Sanjna Selva is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and multimedia journalist born and raised between Malaysia and Singapore, and now based in New York City. She has been supported by Firelight Media, Chicken & Egg, Open Society Foundations, and Gotham Market. Sanjna’s directorial debut, “Call Me Anytime, I’m Not Leaving the House,” was distributed by PBS POV Shorts. She is producing a feature documentary exploring the rise of Hindu nationalism in India directed by Peabody award-winning journalist Anjali Kamat.
Ash Goh Hua is a Singaporean filmmaker utilizing both documentary and narrative forms to tell personal stories that reveal the inherently embodied politics of relation, society and culture. Named one of the 25 New Faces of Film by Filmmaker Magazine in 2022, a 2024 Berlinale Talent, and 2025 Creative Capital Award recipient, Ash has been supported by institutions such as Sundance, Jerome Foundation, and ITVS.
Emi is a Venezuelan producer focused on impact-driven storytelling. She’s worked at Participant Media, Esperanto Filmoj, and co-founded both JEVA, a nonprofit for Venezuelan womxn in film, and DISCORDIA, a studio with films premiering at top festivals. Her work spans Apple TV+, Disney+, and international features, always rooted in community and bold, independent cinema.
Brahmantyo Putra is a documentary filmmaker and impact producer. He co-founded Seven10 Media in Jakarta and Stories of Us to support visual artists in Indonesia. Recognizing challenges in Indonesian film distribution, he now focuses on impact campaigns.
Brahmantyo participated in Good Pitch Indonesia (2023-2024) and presented his films, Teguh (2022) and To Face My Father in Jambi (2024), at Movies that Matter Festival 2024. He is also part of Klub Alteraksi, a platform for film screenings and insightful discussions.
Riani is a Documentary filmmaker based in Indonesia. Riani has always been interested in telling stories about identity and the idea of ‘home’. She has participated in IDFAcademy, Ji.hlava New Visions Forum, Doc Toolbox by EFM Berlinale, Docs by The Sea, IF/Then SEA Shorts, and Yamagata Documentary Dojo.
Her documentary short films in the past have played in over 50 film festivals worldwide.
She co-founded Seven10 Media, an Indonesian production house focusing on documentary storytelling for impact.
Dhanesh Gopal is a documentary editor and filmmaker from India, and a graduate of FTII. His work has screened at IDFA, Vision du Réel, UNICEF Innocenti, MIFF, DIFF, MAMI, and IDSFFK. Recent films include Lost Songs of Sundari (2024), Mahalle’s School (2021), and Kambadwane (2022), exploring themes of childhood, cultural memory, and disappearing traditions. Known for his observational style, Dhanesh brings emotional precision and a sensitivity to rhythm and silence in his approach to non-fiction storytelling.
Pooja Ingle is a producer from India with a background in engineering. Her debut documentary, Mahalle’s School – Family Going Live, premiered in the 34th IDFA Youth Documentary Competition, DIFF, MAMI, IDSFFK and won awards at 25th Film SouthAsia and PSBT. She began producing to support her brother, filmmaker Akshay Ingle. Growing up in Vidarbha, they listened to folklore and mythological stories from their grandmother. Through a children’s trilogy, they’re revisiting the world they once lived.
Akshay Ingle is an independent filmmaker and a cinematography graduate from the FTII, Pune. His debut Mahalle’s School – Family Going Live premiered at the 34th IDFA Youth Documentary Competition and won Best Film on Children’s Issues at the 25th Film SouthAsia. He received the Lumiere Award from Docedge Kolkata in 2022. His cinematography has featured at Cannes’ La Fabrique Cinémas du Monde. He is currently working on the second film of a children’s trilogy set in his hometown.
Chan Hau-chun is an independent filmmaker and multi media artist based in Hong Kong.
Graduated from The City University of Hong Kong in 2015, her work, 32+4 was
nominated for Golden Horse Best Documentary in 2015 and was awarded the Principal Prize at the 61st International Short Film Festival Oberhausen.
Wong Lok Yiu is a Goldsmiths BFA student. He wanders between moving images, sound and music. Growing up in the troubled time of Hong Kong shaped Lok Yiu’s creative focus. His short documentary “From the void of Time” was selected for the 29th edition of the IFVA Open Category, CineYouth2024, HK.Kino.Berlin.
