• Manet Dayrit is the President of the QCinema Film Foundation and a Board Member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board. She is the CEO and President of Central Digital Lab, a post production company and is a multi award-winning Film Editor. Her vast filmography includes such classics as “Jose Rizal,” “Magnifico,” “Ligaya Ang Itawag Mo Sa Akin” and “Sukob.”

  • Mario Cornejo started his career directing a micro-budget comedy BIG TIME (2005). Made for just $12000, it went on to have a theatrical run and receive several local awards and nominations.

    Since then he's had a steady career directing television commercials, TV shows and even a big budget studio film- FIRST DAY HIGH (2006), produced and released by Star Cinema, the largest film studio in the country.

    In 2015, he directed APOCALYPSE CHILD, which went on to win several local and international awards. In spite of its arthouse origins, it opened to over 40 theaters in a limited release, playing in malls and cinema houses nationwide.

    Mario has also produced two films, Monster Jimenez's  KANO: AN AMERICAN AND HIS HAREM (2010) which competed and won at IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) as well as several other local and international festivals, and Martika Escobar's LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE (2022) which competed and won at Sundance.*

  • Black Cap Pictures is a film studio that is founded on hard work and collaboration. Through its collective expertise, BCP focuses on creating films that are rooted in stories of our culture, human experiences, and compelling narratives. BCP fosters continuous growth that allows collaborators to explore boundless ideas that can innovate the cinematic experience and ultimately champion Philippine cinema globally.

    Black Cap Pictures is a studio that houses TEN17P, TINCAN, and The Post Office, as it caters to services until post production and unique director-driven narratives under its sub brands. 

  • "Martika Ramirez Escobar, born in 1992 and based in Manila, is a filmmaker known for her bizarre short films and debut feature "Leonor Will Never Die"" (2022), which gained attention by winning the Special Jury Prize for Innovative Spirit at Sundance. It was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the prestigious Independent Spirit Awards and received acclaim at TIFF, where she received the Amplify Voices Award. Martika earned the New Visions Best Director award at Sitges and collected several awards while being nominated in over a hundred festivals worldwide.

    Martika graduated with honors from the University of the Philippines, and her thesis film, ""Stone Heart"" (2014), won Best Film at Cinemalaya and competed at the 19th Busan International Film Festival. She's been part of various film programs like the Asian Film Academy, Berlinale Talents, Talents Tokyo, Ties That Bind and has received support from the Purin Pictures Film Fund and Next Masters Support Program.

    Known for her unique artistic style, Martika not only directs but also works as a cinematographer. Her cinematography has been featured in films that competed in Venice, Locarno, and Cinemalaya, where she recently won the Best Cinematography award for ""When This Is All Over.""

    ""Daughters of the Sea” is Martika’s second feature film. It is currently in the script development stage after participating in the First Cut Lab and Asian Project Market of the Busan International Film Festival. "

  • Mathias Noschis is a film marketing strategist specialised in social media. He is the founder of Alphapanda, a film marketing agency with team members in Berlin, Warsaw and Milan. Alphapanda’s client list includes The Match Factory, Bankside Pictures, Warner Bros, Neon — Super, and several independent producers, distributors and sales agents. Alphapanda’s recent projects span from fiction films The Substance (Cannes ‘24), The Quiet Girl (Berlinale ’21), Touch Me Not (Berlinale ‘18 Golden Bear), God’s Own Country (Sundance ’17) to documentaries Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Sundance ’23), The New Gospel (Venice ’20), Lessons of Love (IDFA ’19). Mathias is also an expert for Creative Europe MEDIA and CNC Aide aux Cinémas du Monde as well as a speaker and tutor for organisations such as ACE Producers, Cannes Marché du Film and Locarno Industry Academy.

  • Born in Myanmar in 1983, Maung Sun is a filmmaker currently in exile. His first feature film MONEY HAS FOUR LEGS world-premiered at Busan International Film Festival 2020 in competition for the New Currents Award. It traveled to Locarno, BFI London, New York Asian, and more festivals in 2021. In the same year, he was the first filmmaker from Myanmar to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival’s Cinéfondation Residence and Caméra libre residency. He participated in Talents Tokyo 2022 and Berlinale Talents 2023.

  • President/Founder, Siné Institute | General Manager, Raven Banner Entertainment | Director of Production, Toronto Film School

  • Founded in 2016, Barebones Inc. strived to champion colorists while elevating and preserving the role of color grading in post-production. Today, the company provides top of the line color grading services for a diverse array of moving images across all forms of media.

    Utilizing a pool of 8 professional colorists with varied styles and tastes to match every client’s needs, Barebones Inc. is guided by the principles of artistic integrity and technical precision to enhance the emotional impact and storytelling potential of every image we touch.

  • Viu, a leading pan-regional over-the-top (OTT) video streaming service, is available in 16 markets across Asia, the Middle East, and South Africa. 
    The Viu service is available to consumers through a dual model, with an ad-supported free tier and a premium subscription tier. In addition to premium original productions under the brand “Viu Original”, Viu showcases TV series, movies, and lifestyle programmes from top content providers in local and regional languages with subtitles. Viu Scream Dates, its multi-market fan-meet offering, extends the Viu experience beyond the screens by bringing stars closer to their fans via live events.
    In June 2023, PCCW and CANAL+ formed a partnership to accelerate the growth of Viu, making CANAL+ a strategic investor in Viu.
    Viu also operates MOOV, a popular digital music streaming and live concerts service in Hong Kong.
    Viu is a member of PCCW Media under PCCW Limited, a global company headquartered in Hong Kong with interests in telecommunications, media, IT solutions, property development and investments, and other businesses. PCCW also operates ViuTV, a free television service in Hong Kong, through HK Television Entertainment Company Limited, and has interests in Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited, among other global investments.
    For more information, please visit www.viu.com.