JUDGES

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.

Yoko Yamanaka is a Japanese filmmaker. Her debut feature, Amiko (2017), won the Audience Award at the Pia Film Festival and was later screened at the Berlin International Film Festival. Her second feature, Desert of Namibia (2024), premiered at Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, where it received the FIPRESCI Prize. She is currently developing her next feature film.

Sunny Gho is Co-Founder and Director of EnMasse, a Jakarta-based creative business group operating across events, retail, IP licensing, and artist partnerships. Through EnMasse, he founded the Jakarta Illustration and Creative Arts Fair (JICAF), the group's flagship event and IP platform which has grown to become Southeast Asia's largest illustration fair. Sunny also serves as Chairman of AKSI (Asosiasi Komik Indonesia) and Vice-Chairman of KE-JKT (Komite Ekonomi Kreatif Jakarta).