14th SICFF Jury

Jury of International Features Competition

KIM Minha

Film director. He wrote and directed the feature films ¡¶Teaching Practice¡· (2025) and ¡¶Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary¡·, which won the BIFAN 2023 NAFF Korean Award. His film¡¶Superhero¡· is his feature film debut and has screened at BIFAN 2021 Family Zone section, He also won an Watcha¡¯s Pick award in BIFAN 2022 for ¡¶Red Mask KF94¡·, and won the Odd Family Award at BIFAN 2023 with ¡¶Burger Song Challenge¡·.

KIM Hyeongseok

He majored in History and Film Theory. He worked as a reporter and editor-in-chief for the film magazine ¡ºScreen¡». Afterwards, he worked as a film journalist and wrote extensively about Korean cinema. He served as a programmer for the PyeongChang International Peace Film Festival and Chuncheon Film Festival, and currently works as a programmer for the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.

LEE Ranhee

She wrote and directed <A Night Before the Wedding (2014)>, <A Tent (2016)>, and the feature films <A Leave (2020)> and <The Final Semester (2024)>. She has received numerous awards, including the KBS Independent Film Award and Korean Film Directors Association PLUS M Award at the Busan International Film Festival, the Best Feature Award at the Seoul Independent Film Festival, the Independent Film of the Year Award from the Korean Association of Independent Film & Video, the Jury Special Award from the Busan Film Critics Association Awards, and the Best Director Award at the Women in Film Korea Awards. She is also active as the artistic director of ¡®STUDIO bom¡¯, an arts and culture education group that works with teenagers and citizens.

Jury of International Shorts Competition

Moon Hyein

An actress and director. She has appeared in works such as <The World of Love>, <Insert>, and <The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra>, and directed the short films <Transit> and <Heen Meets Eun>, as well as the feature film <The Adventure of 3 Joys>. Across all fields, her work is grounded in the imagination of saving someone.

SONG Cheehwa

She began her career in film as an art and set designer for <Be Strong, Geum-soon! (2002)>. After working across various film productions, she currently works as a planner and writer for KBS1TV¡¯s ¡ºIndependent Film Theater¡» (2001-2006, 2011-present). She has planned film-related programs such as ¡ºKorean Film 100 Years: The Classics¡» (2019) and ¡ºKorean Film Classics¡» (2024-2025), and continues to focus on expanding and introducing Korean independent and art films to wider audiences.

JANG Byeonggi

Film director. He made his debut with <Mac-boogie (2017)>, which won the Grand Prize in the Korean Competition at the 15th Gwanghwamun International Short Film Festival. He directed <A Family Man (2019)> and <Mr. JANG (2021)>, and his first feature film <When This Summer Is Over (2025)> received the Next Link Award at the 50th Seoul Independent Film Festival and the Grand Prize at the 24th Jeonbuk Independent Film Festival.

Jury of International Animation Competition

KIM Hyeseon

Editor-in-chief of <Webzine Korean Film>. CEO and writer of SeeMour Company, a content planning and production company. She has been planning and directing special making-of documentaries for Korean film Blu-ray releases, including <Train to Busan>, <Parasite>, <Decision to Leave>, and <Escape from Mogadishu>. She is the author of the novel <The Nagging Pharmacy> and has produced and directed the 30th anniversary video of the Busan International Film Festival and the 30th anniversary interview project of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.

JUNG Dahee

Animation director and producer. She studied Visual Design in Seoul before moving to France, where she earned a master¡¯s degree in Animation from École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris. Her major works include <Man on the Chair (2014)>, which was invited to the Directors¡¯ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival and won Korea¡¯s first Crystal Grand Prix at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. <The Empty (2016)> was screened at more than 100 film festivals worldwide, and <Movements (2019)> was invited to the Directors¡¯ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. <Society of Clothes (2024)> was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. She is currently a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and teaches at the Department of Visual Communication Design at Hongik University.