Chongyan Liu, born in Guizhou, China, is a visual artist and filmmaker working between France and China.
Chongyan’s work across diverse media—including video installation, sculpture, and painting—her practice explores the interplay between experience and power structures, within the broader framework of post-human existence.
Her work has been featured in prominent international film festivals, including IDFA, Jogja-NETPAC, Beijing International Short Film Festival. Her upcoming documentary, Niche of the Dragon, was selected for the Doc Station Talent Lab at the 74th Berlinale.
Xiaoran CHEN, founder of Chinese film media platform DIRECTUBE, has worked as a journalist covering film festivals for nearly a decade. The platform DIRECTUBE boasts 2 million followers in mainland China. As a curator, organized film exhibitions and screenings in China for nearly a decade, presenting over 600 screenings of arthouse films. Producer credits include Tracing Her Shadow (directed by Peng Fei; executive produced by Jia Zhangke and Naomi Kawase) and About the Pink Cocoon (directed by Wang Binyu).
Binyu WANG (1998, China) received his M.A. in Film Directing from the School of Film Art, China Academy of Art. His debut short film ABOUT THE PINK COCOON (2025) was selected for the Competiton and received the Tënk Short Film Award at Cinéma du réel.
Christine Seow is a Singaporean filmmaker based in London. Her short films have won Best Documentary at the Asia Web Awards 2018, Best Student Short at the KASHISH Pride Film Festival 2025, and was nominated for the Grierson Awards 2024, British Short Film Awards 2024, and the One World Media Awards 2025. She is drawn to stories that explore the path less travelled, and is developing her debut feature documentary ‘Two Travelling Aunties’.
Working as a documentary producer since 2022. I believe everything is connected. And truly love sound design, tea, and cats.
Sanjna Selva is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and multimedia journalist born and raised between Malaysia and Singapore, and now based in New York City. She has been supported by Firelight Media, Chicken & Egg, Open Society Foundations, and Gotham Market. Sanjna’s directorial debut, “Call Me Anytime, I’m Not Leaving the House,” was distributed by PBS POV Shorts. She is producing a feature documentary exploring the rise of Hindu nationalism in India directed by Peabody award-winning journalist Anjali Kamat.
Ash Goh Hua is a Singaporean filmmaker utilizing both documentary and narrative forms to tell personal stories that reveal the inherently embodied politics of relation, society and culture. Named one of the 25 New Faces of Film by Filmmaker Magazine in 2022, a 2024 Berlinale Talent, and 2025 Creative Capital Award recipient, Ash has been supported by institutions such as Sundance, Jerome Foundation, and ITVS.
Emi is a Venezuelan producer focused on impact-driven storytelling. She’s worked at Participant Media, Esperanto Filmoj, and co-founded both JEVA, a nonprofit for Venezuelan womxn in film, and DISCORDIA, a studio with films premiering at top festivals. Her work spans Apple TV+, Disney+, and international features, always rooted in community and bold, independent cinema.
Brahmantyo Putra is a documentary filmmaker and impact producer. He co-founded Seven10 Media in Jakarta and Stories of Us to support visual artists in Indonesia. Recognizing challenges in Indonesian film distribution, he now focuses on impact campaigns.
Brahmantyo participated in Good Pitch Indonesia (2023-2024) and presented his films, Teguh (2022) and To Face My Father in Jambi (2024), at Movies that Matter Festival 2024. He is also part of Klub Alteraksi, a platform for film screenings and insightful discussions.
Riani is a Documentary filmmaker based in Indonesia. Riani has always been interested in telling stories about identity and the idea of ‘home’. She has participated in IDFAcademy, Ji.hlava New Visions Forum, Doc Toolbox by EFM Berlinale, Docs by The Sea, IF/Then SEA Shorts, and Yamagata Documentary Dojo.
Her documentary short films in the past have played in over 50 film festivals worldwide.
She co-founded Seven10 Media, an Indonesian production house focusing on documentary storytelling for impact.
