Kim Euisung began his acting career in 1987 with a theatre troupe. Starting in 1988, he gained recognition through films like Go Alone Like Musso's Horn (1995) and The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996). He later showcased his sharp charisma in hit films such as Architecture 101 (2012), Assassination (2015), Inside Men (2015), Train to Busan (2016), and 12.12: The Day (2023), as well as in series like Mr. Sunshine (2018), Taxi Driver (2021), and The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025). His performance in Train to Busan (2016) earned him Best Supporting Actor awards at the Buil Film Awards, the Korean Film Producers Association Awards, and the Baeksang Arts Awards, receiving widespread acclaim from audiences and critics alike. In 2022, he made his international debut with Apple TV+'s WeCrashed (2022). With four films surpassing 10 million viewers, he has cemented his status as a top Korean actor. Kim Euisung continues to captivate audiences across generations with his powerful performances.

Born in Busan in 1975, Kim Chohee studied French literature at college and earned a master's degree in film theory from Université Paris 1. From 2008 to 2015, she worked as a producer on more than ten independent films. She directed works such as Lucky Chan-sil (2020) and Back to the Hong Kong (2022).

Montse Triola (Banyoles, 1974) is a producer and performer. She holds a BA in Performing Arts (Institut del Teatre, Barcelona) and MA in Theatre Practice (Rose Bruford College, UK). She studied English Philology at UAB. In 2003, she co-founded Andergraun Films with Albert Serra, producing his films, including Honor of the Knights (2006), Birdsong (2008), Story of My Death (2013) (Golden Leopard, Locarno), La Mort de Louis XIV (2016), Liberté (2019) (Special Jury Prize, Cannes), Pacifiction (2022), and Afternoons of Solitude (2024) (Golden Seashell, San Sebastian). She also produced Afterwater (2022) (Berlinale) and Miséricorde (2024) (Cannes Premiere) by Alaine Guiraudie. As an executive producer, her credits include Personalien (2019), Roi Soleil (2018), Singularity (2015), and The Three Little Pigs (2012) by Albert Serra. She is currently working on Lav Diaz's Beatrice, The Wife (2025).

Michelle Carey is a programmer at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, an advisor for the New York Film Festival and the Los Angeles Festival of Movies (LAFM), co-founder of the Red Balloon Alliance, and a mentor at the Berlinale Talent Press. Carey previously served as a member of the selection committee for the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes (2010-2018) and as the artistic director of the Melbourne International Film Festival (2011-2018).

His films have been screened at festivals such as Cannes (Un Certain Regard), Venice, Berlinale, and San Sebastian, among others. His latest film, The Message (2025), won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at Berlinale 2025.

Born in Busan in 1968, Kwak Sin-ae majored in Korean literature. She entered the film industry in 1995 as a founding member of the film magazine KINO and worked in various roles, including planning, publicity, marketing, and production, beginning with Happy End (1999). Since 2015, she has served as CEO of Barunson E&A, producing Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (2016), RV: Resurrected Victims (2017), and Stay with Me (2018). As the producer of Parasite (2019), she won the Best Picture award at the 92nd Academy Awards. Since 2024, she has been serving as CEO of her own production company, CINE FOREST Inc.

Damien Manivel began his career as a contemporary dancer before turning to cinema. After studying at Le Fresnoy (National Studio of Contemporary Arts), he directed The Lady With The Dog (2010) which won the Jean Vigo Prize. Since 2014, he has directed six feature films presented at major film festivals and released in theaters in France and abroad. His film Isadora’s Children (2019), co-produced by Jeonju Cinema Project won the Best Director award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2019. In 2008, he co-founded his company MLD Films with Martin Bertier. He produced Atsushi Hirai's films Return to Toyama (2020) and Oyu (2023), and co-produced Igarashi Kohei's film Super Happy Forever (2024). He has been a film professor at the Metz School of Fine Arts (2013-2017), and a theater instructor in Paris University (2001-2021). Regularly requested in film schools, he supports students in the creation of their films.

In his role as Director of Programming, Curtis Woloschuk articulates the Vancouver International Film Festival's artistic vision through curation, program development, and community building.

Byun Seungmin is the founder and CEO of Climax Studio, based in Seoul, Korea. Established in 2018, Climax Studio has produced over 21 films and series that have achieved both critical and commercial success in the global market. Byun collaborates with a diverse range of partners and talent, from emerging to established, to maximise the creative potential of Climax Studio's productions. Climax Studio was selected as the 'Most Anticipated Production Company' in both 2022 and 2023, and Byun was named 'Producer of the Year' in 2023. His notable productions include the Netflix series Hellbound (2021), D.P. (2021), and Parasyte: The Grey (2024), as well as the film Concrete Utopia (2023).

Émilie Poirier has been working in programming at the Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC) since 2017. She is now head of short film and feature film programmer. She is also on the Directors' Fortnight selection committee at the Cannes Film Festival for the 2025 edition as well as an independent curator, moderator and writer. She was also a member of the preselection committee at the Busan International Short Film Festival from 2021 to 2023.

