CHANG Yeongyeop

Chang Yeongyeop is the CEO of leading film media company CINE21. Following her tenure as reporter and editor-in-chief of CINE21, the weekly film magazine celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, she continues documenting Korean cinema’s evolution as its publisher. She has served on juries at major film festivals, including the Busan International Film Festival and Jeonju International Film Festival, supporting emerging filmmakers. In 2025, she oversaw the 21st Mise-en-Scène Short Film Festival, successfully reviving it after a four-year hiatus, and continues to play a vital role as a bridge between creators, audiences, and the film industry. She has also co-authored the books Filmmakers on Filmmakers and What Will Be Of Cinema?

SONG Hyeongguk

After joining The Kyunghyang Shinmun in 2001, Song Hyeongguk worked across social affairs, culture, and economics desks before transitioning to KBS in 2007. There, he investigated for and directed 12 documentaries through social affairs, economics, culture, and current affairs departments. He currently serves as a co-investigator at Seoul National University HK Research Center for Contemporary Korean Studies, a voting member of the Golden Globe Awards, and a board member of the Youth Culture and Arts Foundation “Today to Tomorrow.” In 2013, he won the top prize in CINE21’s film review contest. His notable works include the documentaries Algorithmic Humanity (2023, Korean Broadcasting Prizes Best Program Award), AI and Human Salaries (2021, Citation from the Ministry of Science and ICT), The Hate Pandemic (2022, Korea Broadcasting Journalists Association Broadcast Journalists of the Month Award), and #Me Too Investigative Series (2018, Korea Broadcasting Journalists Club Special Award).

OH Jin-woo

Film critic Oh Jin-woo launched his career in 2020 after winning the CINE21 Film Criticism Award. He has since won film criticism contests hosted by the Association of Korean Independent Film & Video in 2021 and the Busan Film Critics Association in 2024. He directed the short essay film On My Way to the Korean Film Archive (2022) and the video essay Hong Sang-soo: Gravity and Grace (2025).