Mentor 2018

  Yukie Kito  (Japan) SEAFIC Reading Committee   Tokyo-based Yukie Kito has produced acclaimed Japanese films such as Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner TOKYO SONATA and Cannes Critics’ Week entry OH LUCY! as well as international award winne

Yukie Kito (Japan)
SEAFIC Reading Committee

Tokyo-based Yukie Kito has produced acclaimed Japanese films such as Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner TOKYO SONATA and Cannes Critics’ Week entry OH LUCY! as well as international award winners THE NAMESAKE by Mira Nair and A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS by Wayne Wang.

  Jan Naszewski  (Poland) SEAFIC Reading Committee  Jan Naszewski is the CEO of Poland-based New Europe Film Sales. The sales company’s lineup includes award-winning shorts such as Chinese Palme d'Or winner A GENTLE NIGHT as well as the features RAMS

Jan Naszewski (Poland)
SEAFIC Reading Committee

Jan Naszewski is the CEO of Poland-based New Europe Film Sales. The sales company’s lineup includes award-winning shorts such as Chinese Palme d'Or winner A GENTLE NIGHT as well as the features RAMS (Cannes Un Certain Regard Prize winner) and UNITED STATES OF LOVE (Berlin Silver Bear winner).

  Florian Weghorn  (Germany) SEAFIC Reading Committee  Florian Weghorn began his Berlin Film Festival career as a programme researcher. From 2008-2014 he served as the co-director and programmer of Berlinale Generation section. He now serves as the p

Florian Weghorn (Germany)
SEAFIC Reading Committee

Florian Weghorn began his Berlin Film Festival career as a programme researcher. From 2008-2014 he served as the co-director and programmer of Berlinale Generation section. He now serves as the programme manager of Berlinale Talents and is a member of the Berlinale Competition selection committee.

  Vimukthi Jayasundara  (Sri Lanka) SEAFIC Script Committee  Vimukthi Jayasundara is a Sri Lankan director whose debut THE FORSAKEN LAND won the Cannes Camera d'Or. His subsequent films include BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (Venice Competition), MUSHROOMS (Cann

Vimukthi Jayasundara (Sri Lanka)
SEAFIC Script Committee

Vimukthi Jayasundara is a Sri Lankan director whose debut THE FORSAKEN LAND won the Cannes Camera d'Or. His subsequent films include BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (Venice Competition), MUSHROOMS (Cannes Directors' Fortnight) and DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT (Locarno competition).

  Lorna Tee  (Malaysia) SEAFIC Script Committee  Producer and film festival consultant Lorna Tee was part of the Berlinale Selection Committee and is now the Head of Festival Management at International Film Festival & Awards Macao. Her producing

Lorna Tee (Malaysia)
SEAFIC Script Committee

Producer and film festival consultant Lorna Tee was part of the Berlinale Selection Committee and is now the Head of Festival Management at International Film Festival & Awards Macao. Her producing credits include Malaysia's AT THE END OF DAYBREAK, Indonesia's POSTCARDS FROM THE ZOO and others.

  Michael J. Werner  (Hong Kong/USA) SEAFIC Script Committee  Michael J. Werner is a producer, strategic consultant & international rep. His producing credits include Wong Kar Wai’s THE GRANDMASTER, John Cameron Mitchell’s SHORTBUS, Pen-ek Ratana

Michael J. Werner (Hong Kong/USA)
SEAFIC Script Committee

Michael J. Werner is a producer, strategic consultant & international rep. His producing credits include Wong Kar Wai’s THE GRANDMASTER, John Cameron Mitchell’s SHORTBUS, Pen-ek Ratanaruang's PLOY and others. He was formerly Fortissimo Films Chairman and consultant to Fox International Productions.

  Denis Vaslin  (Netherlands/France) SEAFICxPAS Coordinator & Mentor  Rotterdam-based producer whose co-productions under Volya Films include Philippines' INDEPENDENCIA (2009, Cannes), Malaysia's MEN WHO SAVE THE WORLD (2014, Locarno) and Vietnam

Denis Vaslin (Netherlands/France)
SEAFICxPAS Coordinator & Mentor

Rotterdam-based producer whose co-productions under Volya Films include Philippines' INDEPENDENCIA (2009, Cannes), Malaysia's MEN WHO SAVE THE WORLD (2014, Locarno) and Vietnam's BIG FATHER, SMALL FATHER AND OTHER STORIES (2015, Berlin).

  Delphyne Besse  (France) SEAFICxPAS Mentor  Delphyne Besse started her film sales career in 2004 at Celluloid Dreams, then joined Rezo International in 2009. She is now currently Head of Sales and Acquisitions at Urban Distribution International, h

Delphyne Besse (France)
SEAFICxPAS Mentor

Delphyne Besse started her film sales career in 2004 at Celluloid Dreams, then joined Rezo International in 2009. She is now currently Head of Sales and Acquisitions at Urban Distribution International, handling titles such as Vietnam’s BIG FATHER, SMALL FATHER AND OTHER STORIES and Thailand’s SAMUI SONG.

  Sophie Erbs  (France) SEAFICxPAS Mentor  Paris-based Sophie Erbs is a producer and shareholder at Cinema Defacto while also developing projects at her own company Gaijin. Her credits include MILLA (Locarno Special Jury Prize 2017), LOS PERROS (Cann

Sophie Erbs (France)
SEAFICxPAS Mentor

Paris-based Sophie Erbs is a producer and shareholder at Cinema Defacto while also developing projects at her own company Gaijin. Her credits include MILLA (Locarno Special Jury Prize 2017), LOS PERROS (Cannes 2017), APPRENTICE (Cannes 2016), THE HERE AFTER (Cannes 2015), among others.

  Yoshi Yatabe  (Japan) SEAFICxPAS Mentor  Yoshi Yatabe previously manage the French Film Festival in Tokyo before joining the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2002. In 2007, he was appointed Programming Director for International Competition. Ya

Yoshi Yatabe (Japan)
SEAFICxPAS Mentor

Yoshi Yatabe previously manage the French Film Festival in Tokyo before joining the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2002. In 2007, he was appointed Programming Director for International Competition. Yatabe also produced the documentary DRYADS IN A SNOW VALLEY by Shigeru Kobayashi (2015).

  Guillaume Mainguet  (France) Head of Produire au Sud   Head of Produire au Sud at Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes, France, Mainguet has coordinated producers’ workshops in Bangkok, Taipei, Durban and other places around the world. He has also d

Guillaume Mainguet (France)
Head of Produire au Sud

Head of Produire au Sud at Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes, France, Mainguet has coordinated producers’ workshops in Bangkok, Taipei, Durban and other places around the world. He has also directed several short films, including THE GIRL AND THE DOGS (2014, co-dir, Cannes Directors’ Fortnight).