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2024
Final
Chanil Jeon
Film Critic , Glocal Cuture Planner &Connector
- Director of the Gyeonggi Film Commission, now
- Advisory Board of Asian World Film Festival, now
- Expert Member of Florence Korean Film Fest, now
- Expert Member of Busan Content Market, now
- Former Programmer, Vice Director of Asian Film Market and Director of Film Research Institute of Busan International Film Festival
Seungae Sohn
Executive Director, Showbox
- Head of Acquisitions and Sales / CJ ENM
- VP, Video Service Group / Samsung Electronics
- VP, Partrnership Lead / Facebook Korea
- Head of Content, Korea / PCCW Viu
Yeongkwan Park
22th Secretary General, Korean Broadcasters Association
- 12th Secretary General, SDA Organizing Committee
- Head of Social Affairs Division 1, KBS News Department
- São Paulo Correspondent, KBS
Cynthia Fenneman
President Emeritus, American Public Television
- Former Major Projects Executive, Discovery Health Channel
- Former Executive Director of program distribution and production for local channels throughout USA, including New Hampshire, Philadelphia, San Francisco etc
- SDA 2017 Final Jury member, International Emmy’s Jury member, Banff World Media Festival Jury member
Watanabe Satoru
Senior Producer of Drama, NHK
- Producer of Drama 〈Yoru Dora, Drama 10〉, Show 〈Asa-Ichi〉, 〈Let's become a family〉 etc.
- Senior Producer of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics
- Board Member, NPO ASSOCIATION OF BROADCAST CRITICS
- Lecturer, Graduate School at The University of Tokyo University and Sophia University.
Michele Zatta
Commissioning Editor in charge of international coproductions, Rai Fiction, Italy
- Produced Drama 〈The sea beyond (1-4)〉, 〈Around the world in 80 days〉, 〈We are legend〉, 〈The swarm〉, 〈The name of the rose〉, 〈Blackout〉 etc
- Developed Drama 〈The sea beyond 5〉 ,〈Belcanto〉, 〈The Kollective〉, 〈Blackout 2〉, 〈Morbo K〉, 〈Turna a Surriento〉, 〈Kabul〉, 〈Roberta Mente〉, 〈Sandokan〉 etc
Fang Fang
Deputy General Manager, Film&TV Production Department, Tencent Online Video Business Unit, China
- Responsible for Tencent Video’s Tianpeng Studio Group
- Overseeing the production, development and management of TV series
- Planned and produced high-quality projects 〈The Untamed〉, 〈The King’s Avatar〉, 〈A Dream of Splender〉, 〈Love Like the Galaxy〉, 〈You Are My Glory〉, 〈A Long Way Home〉, etc.
Preliminaries
Youngsoo Park
Studio S Head of Drama Production
- Studio S 1team EP: 〈Through the Darkness〉, 〈Dr. Romantic 3〉
- SBS Drama Headquarters EP: 〈Don’t Dare To Dream〉, 〈The Legend of Blue Sea〉
Aude Marcle
A script writer, France
- French drama series : 〈Just One Look (2017)〉, 〈Nina (2018)〉, 〈Sam (2019)〉, 〈Face à Face (2024)〉 etc.
- French TV drama : 〈Don't Leave me (2016)〉, 〈The Fragile Colossus (2022)〉
- Series project in development (Make it Happen Studio, etc)
- Former editor
Chanho Lee
Former CCO of Content Wavve(Chief Contents Officer)
- Former Head of Content Strategy of Studio Wavve
- Former Studio Dragon Executive Producer
- 〈STRANGER〉,〈Misaeng: Incomplete Life〉,〈SIGNAL〉 etc.
Ayako Minamino
Drama Producer, NHK, JAPAN
- Developed drama 〈Percent〉
- Directed drama 〈Bourenzai〉
Sungsoon Park
professor of Media & Contents, Pai Chai Univ.
- General Manager, Korean Association for Broadcasting &Telecommunication Studies
- Former advisory committee member, Korea Communications Commission
- Former professor of Multimedia, China Shandong Univ of Art & Design
- Former Researcher, Korean Broadcasters Association
Pierce Conran
- Critic for the South China Morning Post
- Film and drama producer
- Author of "Pierce Is in a Pickle"
- Program advisor for Fantastic Fest and the Fribourg International Film Festival
Chanho Lee
CEO of WEMAD
- Former Executive Vice President, Mayqueen Pictures
- Former Executive Vice President, Yein Ent.
