Final Judges
Feng Xiaogang

|  Feng Xiaogang
Chinese film scenarist, director who is successful in many fields including directing, acting, cross talk, sketch, advertisement etc., renowned as the Father of Chinese New Year Blockbuster. He has won many awards home and abroad, with representative works such as If You Are The One (2008), Assembly (2005), The Banquet (2006) etc.
  • Royston TAN

    |  Royston TAN
    A director from Singapore, and winner of ASEAN annual best director award and annual best younger artist award of Singaporean State Art Committee. In 2004, he was evaluated by Time, an American magazine, as “Asian Celebrity”. He won 81 film awards at home and abroad when he was merely over his twenties. Representative works of his include 15, 881, and Twelve Lotus, etc.
  • Ma Yumin

    |  Ma Yumin
    Ma Yumin started to work as a scenarist and screenwriter in EMEI Film Studio in 1978 and graduated from the training class of Department of Literature in Beijing Film Academy. He once served as the section chief and chairman assistant of EMEI Film Studio. Now he is the general manager of Shenzhen Pictures, the Deputy Inspector and Director of Art Committee in Shenzhen Media Group.
  • Wang Weijiang

    |  Weijiang WANG
    Chairman of Taiwan Visual and Audio Production Association, whose representative works are The Coldest Winter in Peking (1980), Gone with Honor (1979), Heroes of the Eastern Skies (1977),  etc.
  • Manfred Wong

    |  Manfred Wong
    Chairman of Hong Kong Film Awards Association, senior radio personality, film director and producer, who has participated in over 100 film & TV works, now chiefly works as a producer, screenwriter and manager.
  • Christopher Edwards

     

    Christopher·Edward
    Chris Edward,Chief Executive Officer of The Third Floor (third floor) studio in the United States. He has worked as a Principal Assistant Animator in the production of Dinosaurs and Treasure Island. He has a high reputation in the fields of film, games and new media technology. He has participated in the production of "Avatar", "StarCraft 2" and "Eagle Eye".
  • Nishimura Junji

    |  Nishimura Junji
    Famous Japanese animation director and storyboard artist. He is the producer of classic animation Ranma ½ (1989), with other representative animation works such as Urusei Yatsura,るろうに剣心, 鬼神童子ZENKI etc.
Pre-selection Panel
Drama
  • Zhao Ningyu

    |  Zhao Ningyu
    Associate professor in School of Cinema & Television in Communication University of China. His achievement includes having published over 60 academic papers about film, television and theory of drama on authoritative theoretical journals home and abroad as well as a monograph named Understanding the World Film Masterpieces, and directing TV series Taiping Town and The Grand Court etc.
  • Xu Benben

    |  Xu Benben
    Xu Benben is the chairman of Shen Guang Media Co., Ltd. under Shenzhen Media Group, national first-grade literary editor, whose works won him many prizes such as Flying Goddess Award, The Magnolia Award of Shanghai, Special Award of International Drama Festival in Tokyo etc.
     
  • Gong Jianying

    |  Gong Jianying
    National second-grade literary editor, vice chairman and secretary-general of China Animation Association, member of China Film Association, specialist in Expert Committee for Supporting Development of Animation Industry by Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China. She once worked as the picture editor and deputy editor-in-chief of Monkey King; the deputy editor-in-chief of Cartoon King (a cartoon magazine) etc.
  • Li Xingguo

    |  Li Xingguo
    President of School of Cinema & Television in Communication University of China, the director of national research subject on Arts of 9th Five-Year Plan: Film & Television Arts and High Technology Application Program.
  • Cheuk Pak-Tong

    |  Cheuk Pak-Tong
    Famous Hong Kong film critic, Supervisor of the School of Films of Hong Kong Baptist University, Professor, Master of the Art of Film of South California University, USA, and doctor of Film Philosophy of the Science School of Hong Kong Baptist University.
Documentary Shorts Team
  • Hou Yong

    |  Hou Yong
    Director and first-grade photographer of Shenzhen Film Studio, who graduated from Cinematography Department in Beijing Film Academy, with representative works such as Evening Bell (1988), Not One Less (1999), The Road Home (1999), Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (1986), The Opium War (1997) etc.
  • Nancy Tong

