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Head of the Jury Film Director IM Kwon-taek

Undisputedly the most respected and influential director in Korea. Through his 100 films from Farewell Tumen River(1962) to Beyond the Years(2007), he has consistently promoted humanism and Korean colors. He won Best Director at Cannes International Film Festival in 2002 and Honorary Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival in 2005.
 
 
 
Jury Cinematographer JEONG Il-sung

Debuted with JO Keung-ha¡¯s Farewell Sorrow(1957) and created masterpieces in Korean film history with directors like KIM Soo-young, KIM Ki-young and IM Kwon-taek. He has been working with IM Kwon-taek for over 20 years from Mandara(1081) to Beyond the Years(2007). The 7times winner of Best Cinematography at Daejong Film Award, he is apparently the best cinematographer in Korea.
 
 
 
Jury Film Actor JO Jae-hyun

Working in film, threater and TV, he is recognized as the actor with originality and his own colors. He presented strong, masculine characters in many films such as Crocodile and Bad Guy, but never settled in a particulr genre or character. Viewers and audiences love him for his sincerity and versatility. He has been helping youth culture and its development in the field of film and media, including lecturing last year at 9 th SIYFF Camp.
 
 
 
Jury President of a film production company CHO Kwang-hee

Entered the film industry by joining the enactment of ¡®film promotion law¡¯ as a lawyer in 1996. He worked in films like Woman on the Beach, Untold Scandal and The Uninvited as an executive producer, and is now the president of the film production company ¡®Bom¡¯
 
 
 
Jury Animation Director LEE Yong-bae

Won the Golden Prize at Korea Cartoon and Animation Festival with the short animation, The Shower. He is particularly interested in youth culture and education as well as in independent animation. Currently a professor at Kaywon School of Art & Design.
 
 
 
Jury Film Critic BYEON Seong-chan

A researcher at Research Machine ¡®Suyu+Trans.¡¯ He won the 7 th Vine21. Award for film critic, and has been writing on diverse areas from independent human rights films to Hollywood films, crossing the boundaries between philosophy and film.
 
 
 
Jury Film Director BYEON Young-joo

Debuted with documentary To Live as a Woman in Asia(1993). Through the series of documentary, Habitual Sadness, she brought out the hidden stories of Korean women forced into sex slavery for Japanese army during World War 2. She directed Ardor(2002) and Flying Boys(2004), and has been broadening her interests into film drama.