Patrick Frater has over 20 years of experience writing about and analysing the international entertainment industry, with publications including Variety, Screen International and Film Business Asia. He was Asia editor of Variety between 2005 and 2009 and re-joined the publication in July 2013.

Andy Wang is currently the Vice President of Investments at Ashland Hill Media Finance. He is responsible for financing a wide range of film projects, from independent films to major franchise movies. Before joining Ashland Hill, Andy Wang built a significant career in investment and media finance, supporting the production of several successful films.

Cora Yim is an experienced executive and producer in content creation and management in Asia with a successful history of working in the entertainment industry. She is skilled in content creation and development, TV and digital strategy, entertainment, and digital media. She is a skillful facilitator for East-meets-West needs in the media and entertainment arena. She is a strong professional who graduated from RMIT Australia.

Emmanuel Piasarra is the Director of the Japan Representative Office at UniFrance in Tokyo. He oversees the promotion of French cinema in Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and India. Joining UniFrance in 2013, he has significantly contributed to organizing French film festivals and markets in Asia, as well as producing economic reports on the Asian film industry. His role involves managing various film-related events and programs, aiming to enhance the international recognition of French films.

LEE Dongha participated as a producer in several notable films including the Korea-France co-production A Brand New Life (2009), the Cannes award-winning Poetry (2010), Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013), and A Man and A Woman (2015). In 2014, he founded REDPETER FILMS and produced Train to Busan (2016), which was a major success domestically and internationally. He also produced Psychokinesis (2017), Another Child (2018), Birthday (2018), and Peninsula (2020). The 2024 Netflix series The Bequeathed topped the global non-English TV category. Currently, he is preparing for the release of TVING's documentary series Life Line: The Special Rescue Team 3 and the film Hideaway. In 2024, he was elected Representative Director of the Korean Film Producers Association (PGK).

Lorna Tee is a film producer, programmer and curator, dividing her time between Asia and Europe. She has worked with Focus Films (Hong Kong), Variety (USA), Irresistible Films (Hong Kong/ Japan), and also film festivals such as Asian Film Awards, Berlinale, CinemAsia Film Festival and others. She was the co-founder and Head of Festival Management for the International Film Festival & Awards Macao. She is producing with her Malaysian production company Paperheart, and with Amsterdam-based company, An Original Picture, primarily focusing on film and television productions for an international audience. She is currently the curator/ director of an incubation development lab for emerging filmmakers in Asia, and the international acquisitions and co productions consultant for Barunson E&A (South Korea). In addition, she is the Secretary General for the Asian Film Alliance Network (AFAN) - a collective of 7 film agencies from Asia to foster closer understanding and enhance collaboration within the region.acc

SHANTY HARMAYN is an Indonesian film producer based in Jakarta. She has been in the film industry for more than 25 years. She is currently the Co-Chief Executive of BASE ENTERTAINMENT, a Jakarta and Singapore based film studio with focus on development, financing, production and distribution. She has produced award winning Indonesian films such as: Sang Penari(The Dancer) in 2011 by Ifa Isfansyah - Best Indonesian Film 2011 and Indonesia’s Foreign Language entry to Academy Awards 2012; The Photograph a film by one of Indonesia’s leading female director, Nan Achnas - Special Jury Prize at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2008. Educated at Stanford University, she also co-founded Jakarta International Film Festival - JiFFest (1999) and InDOCS (www.indocs.org) (2002). Now sits on the board of InDOCS and APROFI Association of Indonesian Film Producer (https:// aprofi.co.id).

Tan Si En is a film & TV producer and founder of film and tv company - Momo Film Co (part of Fremantle). Si En produced Dreaming & Dying by Nelson Yeo which made its World Premiere and won two prestigious Golden Leopards at the Locarno Film Festival 2023. And Wet Season by Anthony Chen which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2019, Platform Competition. Wet Season was selected by the Singapore Film Commission as the nation’s Oscars 2021 representative and was lauded critically, receiving 12 awards internationally including the distinguished Golden Horse Awards. Their latest co production The Year Of The Everlasting Storm premiered in Cannes Film Festival 2021, Arnold Is A Model Student by Sorayos Prapapan premiered in Locarno Film Festival 2022, Andragogy by Wregas Bhanuteja premiered in Toronto 2023.