu pendiri ACFM pada tahun 2006, Ellen kembali pada tahun 2024 sebagai Direktur, melanjutkan komitmennya untuk mempromosikan sinema Asia di kancah global.

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.