Matthew POON

Matthew Poon is a Senior Project Manager at HKIFF Industry, where he oversees key initiatives at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS), including the annual film co-production market HKIFF Industry Project Market, HAF Film Lab, the film training camp for young Chinese filmmakers, and HKIFF Collection, a sales division providing festival placement strategies for filmmakers. Since joining HKIFFS in 2011, he has served as a juror and speaker for various film festivals and markets, including the Autumn Meeting, Eurasia International Film Festival, POST SPACE Film Camp, Open Doors, and the Red Sea Fund. Prior to his current role, Poon worked in the private sector in film distribution and the public sector in television and radio licensing. He also gained experience in investment banking and market research following his graduation with a degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Nina KOCHELYAEVA

Nina Kochelyaeva, Ph.D. in History, is a Laureate of the Russian Federation Governmental Award in education and the Union State of Russia and Belarus Award in literature and arts. She heads the Department for the Development and Approbation of Film Education Methods and lectures at VGIK (the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography), directs the New Institute for Cultural Research, and lectures at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. She serves on the Moscow International Film Festival's selection committee for the Asia-Pacific and MENA regions and directs programming for the Kazan International Film Festival "Altyn Minbar" and the Orenburg International Film Festival. She has authored over 170 articles and several collective monographs on cultural policy and film history, produced multiple documentaries, and has been a NETPAC member since 2021.

LEE Dongha

Lee Dongha has produced the Korea-France co-production A Brand New Life (2009), as well as Poetry (2010), winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013). After founding REDPETER FILMS in 2014, he went on to produce Train to Busan (2016), Peninsula (2020), and the Netflix original series The Bequeathed (2024). Since 2024, he has served as the chairperson of the Producers Guild of Korea (PGK), and is currently awaiting the theatrical release of Dora (2026), which premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.