Ellen Y. D. Kim, Director of the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), is a prominent figure in Asian cinema with a rich background in production, festivals, and international collaboration. She founded Flying Tiger Pictures, producing Cry Woman (Cannes 2002) and Hanaan (Locarno 2011), and co-produced Night and Day and Come Rain, Come Shine with Bom Film Production. She spent 12 years at BIFAN as Programmer and Program Director. A founding member of ACFM in 2006, she returned in 2024 as its Director, continuing her commitment to promoting Asian cinema on the global stage.

She serves as a curator for InnoAsia of the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) at BIFF. She is currently the CEO/Producer of content creating studio Superstring Inc., an adjunct professor at the Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts), and the International Committee Director for the Producers Guild of Korea (PGK).
After graduating School of Film, TV & Multimedia from K-Arts in 2000, she worked as a programing team for the 1st Jeonju International Film Festival, as a researcher for the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) and Busan Film Commission (BFC), as a programmer for the Asiana International Short Film Festival, and as a coordinator for the Busan International Film Festival's Asian Film Market and the Hong Kong Film Festival. She then worked as a line producer for international co-productions with Europe and Asia and as a producer for the Chinese film Wedding Diary (2015). Afterward, she served as Director of the International Business Division at the game company, developing AR/VR/XR content and in charge of global marketing and investment, while also serving as an advisor to the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA).
Recent filmography include producer for the Netflix Original Documentary Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club (2023), supervising and post producer for the horror film The Ghost Station (2023), and creative producer for the Disney+ series Connect (2022, directed by Miike Takashi) etc.

Saehui is the AI Curator of the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) and a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, where she works to advance technology accessibility and literacy across disciplines. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Her research examines the cognitive processes behind creativity and problem solving, aiming to translate these insights into the design of technologies that complement human capability. She also brings creative experience as a conservation documentary producer in South America.

Jean-Peïc Chou serves as AI Curator at the Asian Contents & Film Market. He is a PhD student in Computer Science at Stanford University and a filmmaker. His research examines how stories are shaped and experienced, and how these insights can inform the design of original computational tools supporting creation. Drawn to exploring how technology continually reshapes cinema, Jean-Peïc founded the AI ShortFest, a space for showcasing AI-assisted films and dialogue about the future of media.