Aditya Assarat (Thailand)
SEAFIC Reading Committee

Director of WONDERFUL TOWN (Rotterdam Tiger & Busan New Currents winner), HI-SO (Berlin Forum) and “SUNSET” in 10 YEARS THAILAND (Cannes Out of Competition), Assarat also produced 36 (Busan New Currents winner) & MARY IS HAPPY, MARY IS HAPPY (Venice) by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, as well as ETERNITY by Sivaroj Kongsakul (Rotterdam Tiger winner). He is currently co-director of Purin Pictures.

Martina Bleis (Germany)
SEAFIC Reading Committee

Bleis, who heads Berlinale Co-production Market, joined the organization since its inception in 2003. She is now responsible for the overall event, including the curation, presentation and market strategy of the projects. She also heads the Berlinale Co-Pro Series Pitch Event and advises Connecting Cottbus, the East West Co-production Market.

Oh Jungwan (South Korea)
SEAFIC Reading Committee

Oh is one of Korea’s most respected producers. As founder of Bom Film Productions, her credits include box office hits A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (Berlin Forum) & A BITTERSWEET LIFE (Cannes Out of Competition) by Kim Jee-woon. They also include Berlin Competition titles NIGHT AND DAY by Hong Sang-soo and COME RAIN, COME SHINE and Lee Yoon-ki, among others.

Giovanna Fulvi (Italy/Canada)
SEAFIC Script Committee

Fulvi began programming at Toronto International Film Festival in 2002 and is currently the curator for East Asia. She is also a member of the selection committee for Rome Film Festival, and helps select for International Film Festival & Awards Macao’s New Chinese Cinema section. She has also previously worked for International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Torino Film Festival.

Mike Goodridge (United Kingdom)
SEAFIC Script Committee

Currently Artistic Director at International Film Festival & Awards Macao, Goodridge was previously the CEO of production, financing and international sales company Protagonist Pictures, where he also executive produced Andrea Arnold’s AMERICAN HONEY. Prior, he was a journalist and editor at Screen International. He was programming consultant at Sarajevo Film Festival and is currently advisor to Locarno Film Festival.

Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland)
SEAFIC Script Committee

Director Wasilewski’s debut IN A BEDROOM (2012) won the Ecumenical Jury Prize at Mannheim-Heidelberg Filmfestival. His 2nd, FLOATING SKYSCRAPERS (2014), won East of West Award at Karlovy Vary, Best Direction at Transilvania and Best Debut Director at Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. UNITED STATES OF LOVE (2016), his 3rd film, was in Berlin Competition and won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.

Aihara Hiromi (Japan)
SEAFICxPAS Mentor

Aihara established Bewiz, Inc. in 1995 and currently serves as programming consultant for festivals such as Rotterdam, Toronto and International Film Festival & Awards Macao. She previously worked at Unijapan and produced TETSUO II: BODY HAMMER by Tsukamoto Shinya, LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE and INVISIBLE WAVES by Pen-ek Ratanaruang, UNDER WATER LOVE by Imaoka Shinji, among others.

Sebastien Chesneau (France/United Arab Emirates)
SEAFICxPAS Mentor

Chesneau’s film career spans over 20 years, including his experiences at France Télévisions Distribution, Celluloid Dreams and Rezo Films. In 2014 he launched Cercamon, a world sales company based in Dubai. Titles he acquired included Kirsten Tan’s POP AYE (Sundance World Cinema Screenwriting Award) and Kamila Andini’s THE SEEN AND UNSEEN (Berlin Generation Kplus Grand Prix), among others.

Roman Paul (Germany)
SEAFICxPAS Mentor

Previously Head of Acquisitions at Prokino and Senator Film Distribution, Paul co-founded Razor Film Produktion in 2002. Titles he produced or co-produced include Oscar Best Foreign Film nominees WALTZ WITH BASHIR by Ari Folman and PARADISE NOW by Hany Abu-Assad; Filipino titles ASWANG by Alyx Arumpac (IDFA FIPRESCI Prize) and INDEPENDENCIA by Raya Martin (Cannes Un Certain Regard).

Lorna Tee (Malaysia)
SEAFICxPAS Mentor

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.

Hayashi Kanako (Japan)
SEAFIC Reading Committee

Hayashi was previously Festival Director of TOKYO FILMeX from 2001- March 2018, and was former Chairperson of Talents Tokyo, which she co-established in 2010. She was also general coordinator of Kawakita Memorial Film Institute, and had worked as consultant for Venice Film Festival and Berlinale Forum.

Myriam Sassine (Lebanon)
SEAFIC Reading Committee

Sassine is the COO of co-production company Schortcut Films. She co-founded Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival, the first fantastic film festival in the Middle East. Since 2012, she produces through Lebanese company Abbout Productions, features and documentaries such as TRAMONTANE (Cannes 2016) and PANOPTIC (Locarno 2017).

Hédi Zardi (France)
SEAFIC Reading Committee

Zardi is the co-CEO of Paris-based international sales and co-production outfit Luxbox, which has represented films by Bruno Dumont, Lisandro Alonso, Anocha Suwichakornpong and Boo Junfeng. His industry experience also included working with Marrakech Film Festival, the César awards, Le Public Système PR and Fortissimo Films.

Karim Aïnouz (Brazil/France)
SEAFIC Script Committee

One of Brazil’s most acclaimed directors, Aïnouz’s career include MADAME SATÃ (Cannes 2002), LOVE FOR SALE (Venice 2006), THE SILVER CLIFF (Cannes 2011), FUTURO BEACH (Berlin Competition 2014), CENTRAL AIRPORT THF (Berlin Amnesty Prize 2018) and others. He is also screenwriting tutor at Porto Iracema das Artes in Brazil.

