Kim Myoungjoon is a media activist, educator, and researcher. He introduced international documentaries to Korean audiences through Labor News Production and the Seoul International Labor Film Festival. He served as Vice President of Videazimut and taught media activism at Sungkonghoe University for 25 years. He has also served as a BIFF juror and EIDF advisor. Since 2002, he has been President of MEDIACT, leading independent documentary production training.

Park Chae-eun is a producer and researcher working across filmmaking and policy research in Korea’s independent media sector. She co-founded Indie & Impact Media Lab to expand the social value of independent media. She directed Washing Shovels in the Dimming River (2011) and produced Song of the Poet (2021). Her research focuses on the Korean documentary industry, public distribution platforms, and social value frameworks for independent cinema.

Lee Eunja is a parent of an adult with developmental disabilities and an advocate for disability rights, education, and employment. She participated in the movement to establish a special school in Gangseo-gu, portrayed in the documentary A Long Way to School (2020). She later founded the Gangseo First Job Support Center and AbleWe Co., Ltd., supporting employment, social participation, and inclusive opportunities for people with developmental disabilities.

Park Imja is an ecoliteracy cultural planner who runs Korea’s first birdwatching bookstore and publishing house. After working for 10 years as a psychotherapist at a child protection agency, she began making documentaries. Her first short film, Grandma Maengsun’s Vegetable Garden, received awards at two citizen media competitions. She later made birdwatching-themed shorts and, in 2023, organized and hosted the Suwon premiere of Sura.

Ju Hee is Executive Director of Planning and Communications at Arthouse Art Nine and AT9FILM. Since joining AT9FILM in 2007, she has introduced acclaimed international films and documentaries to Korean audiences, including The Act of Killing (2012) and What Should We Have Done? (2024). She has also worked as an investor and distributor on Korean independent films such as House of Hummingbird (2018), Coming to You (2021), and 1980 Sabuk (2024).

Park Bongnam is a documentary director and producer who has directed over 100 television documentaries since 1994. In 2009, Iron Crows became the first Korean film to win the top prize at IDFA. After the Sewol Ferry disaster, he joined the 416 Documentation Group. His 2025 documentary 1980 Sabuk won the Grand Prize and FIPRESCI Award at DMZ Docs.