- Former Senior Vice President, Executive Director of Production, Raemongraein
Minji Kim
Head of Content Production, Kakao Entertainment original studio
- Former Director of Content Production, STORY & PICTURES MEDIA
- Former Head of Content Production Team, ASTORY
- Chief Producer of 〈Lovestruck in the city〉, 〈Mad for Each Other〉 etc.
- Head Producer of 〈Romance Is a Bonus Book〉, 〈Misty〉, 〈Fantastic〉, 〈Five Enough〉 etc.
Hunyul Lee
Professor, School of Media &Communication, Korea University
- Former vice president, Korean Association of Broadcasting Studies
- Former Assistant Professor, Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts
- Former Producer, DongAh Television
Walter Ingrassia
Head of Marketing and Promotion and Senior Producer Drama, Rai Fiction
- Senior Producer – Drama, Inspector Ricciardi (season 1-3); The Good Apprentice (season 1-3)
- Member of the EBU Fiction Experts Group
- PhD in Text Science
Jegy Ra
Film Journalist, The Hankook Ilbo
- Editor of Entertainment Desk(former), The Hankook Ilbo
- Editor of Culture Desk(former), The Hankook Ilbo
- Editor of Newspaper(former), The Hankook Ilbo
- Jury Member of The Jeonju Film Festival, Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival, DMZ Doc Film Festival(former)
Kiho Park
KBS Drama Center CP
- Producer of 〈My Husband Got a Family〉
- Directed 〈Miss Monte-Cristo〉, 〈Love Returns〉, 〈Andante〉 etc
- Planning 〈If You Wish Upon Me〉, 〈Brain Works〉 etc
Jaehun Jang
MBC Drama Studio, 1 Executive Producer
- MBC Drama Studio, Deputy Managing Director
- MBC Drama, Deputy Managing Director
Sukjin Yun
Professor of Korean Language and Literature, Chungnam National University
- Drama critic, The chairman of the editorial board of ‘The Learned Society of Korean Drama and Theatre’
- Served as a judge at the Korea Broadcasting Awards, Baeksang Arts Awards, and Seoul Drama Awards
- Served as a member of ‘MBC viewers committee’ and Chairman of ‘The Learned Society of Korean Drama and Theatre’
- Newspaper 『Hankyoreh』, Yun Suk-jin’s series of columns on the world as a drama
2024
Final
Chanil Jeon
Film Critic , Glocal Cuture Planner &Connector
- Director of the Gyeonggi Film Commission, now
- Advisory Board of Asian World Film Festival, now
- Expert Member of Florence Korean Film Fest, now
- Expert Member of Busan Content Market, now
- Former Programmer, Vice Director of Asian Film Market and Director of Film Research Institute of Busan International Film Festival
Seungae Sohn
Executive Director, Showbox
- Head of Acquisitions and Sales / CJ ENM
- VP, Video Service Group / Samsung Electronics
- VP, Partrnership Lead / Facebook Korea
- Head of Content, Korea / PCCW Viu
Yeongkwan Park
22th Secretary General, Korean Broadcasters Association
- 12th Secretary General, SDA Organizing Committee
- Head of Social Affairs Division 1, KBS News Department
- São Paulo Correspondent, KBS
Cynthia Fenneman
President Emeritus, American Public Television
- Former Major Projects Executive, Discovery Health Channel
- Former Executive Director of program distribution and production for local channels throughout USA, including New Hampshire, Philadelphia, San Francisco etc
- SDA 2017 Final Jury member, International Emmy’s Jury member, Banff World Media Festival Jury member
Watanabe Satoru
Senior Producer of Drama, NHK
- Producer of Drama 〈Yoru Dora, Drama 10〉, Show 〈Asa-Ichi〉, 〈Let's become a family〉 etc.
- Senior Producer of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics
- Board Member, NPO ASSOCIATION OF BROADCAST CRITICS
- Lecturer, Graduate School at The University of Tokyo University and Sophia University.
Michele Zatta
Commissioning Editor in charge of international coproductions, Rai Fiction, Italy
- Produced Drama 〈The sea beyond (1-4)〉, 〈Around the world in 80 days〉, 〈We are legend〉, 〈The swarm〉, 〈The name of the rose〉, 〈Blackout〉 etc
- Developed Drama 〈The sea beyond 5〉 ,〈Belcanto〉, 〈The Kollective〉, 〈Blackout 2〉, 〈Morbo K〉, 〈Turna a Surriento〉, 〈Kabul〉, 〈Roberta Mente〉, 〈Sandokan〉 etc
Fang Fang
Deputy General Manager, Film&TV Production Department, Tencent Online Video Business Unit, China
- Responsible for Tencent Video’s Tianpeng Studio Group
- Overseeing the production, development and management of TV series
- Planned and produced high-quality projects 〈The Untamed〉, 〈The King’s Avatar〉, 〈A Dream of Splender〉, 〈Love Like the Galaxy〉, 〈You Are My Glory〉, 〈A Long Way Home〉, etc.
