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International Competition Jurors

Edwin (Filmmaker)

Indonesian filmmaker. His notable works have screened at major festivals like Cannes, Berlinale, and Locarno including Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021). He co-founded Kinosaurus, a Jakarta micro-cinema, and is part of Lab Laba Laba. In 2015, the collective showcased an installation and film workshop at YIDFF 2015.

Screening
Someone’s Wife in the Boat of Someone’s Husband
Dir: Edwin / KOREA, INDONESIA / 2013 / 55 min

Azza El-Hassan (Filmmaker)

Filmmaker and a Professor of media practices at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. Her major works include News Time (YIDFF 2001). In 2018, she founded The Void Project, a multimedia production platform that puts to use photos and films that survive violence.

Screening
Kings and Extras
Dir: Azza El-Hassan / PALESTINE, GERMANY, FRANCE, UK / 2004 / 62 min / Palestine—Memory of the Land

Ishii Gakuryu (Filmmaker)

Directed Crazy Thunder Road (1980), Labyrinth of Dreams (1997) and more. From 2006 to 2023, he served on the faculty of Kobe Design University. In 2010, he changed his name from Ishii Sogo to Ishii Gakuryu. His latest film is The Box Man (2024).

Screening
Labyrinth of Dreams
Dir: Ishii Sogo / JAPAN / 1997 / 90 min

Two more jurors to be announced.