Lee Sul has been active on the big screen, starting with Herstory (2018), followed by My Punch-Drunk Boxer (2019), Days of Green (2020), Waiting for Rain (2021), The Cursed: Dead Man’s Prey (2021), A Tour Guide (2023), Nocturnal (2025), and Somebody (2025). She has given impressive performances in various series, including After the Rain (2018), Less than Evil (2018), The Devil's Call (2019), D.P. (2021), D.P. 2 (2023), and Man and Woman (2024). Notably, she won the 2018 MBC Best New Actress Award for Less than Evil, and received the Actor Award in the Korean Competition at the 24th JEONJU International Film Festival for A Tour Guide.

Kim graduated from Kyungsung University with a major in theatre and film before studying documentary film at the University of Paris 8. He founded the independent film production company Monday Morning, where he has produced and directed more than ten feature-length and short documentaries, including My Family Portrait (2007), Still and All (2015), and Jiseok (2022).

Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah, a two-time National Award-winning filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter, explores socio-cultural themes in Assam and Northeast India. Holding a PhD from Gauhati University, her acclaimed films include Adomya (2014), Sonar Baran Pakhi (2016), Mishing (2018), Sikaisal (2022), and Rador Pakhi (2024). She has also served as a jury member at various prestigious events.

After studying directing at the Korean Academy of Film Arts, Park worked as a producer on Sa-kwa (2008) and later founded Kirin Productions. Working at the intersection of film and performance, as well as commercial and art films, he has produced a range of works, including Marianne and Margaret (2017), Kokdu: A Story of Guardian Angels (2018), An Old Lady (2019), Wonderland (2024), Ms. Apocalypse (2024), performances based on classic Korean films such as Crossroads of Youth, and the Netflix series Persona (2019).

She graduated in Audiovisual Arts from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP) and also studied Art History at UNLP and Cinematography at CFP-SICA. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Film and Audiovisual Archive at Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE). She programmed Festifreak - Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de La Plata and was part of the programming team for the Mar del Plata International Film Festival (Argentina) from 2018 to 2023. She is now a member of the selection committee for Documenta Madrid (Spain). Her short films Las instancias del vértigo (2010), Los animales (2012), and Las fuerzas (2018) have been screened at prestigious venues and festivals, including Cinéma du Réel, Film at Lincoln Center, FICUNAM, BAFICI, the Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, Ruhrtriennale, and others.

Son Cecile Hyojeong is an independent researcher, translator, and screenwriter. She holds a BA in Media and Sociology from Goldsmiths, University of London, and an MA in Film Studies from King's College London. Her MA dissertation examined the presentation of slow cinema in gallery settings, focusing on the work of Tsai Ming-Liang and Lav Diaz. Her recent translations include An Oceanic Feeling: Cinema and the Sea by Erika Balsom, originally published in 2018, with the Korean edition released in 2024.

She won the Best Korean Documentary Award at the 3rd DMZ Docs for My Father's House (2011), a film about familism and real estate issues in Korean society. She received the Documentary Director Award at the 7th Wildflower Film Awards for her film Itaewon (2016), which explores the changing lives and spaces of women living in a military camp town. She won the Korean Feature Competition Award at the Seoul International Women's Film Festival and the Jury Prize at the Seoul Independent FF for Us, day by day (2019). Her recent work is Lucky, Apartment (2024).

Film critic. He began writing criticism in 2018, when he was selected as a FILO New Critic and won the Cine21 Film Criticism Award. He directed the short films The Walk (2023) and Afternoon (2024).

He is a programmer and film critic at Cinematheque Seoul Art Cinema, where he has been working since 2011.

She made her debut in the short film Nagayo (2016) and has appeared in feature films such as Insert (2024) and The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra (2022). She currently works as an actress, while continuing to experiment with directing. Her directorial works include the short films Heen Meets Eun (2022) and Transit (2022), for which she won the Best Director Award in the Korean Short Film Competition at the 23rd JEONJU International Film Festival.

Currently serving as a board member of the Busan International Film Festival, she has participated as a jury member at various festivals, including the Seoul Independent Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, JEONJU International Film Festival, and DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. Her critical interests center on the state of movement, the affect of cinema, and the politics and dynamics of emotions. Jeong organises film criticism events and screenings under the name 'Flowmotion'. Instagram: @hwasile153

Born in Daegu in 1975, he has directed feature films such as Back from the Beat (2019), The Boy From Nowhere (2020), Plant Cafe, Warmth (2021), The Layover (2022), and Journeys in Math and Genetics (2024), among others.

Currently working as a screenwriter and director in the local area, Kim began her career with the short film Eunha Video (2015). Her body of work includes short films such as Home without Me (2017), Beginner’s Class (2019), An Aunt (2020), and Ghost Play (2023), as well as feature films like On the Sand House (2021), Letters Unreeling (2024), and My Best, Your Least (2024).

As the head of the Noname Cinema Cooperative and director of the Community Cinema Network Social Cooperative, she has directed short films such as Why Do You Tease Me When You Like Me? (2016), A Girl Named Wang Jing (2017). Based in Jeonju, she leads a community cinema called Noname Cinema and participates in various film culture activities, including screenings, festivals, and educational programmes. She also runs a film content store called Cherish Storage (Geum Ji Ok Yeop) on Jeonju's Film Street.