Dhanesh Gopal is a documentary editor and filmmaker from India, and a graduate of FTII. His work has screened at IDFA, Vision du Réel, UNICEF Innocenti, MIFF, DIFF, MAMI, and IDSFFK. Recent films include Lost Songs of Sundari (2024), Mahalle’s School (2021), and Kambadwane (2022), exploring themes of childhood, cultural memory, and disappearing traditions. Known for his observational style, Dhanesh brings emotional precision and a sensitivity to rhythm and silence in his approach to non-fiction storytelling.
Pooja Ingle is a producer from India with a background in engineering. Her debut documentary, Mahalle’s School – Family Going Live, premiered in the 34th IDFA Youth Documentary Competition, DIFF, MAMI, IDSFFK and won awards at 25th Film SouthAsia and PSBT. She began producing to support her brother, filmmaker Akshay Ingle. Growing up in Vidarbha, they listened to folklore and mythological stories from their grandmother. Through a children’s trilogy, they’re revisiting the world they once lived.
Akshay Ingle is an independent filmmaker and a cinematography graduate from the FTII, Pune. His debut Mahalle’s School – Family Going Live premiered at the 34th IDFA Youth Documentary Competition and won Best Film on Children’s Issues at the 25th Film SouthAsia. He received the Lumiere Award from Docedge Kolkata in 2022. His cinematography has featured at Cannes’ La Fabrique Cinémas du Monde. He is currently working on the second film of a children’s trilogy set in his hometown.
Chan Hau-chun is an independent filmmaker and multi media artist based in Hong Kong.
Graduated from The City University of Hong Kong in 2015, her work, 32+4 was
nominated for Golden Horse Best Documentary in 2015 and was awarded the Principal Prize at the 61st International Short Film Festival Oberhausen.
Wong Lok Yiu is a Goldsmiths BFA student. He wanders between moving images, sound and music. Growing up in the troubled time of Hong Kong shaped Lok Yiu’s creative focus. His short documentary “From the void of Time” was selected for the 29th edition of the IFVA Open Category, CineYouth2024, HK.Kino.Berlin.
Chongyan Liu, born in Guizhou, China, is a visual artist and filmmaker working between France and China.
Chongyan’s work across diverse media—including video installation, sculpture, and painting—her practice explores the interplay between experience and power structures, within the broader framework of post-human existence.
Her work has been featured in prominent international film festivals, including IDFA, Jogja-NETPAC, Beijing International Short Film Festival. Her upcoming documentary, Niche of the Dragon, was selected for the Doc Station Talent Lab at the 74th Berlinale.
Xiaoran CHEN, founder of Chinese film media platform DIRECTUBE, has worked as a journalist covering film festivals for nearly a decade. The platform DIRECTUBE boasts 2 million followers in mainland China. As a curator, organized film exhibitions and screenings in China for nearly a decade, presenting over 600 screenings of arthouse films. Producer credits include Tracing Her Shadow (directed by Peng Fei; executive produced by Jia Zhangke and Naomi Kawase) and About the Pink Cocoon (directed by Wang Binyu).
Christine Seow is a Singaporean filmmaker based in London. Her short films have won Best Documentary at the Asia Web Awards 2018, Best Student Short at the KASHISH Pride Film Festival 2025, and was nominated for the Grierson Awards 2024, British Short Film Awards 2024, and the One World Media Awards 2025. She is drawn to stories that explore the path less travelled, and is developing her debut feature documentary ‘Two Travelling Aunties’.
Beginning in documentary theatre and later transitioning into documentary film, my work has consistently focused on themes of minority identity, marginalisation, and the ongoing reproduction of discrimination and violence across society. In 2024, I co-directed the mid-length documentary and am currently developing my first feature-length documentary, .
Fala Pratika, born a month after Indonesia’s Reformation in 1998, discovered her love for cinema during childhood trips to local video rental stores. Intrigued by the complex experiences of women in Indonesia, she began exploring documentary filmmaking. In 2023, her first documentary project participated in the IDOC LAB (Indonesia Documentary Lab), marking a pivotal moment in her career.
I studied documentary filmmaking in Seoul, South Korea, and Boston, USA. My work focuses on exploring the connections between documentary filmmaking and other art forms, especially motion graphic design and typography. My first producing project, , is currently in production with support including the Korean Film Council and DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.