    |  Nancy Tong
    Chinese American producer-director, and associate visiting professor of The University of Hong Kong. Her directing documentary In the Name of the Emperor (1998) was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1995. In 1999, She started her teaching career on documentary production in New York, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Pakistan etc.
  • You Fei

    |  You Fei
    Professor and doctor of Department of Directing in School of Cinema & Television in Communication University of China. He got his degrees in Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Peking University, Department of Directing of Beijing Film Academy and Ohio University. He was once the director of Art Sector in EMEI Film Studio with his direction works such as TV Series Tough Man (1990) and Happy Street (2000) etc.
  • Shen Xiaoli

    |  Shen Xiaoli
    Deputy Secretary-General of China Documentary Academic Committee, researcher of China Documentary Research Institute, Deputy Director of Digital Image Committee of China Television Artists Association, Vice President of Shenzhen Television Artists Association, Chief Director of Shenzhen Media Group and Chief Editor of “Phoenix Metropolis” of Hong Kong Phoenix TV. His representative works include documentaries “Home In Xianghai”, “Hope for Removal” and “Bird Man”, with "Home in Xianghai" winning the Award Committee President Special Prize of the 5th Italy Sandy Europe International Biological Conservation Festival and the only representative qualification prize of the People's Republic of China.
  • Wang Zhanhai

    |  Wang Zhanhai
    He has multiple positions in China Television Artist Association, such as Secretary of Public Relations Department, director of International Communication Department, secretary-general of Cartoon & Arts Committee, and senior councilor of Western Branch under Academic Committee of Documentaries.
Animation Shorts Team
  • Sun Lijun

    |  Sun Lijun
    Deputy secretary of the Party Committee, president of Animation School, director of Animation and Arts Research Institute, all under Beijing Film Academy, CPC. He now works as chairman of Association of CG International, president of Cartoon Branch under China Association of Oriental Culture Studies, and vice president of China Animation Association etc.
  • Mao Yong

    |  Mao Yong
    Deputy Secretary of Cartoon & Arts Committee under China Television Artist Association, specialist of television animation, and Secretary-General of Animated Short Film Jury for Asian Film Awards.
  • He Mengfan

    |  He Mengfan
    As National first-grade director and screenwriter, president and CEO of Hunan Great Dreams Cartoon Media Limited Company, and president of Hunan Blue-Cat Cartoon Media Co., LTD., He now works as the director of CGIA Animation & Cartoon Specialized Committee, part-time master’s supervisor of School of Animation and Digital Arts in Communication University Of China.
  • Cai Daming

    |  Cai Daming
    Director of the service center of State Cartoon Industry Base of Shenzhen, doctor of aesthetics and philosophy. An expert member of the Joint Conference of the Department for the Development of the Cartoon Industry as supported by the State. A member of the Jury for the preliminary assessment of works for the 1st to the 4th Kingbonn Award.
  • Kevin Geiger

    |  Kevin Geiger
    President of Magic Dumpling (Beijing) International Cultural Media Corporation, Ltd., who once worked in Disney and California Institute of the Arts. He has rich experience of over 15 years on computer animation and special effects in Hollywood which won him a great reputation in production process and team management.
Cellphone Shorts Team
  • Huang Renzhong

    |  Huang Renzhong
    He is national second-grade director who graduated from Cinematography Department of Beijing Film Academy in 1978, and was then arranged to be a photographer in Shanghai Film Studio. He was employed by Shenzhen TV Station in 1984 until now he works as the executive director of Shenzhen TV.
  • Yu Lun

    |  Yu Lun
    He is President of Research Academy of Digital Media of Fuzhou University, specialist on image and graphic, multimedia video in China, distinguished expert of Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China.
  • Chen Hong

    |  Chen Hong
    He is vice president of School of Art and Media in Century College of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication, and specialist on theory and technology of new media, triple-play and triple
    screen in China.
  • Huang Shengmin

    |  Huang Shengmin
    Professor of Advertising School of Communication University of China, who mainly does research on media management and industrialization, consumer behavior and lifestyle, advertisement history in contemporary China etc.
  • Sun Lijun

    |  Sun Lijun
    Deputy secretary of the Party Committee, president of Animation School, director of Animation and Arts Research Institute, all under Beijing Film Academy, CPC. He now works as chairman of Association of CG International, president of Cartoon Branch under China Association of Oriental Culture Studies, and vice president of China Animation Association etc.