Singing CHEN's work encompasses fiction, documentary and VR films and has received numerous festival accolades. Her debut Bundled (2000) competed at Vancouver and God, Man, Dog (2007) screened at Berlinale, VIFF, HK, Busan and elsewhere. Chen's documentaries detail artistic practice and the environment. Through VR technology she explores space and movement. Afterimage for Tomorrow (2018) was exhibited at the NewImage Festival. Her latest VR experience The Man Who Couldn't Leave (2022) won Venice Immersive Best Experience at 79th Venice International Film Festival. Chen's collective work is marked by a deep empathy for disenfranchised characters and a strong sense of social justice.

Michele ZIEGLER's mission is to make culture accessible to all. As director of NewImages Festival & Hub, she supports the cultural and immersive industries in creating artworks for all audiences. As Chief Digital Officer of Forum des images - TUMO Paris, Michele oversees innovative programming for cinema, integrating gaming and other creative art forms, serving as a platform for experimentation.

Michel REILHAC curates and designs immersive experiences in both the metaverse and in the physical word. He used to be a dancer and I focus always on how to best connect the physical and virtual dimensions of our lives. Venice Immersive is the biggest event of its kind in the world where they premiere around 70 projects every year. He also recently curated the first Malta Immersive festival. Now, he is working on his next immersive experience called "Watch me".

HSIAO Ya-chuan was born in Taipei in 1967. As a Taiwanese middle- generation director and screenwriter, he is an expert at portraying characters' subtle emotions, and his works often have a literary feel to them. His debut feature, Mirror Image, was selected to the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes and won Best Film and Best New Director at the Taipei Film Awards. In 2023, he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director for Old Fox.

Allison LIN is an actress, photography artist, and writer. Her natural, sincere acting is deeply loved by audiences. In 2023, she was nominated at the Golden Bell Awards for the third time for the TV series Taiwan Crime Stories.

Norris WONG is a writer-director and a lyricist. She was nominated for Best New Director at the Golden Horse Awards and won the same award at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards for her debut feature, My Prince Edward. Her second feature film, The Lyricist Wannabe, was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Golden Horse Awards.

SU Hui-yu is a director and new media artist who lives and works in Taipei. His works have been screened globally and include Super Taboo (2017), Future Shock (2019), and The Women's Revenge (2021). He is a recipient of the Taishin Arts Award and the Asian Cultural Council Fellowship.

As an active film critic for over two decades, Jin PARK has been a programmer for South Korean film festivals including the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) and the Busan International Film Festival since 2005, and has also taught film theory, queer theory, and Korean film history in universities since 2002. He has served as a jury member for various festivals including Golden Horse, Fantastic Fest, Yubari, and the Teddy Award, and was recently appointed as a delegate of genre film selection for Berlinale.