Awards

To be announced on 14th September 2025, stay tune !

International Professional Competition Jury

France
Alice Seay
Animation Director, Graphic Artist

Franco-Scottish graphic artist and animation director who blends poetic ink drawings with bold narratives. Co-founder of TINSEL in Rotterdam; her...

British Hong Kong
Aggie Pak Yee Lee
Estonian Academy of Arts' Lecturer, Animation Artist

Animation artist and lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Arts, exploring drawing, prints, and moving images. Her films have screened...

Thailand
Sompot Chidgasornpongse
Filmmaker

Bangkok-based filmmaker, CalArts alum, and longtime collaborator of Apichatpong Weerasethakul. His films have toured major festivals, including Rotterdam, Oberhausen, Visions...

International Student Competition Jury

Estonia
Lucija Mrzljak
Estonian Academy of Arts' Lecturer, Animation Director, Illustrator

Estonian-based animation director and illustrator. Co-director of Eeva (2022), which premiered at Berlinale 2023, was shortlisted for the 2024 Academy...

Japan
Fukumi Nakazawa
Audiovisual Artist

Japanese animator exploring the boundaries between body and tools, mass and time, and how images transform between a screening room...

Thailand
Patara Nimmol
Digital Art (RSU)'s Associate Dean, Lecturer, Artist

Thai animation director, video installation artist, and Associate Dean for Student Affairs at the Faculty of Digital Art, Rangsit University....

SEA Competition Jury

France
Anne Le Normand
NEF Animation's Cultural Project Manager

NEF Animation's cultural project manager. Formerly at the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud, one of the first residencies dedicated to animated...

Singapore
Vicky Chen
Cartoon Underground's Festival Director, SheSays Singapore and Pixt.us Co-Founder

Founder and festival director of Cartoons Underground, Southeast Asia’s largest indie animation festival. The festival receives over 1,500 submissions annually...

Thailand
Chanya Hetayothin
Animation Lecturer, Art Director, Artist

Thai designer, art director, and lecturer. Her animation installations explore cultural heritage, the Anthropocene, and non-human perspectives. She teaches at...

Sound Competiton Jury

Netherlands
Ruben van Asselt
Composer, Sound Designer

Rotterdam-based composer, sound designer, and drummer. Blending acoustic and electronic textures, he creates music for film, dance, and theatre, empowering...