Preliminaries
Youngsoo Park
Studio S Head of Drama Production
- Studio S 1team EP: 〈Through the Darkness〉, 〈Dr. Romantic 3〉
- SBS Drama Headquarters EP: 〈Don’t Dare To Dream〉, 〈The Legend of Blue Sea〉
Aude Marcle
A script writer, France
- French drama series : 〈Just One Look (2017)〉, 〈Nina (2018)〉, 〈Sam (2019)〉, 〈Face à Face (2024)〉 etc.
- French TV drama : 〈Don't Leave me (2016)〉, 〈The Fragile Colossus (2022)〉
- Series project in development (Make it Happen Studio, etc)
- Former editor
Chanho Lee
Former CCO of Content Wavve(Chief Contents Officer)
- Former Head of Content Strategy of Studio Wavve
- Former Studio Dragon Executive Producer
- 〈STRANGER〉,〈Misaeng: Incomplete Life〉,〈SIGNAL〉 etc.
Ayako Minamino
Drama Producer, NHK, JAPAN
- Developed drama 〈Percent〉
- Directed drama 〈Bourenzai〉
Sungsoon Park
professor of Media & Contents, Pai Chai Univ.
- General Manager, Korean Association for Broadcasting &Telecommunication Studies
- Former advisory committee member, Korea Communications Commission
- Former professor of Multimedia, China Shandong Univ of Art & Design
- Former Researcher, Korean Broadcasters Association
Pierce Conran
- Critic for the South China Morning Post
- Film and drama producer
- Author of "Pierce Is in a Pickle"
- Program advisor for Fantastic Fest and the Fribourg International Film Festival
Chanho Lee
CEO of WEMAD
- Former Executive Vice President, Mayqueen Pictures
- Former Executive Vice President, Yein Ent.
- Former Senior Vice President, Executive Director of Production, Raemongraein
Minji Kim
Head of Content Production, Kakao Entertainment original studio
- Former Director of Content Production, STORY & PICTURES MEDIA
- Former Head of Content Production Team, ASTORY
- Chief Producer of 〈Lovestruck in the city〉, 〈Mad for Each Other〉 etc.
- Head Producer of 〈Romance Is a Bonus Book〉, 〈Misty〉, 〈Fantastic〉, 〈Five Enough〉 etc.
Hunyul Lee
Professor, School of Media &Communication, Korea University
- Former vice president, Korean Association of Broadcasting Studies
- Former Assistant Professor, Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts
- Former Producer, DongAh Television
Walter Ingrassia
Head of Marketing and Promotion and Senior Producer Drama, Rai Fiction
- Senior Producer – Drama, Inspector Ricciardi (season 1-3); The Good Apprentice (season 1-3)
- Member of the EBU Fiction Experts Group
- PhD in Text Science
Jegy Ra
Film Journalist, The Hankook Ilbo
- Editor of Entertainment Desk(former), The Hankook Ilbo
- Editor of Culture Desk(former), The Hankook Ilbo
- Editor of Newspaper(former), The Hankook Ilbo
- Jury Member of The Jeonju Film Festival, Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival, DMZ Doc Film Festival(former)
Kiho Park
KBS Drama Center CP
- Producer of 〈My Husband Got a Family〉
- Directed 〈Miss Monte-Cristo〉, 〈Love Returns〉, 〈Andante〉 etc
- Planning 〈If You Wish Upon Me〉, 〈Brain Works〉 etc
Jaehun Jang
MBC Drama Studio, 1 Executive Producer
- MBC Drama Studio, Deputy Managing Director
- MBC Drama, Deputy Managing Director
Sukjin Yun
Professor of Korean Language and Literature, Chungnam National University
- Drama critic, The chairman of the editorial board of ‘The Learned Society of Korean Drama and Theatre’
- Served as a judge at the Korea Broadcasting Awards, Baeksang Arts Awards, and Seoul Drama Awards
- Served as a member of ‘MBC viewers committee’ and Chairman of ‘The Learned Society of Korean Drama and Theatre’
- Newspaper 『Hankyoreh』, Yun Suk-jin’s series of columns on the world as a drama