Jury

DooYong LEE (Chairperson)

Born in 1941. Directed over 60 films starting with his first feature/debut piece The Lost Wedding Veil (1970). LEE's inventory reflects his genre versatility including folklore, social report, action. The Hut (1980), capitalizing on traditional Shamanism, won international acclaim as well as a special prize from Venice Film Festival, and Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (1983) earned him an invitation to Cannes International Film Festival.

Miroljub Vuckovic

VUCKOVIC, a native of Serbia, worked at Russian broadcasting companies, producing and co-planning programs about filmmakers and hosting TV programs on international film festivals. Former art director for Belgrade Int'l Film Festival, head of steering committee of the Serbian Film School and NECS president, VUCKOVIC has provided his expertise as a jury and consultant to various international film festivals.

Phillip Cheah

CHEAH had worked as Singapore Int'l Film Festival's head of festival committee until recently and as editor-in-chief of "BigO," a Singaporian underground cultural magazine. A former film critic himself, CHEAH served on a number of cinematic organizations, e.g., executive committee member for NETPAC, jury for FIPRESCI, and jury member and chairperson for Venice Film Festival and other internationally renowned film festivals.

Roy LEE

The Korean-American law major-turned-LA film producer LEE co-founded a production and distribution company Vertigo Entertainment in 2001 and participated in the production of The Grudge, a Hollywood remake of The Ring Virus. His major projects feature several remakes of Asian horror films including those of Korea and Japan, such as A Tale of Two Sisters, The Host and The Chaser, which are currently under production.

Ron Holloway

A contributor to "Variety Magazine", "Hollywood Reporter", "Moving Pictures", "Financial Times", "International Herald Tribune" and "Kinema Canada" as well as a former recipient of Rockefeller and MPAA programs, HOLLOWAY is a practicing journalist, an established cinematologist and a documentary film director with six publications on film criticism, cinematic history, etc.

Youshin JOO (Chairperson)

Studied aesthetics at Seoul National University and earned doctorate in feminist film theory from Chung-Ang University's Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film. A film critic and a former programmer for Int'l Women's Film Festival in Seoul, JOO is currently a faculty member of Youngsan University's Dept. of Film and Image.

Goran Topalovic

TOPALOVIC is a founding member of the New York-based Subway Cinema and a fierce advocate for and important figure in Asian cinema and culture in the United States. Currently, he is a co-director and programmer for New York Asian Film Festival, working at the forefront of the movie industry as well as contributing actively to "Cine21," "Twitch," etc., sharing his extensive knowledge of Asian film and popular culture.

Kyesoo Jeon

JEON debuted with feature film Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater (2006), the opening film for the 10th PiFan, which earned him Baeksang Art Grand Award's New Director Award and raving review from critics. The movie featured his amazingly "mature" perspectives on fantasy musical festivity and nostalgia-laden sentimentalism which successfully translated to a cinematic masterpiece. His latest work includes a segment (U and Me) in the omnibus film If You were Me 4.

Tuomas Riskala

RISKALA has served as director of Espoo Cine, the largest Finnish film festival, and had participated in the selection committee of the Finnish Film Academy, a Finnish equivalent of Oscar nomination. His other work includes jury and journalistic activities associated with some of the world's high-profile fantastic film festivals, such as FantasPorto: Oporto International Film Festival and Fantastisk Film Festival.

Tim League

LEAGUE founded Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the Austin, Texas-based "America's No. 1" movie theater so named by "Entertainment Weekly." He is also the co-founder of Fantastic Fest, America's most diverse and prolific genre film festival held in Austin. A genuine Korean film lover, LEAGUE lists Old Boy as his most recent and most touching Korean film work.