Nisreen Yaseen is a Palestinian film director with eight years of experience, passionate about Art house cinema and storytelling that explores identity, displacement, and cultural complexities. She has worked across various roles in film, including Set Decorator, Prop Master, Art Director, and Assistant Director on both feature films and shorter projects. Her directorial work includes 10 Min. Younger (2024), Akacje by IKARVS (2023), and the upcoming documentary Uncivilized Roots, blending narrative and experimental elements. Nisreen’s films reflect her unique vision of capturing the Palestinian experience within a global context.

Gladys Ng is a writer-director and film educator from Singapore. Her works are often celebrated for being nuanced, subtle, and interspersed with wry humour. As a Victorian College of the Arts graduate, ASEAN-ROK Film Leaders Alumnus and Cinemovement fellow, her short films have competed and won awards at various film festivals like the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Uppsala International Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, amongst others. She was spotlighted as an outstanding female filmmaker in Singapore by The Straits Times, Today, Channel News Asia and Female magazine.

Khozy Rizal is an Indonesian filmmaker who started making films in 2021 with a short film “Makassar is a City for Football Fans” and screened at Sundance. In 2023, he made a short film titled “Basri & Salma in a Never-ending Comedy ” which had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival and was the first Indonesian short film that competed for the Short Film Palme d’Or. The short film was screened for more than 100 festivals including Sundance, Clermont-Ferrand and AFI Fest. In 2024, he made another short film “Little Rebels Cinema Club” that had its International premiere at the Generation Kplus – Berlin International Film Festival 2025 where it won the Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film. He’s also an alumnus of Busan Asian Film Academy, Locarno Filmmakers Academy and Berlinale Talents.

YOON Ga-eun graduated from Sogang University with a degree in History, and from Korea National University of Arts with an M.F.A. in Film. Her short films <THE TASTE OF SALVIA>(2009), <GUEST>(2011), and <SPROUT>(2013) won awards at numerous film festivals including Clermont-Ferrand and Berlin. Her feature films include <THE WORLD OF US>(2016), <THE HOUSE OF US> (2019), and <THE WORLD OF LOVE>(2025). She also directed <NATURALLY> from the omnibus <TIME OF CINEMA>(2026) and <TEN THOUSAND FEELINGS> from <30 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT GIVE UP ON MOVIES>(2026).