BIAF2024 Juries
Feature Film
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- Ann Marie FLEMING | Director, Visual artist | Canada
- She won the Best Canadian Short Film award at the Toronto International Film Festival for New Shoes (1990) and Blue Skies (2002). Her feature animation Window Horses, featuring Korean-Canadian actress Sandra Oh as producer and voice actor, won the Jury Prize at BIAF2016, Best Animated Feature at the Gijón International Film Festival, and the best feature at the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film. In 2024, she reunited with Sandra Oh for the live-action/animation hybrid feature Can I Get a Witness? which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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- SUNAMI Kazuki | Managing Director of CoMix Wave Films | Japan
- Born in Tokyo in 1972. Graduated from St. Cloud State University in 1998. In 1999, he joined CWF's predecessor, CoMix Wave. He has handled the overseas releases of Director Makoto Shinkai's films beginning with Voices of a Distant Star, in 2002, and ever since, has accompanied the director on his world tours and Middle East workshop. He was appointed to the board of CoMix Wave Films in 2007, and currently supports both overseas and domestic business as head of business development.
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- LEE Woohyouk | Novelist, Writer | South Korea
- Graduated from the Mechanical Design at Seoul National University and completed his graduate studies. His novel "The Exorcist's Sword" was first published in 1994 and has since sold over 10 million copies across the series, including "Domestic Edition," "World Edition," "Chaos Edition," "End Edition," and "Side Story," setting an unprecedented record in Korean genre literature. He later authored bestsellers such as "Ender of the War," "Pyromaniac," "Chiuchewanggi," and "Bifurcation." He also planned and wrote the scripts for the TV animations "Buru and the Friends in the Forest" and "Robotics." The screenplay for Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning (2024), which was selected for the Midnight Special at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, was also written by him.
Short Film
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- Flóra Anna BUDA | Director, Visual Artist | Hungary
- After studying fashion, she entered MOME to make animation. Her graduation film Entropia (2019) received the Teddy Award at the 69th Berlinale. In 2023, her first professional film, 27 (2023), won various awards, including the Palme D’or at Cannes, the Cristal for best short film at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and Jury Prize at BIAF2023. Currently, she is developing new projects, installations, and paintings.
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- Nienke DEUTZ | Director, Animator | The Netherlands
- She was awarded a Wildcard from the Flanders Film Fund for her graduation film 1,2,3 piano! (2013) Her debut film Bloeistraat 11 (2018) was selected for BIAF2018 and won over 30 awards, including the Cristal for best short film at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Her latest short film, The Miracle (2023), won the Jury Prize at BIAF2023. She is currently developing a new animated short film This is your captain speaking.
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- Theodore USHEV | Director, Illustrator | Canada
- Theodore Ushev first made a name for himself as a poster artist in his native country before settling in Montreal in 1999. In Montreal, Ushev worked in the multimedia industry and then found fruitful creative soil at the National Film Board of Canada, where he has made more than 10 films to date, including Lipsett Diaries (2010), about the tortured life and art of the acclaimed experimental filmmaker, and the Academy Award®-nominated short Blind Vaysha (2016). Ushev’s films have won more than 150 awards and mentions and have screened in many retrospectives. The Physics of Sorrow (2019), adapted from the book by Georgi Gospodinov, a compelling and personal portrait of rootlessness and identity, is Ushev’s latest project, and his most ambitious work to date.
Graduation / TV&Commissioned Film / Korean Short Film
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- JEON Seungbae | Director | South Korea
- Director at Toyville Animation Studio. His film Saturday's Apartment (2018) won the Audience Award at the New York International Children's Film Festival. Battery Daddy (2021) won the Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival and the Excellence Award in the Short Film category at BIAF2021. Battery Mommy (2023) won the Excellence Award in the Korean Short Film category at BIAF2023 and the Best Children's Film Award at the Uppsala International Short Film Festival. The animations Battery Mommy, Battery Daddy and Saturday's Apartment have also been published as picture books, translated and introduced in Taiwan and Japan.
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- KIM Haru | Voice Actor | South Korea
- Since joining Daekyo Broadcasting Voice Actor's Association in 2014, Kim Haru has been active in various fields, including anime, games, audio, and commercials. Notable works include Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021), Spy x Family, Chainsaw Man, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, Genshin Impact and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE. She also lent her voice to the character in the BIAF2022 competition entry Robo99 and participated in the BIAF special talks for "Mirai" and "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0.".
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- JANG Wonyoung | Actor | South Korea
- Debuted as a theater actor and has been active in various works, including "The Murderer's Shopping List", "Mask Girl", "Bad Mother" and "Death to Snow White". He has also appeared in several films, such as Closer to Heaven (2009), Daddy You, Daughter Me (2017), Me and Me (2020), and Mission Possible (2021). In addition to his work in live-action, he has voiced the lead role in the animation The Shower (2017) and The Shaman Sorceress (2021).
COCOMICS Music Prize
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- Yoonsang | Songwriter, Producer | South Korea
- He began his career as a composer and bassist in 1988, composing "Dream of a Summer Night" for Kim Hyun-sik's fourth studio album. He officially debuted as a singer in 1990 marking the start of a full-fledged music career. Yoonsang is recognized as one of the key figures who reshaped the entire flow of Korean pop music in the 1990s with his sophisticated ballads. He also built a solid career as a composer and producer, creating hit songs such as "In the Army Train" by Kim Min-woo and "Violet Scent" by Kang Susie. His experimental approach became more pronounced in the late '90s, and from the 2000s onward, he has been a pioneer in various genres within the Korean pop music scene including electronic and K-pop.
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- RYU Sujeong | Singer | South Korea
- A vocalist of the K-pop girl group Lovelyz, Ryu Sujeong is known for hit songs such as "Ah-Choo," "For Now," and "Destiny." She has recently expanded her career into solo activities, including producing, songwriting, and performing. In 2020, Lovelyz performed the OST "Promise" for the animation Shinbi's House: Ghost Ball Double X - 6 Prophecies. As a solo artist, Ryu Sujeong has released singles such as "Confession," "PINK MOON," and "Fallen Angel," as well as mini albums like “Tiger Eyes” and “2ROX." On August 22, 2024, she released the single "White Dress".