Ho Hock Doong (Malaysia)
SEAFIC Script Committee

Ho recently joined MUBI as Director of Content for Southeast Asia. Previously he was Senior Assistant Vice President at ASTRO, where he acquired films for theatrical releases and for A-List and BOO channels, and commissioned DOORS: A PHILIPPINES HORROR ANTHOLOGY and omnibus LOVE ME, TEASE ME by Southeast Asian filmmakers.

Maggie Lee (Hong Kong/Japan)
SEAFIC Script Committee

Lee is Chief Asia Film Critic for Variety and works as Consultant for Asian films for Tokyo International Film Festival since 2010. She is also Artistic Director of CinemAsia in The Netherlands and programming consultant for Vancouver Film Festival. Previously she launched the Asian department for Short Shorts Film Festival.

Guillaume Mainguet (France)
Head of Produire au Sud / SEAFICxPAS Mentor

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).

Vincenzo Bugno (Italy/Germany)
SEAFICxPAS Mentor

Vincenzo Bugno was journalist and film critic for media and TV broadcasters. He worked for many festivals such as Locarno as member of Programming Committee and Head of Open Doors (2006-2009). Since 2004, he heads the World Cinema Fund and is member of selection committee for Berlinale Competition. He also curates TorinoFilmLab’s FeatureLab.

Claire Lajoumard (France)
SEAFICxPAS Mentor

Claire LAJOUMARD worked at France’s CNC and as producer in many capacities since 1990. She formed Acrobates Films in 2002, and has since co-produced Vietnam’s ADRIFT (Venice 2009) and BIG FATHER, SMALL FATHER AND OTHER STORIES (Berlin Competition 2015), Singapore’s A YELLOW BIRD (Cannes 2016) and many others.

Kayo Yoshida (Japan)
SEAFICxPAS Mentor

YOSHIDA Kayo, who grew up in France, worked for producer Hara Masato on Kurosawa Akira’s RAN, and joined Herald Ace in 1987 as Acquisitions Manager. Since 1998 she worked at Asmik Ace, which produced AIR DOLL (Cannes 2009), NORWEGIAN WOOD (Venice 2010) and others, and was Programming Director of Tokyo International Film Festival (2003-04). She also works for Unijapan.

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 (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 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 (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 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 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'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, 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 (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. Yatabe also produced the documentary DRYADS IN A SNOW VALLEY by Shigeru Kobayashi (2015).

Matthieu Darras (Italy/France)
SEAFIC Reading Committee

TorinoFilmLab’s Artistic Director Matthieu Darras previously worked as selection committee member for Cannes Critics’ Week and is currently a delegate for San Sebastian Film Festival. He also collaborates with film talent initiatives such as Venice Biennale College and Jerusalem Script Lab.

Paul Federbush (USA)
SEAFIC Reading Committee

Federbush, the International Director, Feature Film Program at Sundance Institute, was VP of Acquisitions & Co-productions at New Line Cinema before joining Warner Independent Pictures as Senior VP of Production & Acquisitions, where he acquired titles such as SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.

Isabelle Glachant (China/France)
SEAFIC Reading Committee

Producer of award-winning Chinese directors such as Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye, Lu Chuan and Wang Bing, Beijing-based Glachant recently branched out into sales and distribution of Asian titles such as SITI (2014, Rotterdam) and SOLO, SOLITUDE (2016, Locarno) with her company Asian Shadows.

Remi Bonhomme (France)
SEAFIC Script Committee

Programmer Manager at Cannes Critics' Week, Bonhomme is also one of the initiators of the NEXT STEP LAB, a program that supports short filmmakers at Cannes Critics' Week in their aim of making feature films. He also served as Associate Producer on EVERYDAY IS A HOLIDAY (2009, Toronto).

Shozo Ichiyama (Japan)
SEAFIC Script Committee

Program Director at Tokyo Filmex and Co-creator of Talents Tokyo, Ichiyama has produced films such as Jia Zhangke’s PLATFORM (2000) and A TOUCH OF SIN (2013), Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI (1998), Samira Makhmalbaf’s BLACKBOARDS (2000), among many others.

Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Thailand)
SEAFIC Script Committee

One of the leaders of the Thai New Wave cinema, Ratanaruang has directed eight fiction films, all of which had premiered in Berlin, Cannes and Venice film festivals. Titles include 69 (1999, Berlin), LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (2003, Venice), PLOY (2007, Cannes), HEADSHOT (2011, Berlin).

Guillaume Mainguet (France)
Head of Produire au Sud / SEAFICxPAS Mentor

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).

Denis Vaslin (Netherlands/France)
SEAFICxPAS 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).

Sophie Bourdon (France/Switzerland)
SEAFICxPAS Mentor

Bourdon was formerly an international sales agent and the chief executive at ACE (Ateliers du Cinéma Européen). Now Head of Locarno's Open Doors lab, her mandate includes workshops, project markets and other initiatives for countries such as Myanmar.

Anocha Suwichakornpong (Thailand)
SEAFICxPAS Mentor

Director of MUNDANE HISTORY (2009, Rotterdam Tiger winner) and BY THE TIME IT GETS DARK (2016, Locarno), Bangkok-based Suwichakornpong also produces under her Electric Eel Film banner Josh Kim's HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS (EVERY TIME) (2015, Berlin).