As a sibling of a person with a disability, I listen closely to the creaks of bodies reshaping the world in profound ways. My first documentary explores the desires for home shared by people with disabilities and their families. Recently, I co-directed , weaving together the stories of queer feminists in South Korea. My films have been screened at several human rights film festivals and have received awards at the.
Tanade Amornpiyalerk is a producer living in between Bangkok and Berlin. He is a seasoned line producer specialising in shoot-based media production. Tanade is in the process of stepping up above the line to producing. Working as an associate/line producer his works include a Mobile Lab/Anti-Archive film “Doi Boy” and a feature film “A Useful Ghost” (Cannes Critics’ Week 2025). He is incubating various-formed projects, one of which is “Ray of Light” a new film with Nontawat Numbenchapol.
Akimi is a Japanese independent filmmaker with PhD in visual anthropology. Born in Tokyo, after acquiring a master’s degree in anthropology in Paris (EHESS), he conducted PhD research at the University of Manchester about indigenous people in Ecuadorian / Peruvian Amazonia. It came into a documentary film Kanarta: Alive in Dreams, his debut feature, which was theatrically released nationwide in Japan in 2021 and screened in various countries such as Portugal, United Kingdom, Mexico, Ecuador and Peru.
Sheng-Hung (Sean) HSIEH is an independent filmmaker focusing on documentary filmmaking, cinematography, and photography. He discovered his fascination for filmmaking whilst working in media and advertising.
Sean is a passionate traveller and always explores places with a camera slung around his shoulder. The stories and images he collects are the source of inspiration. His films focus on culture and community, and through his work Sean strives to enable dialogue between different perspectives. Sean is an IDFAcademy alumni.
Ina is a German-Taiwanese film producer with aspirations to connect East and West. She has gained experience in different fields of the film industry, including production management for international co-productions, the Berlin International Film Festival and working for the world sales company Mister Smith at the Cannes Film Market.
Ina is currently working as a producer at Moolin Films (Taiwan) / Moolin Production (Japan). Wind and View is her first feature documentary as a producer.
Jewel Maranan is a documentary filmmaker and producer based in the Philippines. Her creative documentaries explore how history unfolds through the lens of ordinary life. Her fillmography includes the international documentaries Silent House (2022/Iran), The Silhouettes (2020/Iran), The Future Cries Beneath Our Soil (2018/Vietnam), and In the Claws of a Century Wanting (2017/Philippines). Her films have received support from Sundance, IDFA Bertha Fund, Visions sud est, SGIFF Film Fund, Chicken & Egg, Purin Pictures, DMZDocs, and Doha Film Institute, among others.
With over a decade of experience in film editing since 2010, I now lead post-production as the Post Head at Asa Films, ensuring every frame tells a compelling story. Passionate about storytelling and precision, I strive to bring creative visions to life through seamless editing and post-production excellence.
Luthfi Muhammad is an editor and director whose work focuses on documentary film. A graduate of the Bandung Art & Culture Institute, he’s an alumnus of labs including Pusbang Film, Full Circle Lab’s Tales and Story Lab, Docucamp, and Docs by the SEA 2022. His directorial debut, Altaraba (The Soil), won awards nationally and internationally. As a producer, his short The Last Forest was officially selected at CIFF and Minikino. He now edits short films and Netflix promotional content.
CHAN is an independent producer and audience designer, trained at EURODOC, Torino Film Lab, and CEE Animation Workshop. After earning a journalism degree and gaining experience in communication and project management in her home city of Hong Kong, she pursued an Erasmus Mundus master’s in media arts cultures. Now based in Denmark, she is developing a start-up focused on audience engagement and data privacy, driven by her curiosity to create groundbreaking documentaries that push boundaries.
MACHI is an Independent filmmaker, art educator and visual artist, born and raised in Hong Kong, He graduated in Fine Arts(BA) and Philosophy (M.A.) in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His ethnographic film BALLAD ON THE SHORE won Intangible Cultural film Prize in RAI in UK (2019). He was awarded an Altius fellowship from the Asian Culture Council in 2021, and now relocated to Okinawa, Japan. (Full portfolio here: www.machicircus.com)
Huihui Lou, an independent film producer focused on international co-productions, graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in Film & Television and earned a Master’s in directing, producing, and screenwriting from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. She founded Oui Production and is developing four features and two shorts.