Diana ASHIMOVA

Diana Ashimova is a film producer, festival programmer, artistic director and a member of NETPAC. For a decade, she served as Head of Programming at Eurasia International Film Festival and has curated numerous film festivals in Kazakhstan and abroad. Since 2011, she has been the Artistic Director of Bastau International Festival. In 2017, she founded ‘A Team’, a production company supporting Central Asian filmmakers, with films selected and awarded by major international festivals. Since 2021, she has been a senior lecturer at Turan Film Academy. In 2023, she co-founded Central Asian Film Group and became Executive Director of Cinema Heritage International Film Festival under the patronage of UNESCO in Paris. In the following year, she became a member of the prestigious Arts-Sciences-Lettres Academic Society of France. She served as the selection committee member of the 2nd Bishkek International Film Festival and continues to champion emerging voices from the region.

BAEK Jaeho

Baek Jaeho began his career in film as an actor, making his screen debut as a royal guard in A Frozen Flower (2008). He has since broadened his work across films, theater productions, and TV dramas. As a filmmaker, his directorial features include We Will Be Ok (2015), The Goose Goes South (2018), Citizen Roh (2019), and Though the Rose Has Withered (2023). He has also contributed as a producer on films such as Santa Barbara (2014), Jane (2017), Snowball (2021), and Moments of Role (2022). In 2024, he was officially appointed as the chairman of the Association of Korean Independent Film & Video (KIFV).

TENG Lee Yein

Teng Lee Yein is a distinguished media executive with extensive leadership experience in Asia’s entertainment sector. She has held senior leadership roles including Senior Vice President at Astro Overseas Limited and its regional subsidiaries, and Executive Director at Ansat Broadcast under the Berjaya Group, where she led content strategy and market expansion. Her production portfolio includes the commercially successful 3AM horror movie & series and more than 20 award-winning short films by emerging Southeast Asian filmmakers. She is an active figure in the international festival circuit, serving as Programming Director of the Hainan Island International Film Festival and the International Film Camp at the Asian Film Awards Academy in Macau. She has also served as a juror for leading institutions such as the Busan International Film Festival and the Asian Project Market, affirming her statue as a respected voice in the global film industry.