Presenting our 2023 juries, mentors and lead trainer!

Imri Nasution is a versatile filmmaker. His skills include cinematography, sound recording, editing, and even acting, but directing is his core strength. Imri has directed programs for networks such as CNBC, Fox Life, Asia Food Channel, Disney Channel, Viu Asia and also local stations from Astro, RTM and TV3. Recently, Imri was also Creative Advisor for the film, ‘Anwar: The Untold Story’.

Imri is involved in both fiction and documentary filmmaking. With a diploma in filmmaking, Imri has been directing documentaries, music videos, business programs and TV series since 1999. He is also a co-founder and director of Kino-i Pictures, a production company that plays a key role in nurturing talent by conducting certified training and workshops on new film techniques for young people.

Edwin Raj is a Transmedia Creative with more than a decade of experience in the media business. In 2014, Edwin produced the short film “Kekasih” with filmmaker Diffan Sina Norman, screened at Sundance, SXSW & numerous other film festivals.

As Head of Content with the travel channel GOASEAN, he produced 20 original series, 250 episodes distributed to 53 countries worldwide, receiving 19 international awards during the first 2 years of operations. 2018 saw Edwin’s most creative projects to date – the Starlight drone show at Malaysia’s Nation- al Games (SUKMA) with INTEL, executive producing YUNA’s ‘Forevermore’ and Alif and Sona One’s ‘Pun Boleh’ fully animated music videos. Edwin designed the mascot and produced 4 Fingers Fried Chicken commercial out now worldwide.

Isazaly Isa strongly believes that digital technology is the next revolution in filmmaking. In 2003, Zalee was certified as Final Cut Pro Trainer by Apple South-Asia Pacific HQ, Hong Kong. He is endorsed as a Professional-Tier in “Editing” by the Content Creative Industry Guild of Malaysia (CCIG) and also a National Certified Film/Video Editor by Malaysia’s Ministry Of Human Resources.

He recently became a Certified Trainer for Blackmagicdesign. In 2017, Zalee’s team won the Jury Class Award for “Best Short Documentary” at Hollywood Film Festival. He was Producer and Editor for the US based company Future History Films Inc. In 2022, he was awarded “Best Editor” for ‘Spilt Gravy On Rice’ in the 32nd Malaysia Film Festival (FFM32).

Till Passow, born in Munich in 1968, studied film and television directing at the Babelsberg Film University. His gradua- tion project Mast Qalandar (The Ecstatic) was shown at 54 international film festivals and received twelve awards, including the Lola of the Cultural State Ministry of Germany and the Golden Gate Award of the IFF San Francisco.

His numerous short films produced as a creative producer have been shown at international festivals such as Sundance, Locarno, CPH:DOX, Palm Springs International ShortFest, have won the Vanguard Award at the San Francisco Shorts IFF and the Soapbox Award of the Odense IFF and have been nominated for the American Film Institute Docs Award and the International Documentary Award.

HataTakeshi (Film editor/Producer) began directing TV programs and film trailers professionally during his university years. Going freelance in 1999, his main work is film editor and producer for feature documentaries and trailers.

His filmography includes films by Sato Makoto such as “Hanako” (2001), “Memories of Agano” (2004), and “Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said” (2005); “Power and Terror” (2002) by John Junkerman; “And Life Goes On” (2004), “Chokora!” (2008), “Dryads in a Snow Valley” (2015) by Kobayashi Shigeru; “Minnano Gakko” (2014/editing support) by Manabe Toshinaga; “Trace of Breath” (2017) by Komori Haruka; “Sennan Asbestos Disaster” (2017), “Minamata Mandalara” (2021) by Hara Kazuo; “Of Love and Law” (2017), “My Love: Kinuko & Haruhei” (2021) by Toda Hikaru.