Chung Insun received her Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo in 2015 and later served as an Assistant Professor in the same lab. Her primary research areas include the film industries and policies of Korea and Japan. In 2017, she published her book, The Formation and Development of Independent Cinema in Korea and Japan in Japan. She has also served as a researcher and Japan correspondent for the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) and was the lead author of The 50-Year History of KOFIC (2024). Her recent scholarship on the Japanese film industry and the studio system of the 1960s has been published in the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. Currently a Research Professor at Soonchunhyang University, she continues to advance her research on the circulation and distribution of foreign films in East Asia during the 1960s and 1970s, situating her work at the intersection of film history, cultural policy, and transnational media flows.

Song Daechan is the CEO of Studio Take.
Beginning his career in film production, he gained experience at Kang JeGyu Films, b.o.m. Film Productions, and Zip Cinema, where he was a founding member and worked until 2022. His credits include Broker (dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda), Cold Eyes, and The Priests, showcasing both commercial success and critical acclaim.
As co-founder of WCNA (World Contents Network Agency), Song builds networks for international co-productions, global distribution, and IP development, while supporting emerging filmmakers in reaching the world stage. Guided by the belief that “crisis is opportunity,” he continues to pioneer new pathways for K-content worldwide.

Steven Nam is a Korean film producer with extensive experience in domestic and international projects. He is recognized for advancing the globalization of Korean cinema and leading international co-productions. As Executive VP and Head of Global Projects at Kross Pictures, he oversees film and TV projects across international territories, primarily adapting Korean and Japanese IPs. Previously, he served as VP and SVP of International Film Financing & Production at CJ E&M. Steven specializes in cross-cultural productions, helping Korean directors reach global audiences. His producing credits include Snowpiercer (Bong Joon-ho), Late Autumn (Kim Taeyong), The Warrior’s Way (Lee Seung-moo), Never Forever (Kim Gina) and Knuckle Girl (Chang).

Eiko Mizuno-Gray is the CEO and delegate producer at Loaded Films in Tokyo. She has produced Ten Years Japan (executive producer Kore-eda Hirokazu), Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s To the Ends of the Earth and Hayakawa Chie’s Plan 75 which won the Cannes Camera d'Or Special Mention in 2022 and was Japan’s official Oscar entry. Her latest production, Hayakawa’s Renoir, has been selected in the official competition at Cannes 2025. Her projects in development include a Poland-Japan co-production directed by Ishikawa Kei and Hirayanagi Atsuko’s co-production between Japan-Philippines.

Eisei was born in Shanghai, China, and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She produced Destruction Babies (2016) (Director: Mariko Tetsuya), which won several domestic and international awards, including the Best Emerging Director award at the Locarno International Film Festival. She has also worked on Japanese live-action films and international co-productions, as well as animated films. Her co-productions include the Taiwanese films Take Me to the Moon (2017) and The Gangs, The Oscars and The Walking Dead (2019). She founded the production company ROJI Inc. and is developing projects with young filmmakers, with a focus on international co-productions.