2021 Awards and Jury

  SEAFIC Award   The SEAFIC Award, sponsored by the non-profit  Purin Foundation , awards one SEAFIC project a cash prize of US$15,000, as determined by a three-person international jury after reading the five filmmakers’ latest scripts and hearing t

SEAFIC Award

The SEAFIC Award, sponsored by the non-profit Purin Foundation, awards one SEAFIC project a cash prize of US$15,000, as determined by a three-person international jury after reading the five filmmakers’ latest scripts and hearing their final pitches in person.

The jury members are:

Charles Tesson, Artistic Director of Cannes Critic’s Week since 2012 and President of Aide aux Cinémas du Monde since 2016

Violeta Bava, founder and producer at Ruda Cine, programs and consults for festivals such as Venice, New York, Macao and New Zealand, and is Head of Studies at TorinoFilmLab FeatureLab and Industry Co-Head at Visions du Réel

Winnie Lau is EVP, Head of Production, East and Southeast Asia for SK Global and producer/executive producer on INVISIBLE WAVES by Pen-ek Ratanaruang, CITIES OF LAST THINGS by Ho Wi Ding and IMPETIGORE by Joko Anwar

  OPEN SEA FUND Award   The Open SEA Fund Award, jointly sponsored by  VS Service  and  White Light Post , gives one SEAFIC project rental credit towards equipment rental from VS Service worth 10,000 USD and post-production services provided by White

OPEN SEA FUND Award

The Open SEA Fund Award, jointly sponsored by VS Service and White Light Post, gives one SEAFIC project rental credit towards equipment rental from VS Service worth 10,000 USD and post-production services provided by White Light Post