ACFM Curator Ally Sunhee HAN is a filmmaker, writer and educator focusing on international film industry network, co-production, innovation of film technology and aesthetics, and education for new generation of Asian filmmakers. As a producer, her current narrative projects-in-development The Final Print (2018) and Winter Worm, Summer Grass (2019) were respectively awarded at the Asian Project Market. As a director, her debut feature documentary Old Days (2016) was invited at Jeonju Int’l Film Festival and Udine Far East Film Festival among others, followed by a narrative short film Transmigration: The Turtle and the Women (2021) at the Seoul Independent Film Festival. Since 2017, she has been educating young Asian filmmakers as a faculty at the International Film Business Academy of the Busan Asian Film School.

Chuck CHAE is a director and producer with experience in Korea, the United States, and China. He explores the convergence of various genres and media that combine traditional media with advanced technology. In particular, he is interested in exploring transhumanism through cinematic experiments, continuously expanding the boundaries of film and VR by focusing on artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. In an era where personalized content curation is driven by algorithms, Chae incorporates cinematic elements into film genres and leverages AI technology to create new narrative structures that respond to audience participation.

Recently, Chae has been making various attempts to expand the conventions of traditional genres such as theater, film, games, and exhibitions, and to develop interactive content and new media genres centered around audience engagement and AI.

Chae served as the 3D/VFX producer for the film Mr. Go and was the VFX supervisor for Detective Dee 3: The Four Heavenly Kings, which was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the 55th Golden Horse Awards. He also wrote and directed the Korean-Chinese feature film LAPSE, selected for the competition section at the 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. In the VR domain, Chae directed Buddy VR, which won the Best VR Experience award at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, and the VR attraction Follow the White Rabbit, showcased at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Additionally, he has contributed to various projects, including the creation of LG's AI virtual human 'Reah Keem.'

Since 2021, Youngbum Jeong has been serving as the CEO of BEAM Studio, leading the industry with his innovative vision. Recognized as both a planner and director in the Asian content industry, he has played a pivotal role in shaping its development. Jeong planned and directed the Asian Content Awards at the Busan International Film Festival and serves as a jury member for the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong, the largest film awards ceremony in Asia. His expertise is further evidenced by his involvement in various successful projects and accolades. He also founded AI Studio BEAM, pioneering a new frontier in AI-driven entertainment. In the cultural sector, Jeong has been actively involved in diverse projects, including the Itaewon Art Salon Project, content production for the Kansong Museum of Art, and providing speech and image consulting for public figures. Additionally, he has served as a jury member for the Barcelona Asian Film Festival and as an advisor on cultural exchanges between Korea and China, as well as Korea and Hungary.

Priya Parikh, Head of Product at RivetAI, is at the forefront of transforming film pre-production with advanced AI solutions. Her master’s thesis on AI in screenwriting underscores her deep understanding of how AI can enhance, rather than replace, creative processes. With a keen focus on optimizing scheduling and budgeting, Priya’s work empowers filmmakers to streamline their workflows and unlock new creative possibilities. Passionate about leveraging AI to democratize art and support the creative vision, Priya is dedicated to advancing tools that make complex pre-production tasks more efficient and accessible, ultimately helping storytellers bring their unique narratives to life.

Kim Junseok, the music director and CEO of the composer group Movie Closer, has worked on numerous films including Marriage is a Crazy Thing, Spirit Of Jeet Keun Do, The Chaser, Speed Scandal, and Sunny. He has also expanded his activities into television, becoming widely known for his work on the music for Stranger, Signal, The Glory, and Moon Embracing the Sun. In addition to his work in the industry, he teaches students at the Yonsei University Future Education Institute’s Department of Film Music and is active in the Korean Music Copyright Association's Distribution Committee to support all music professionals in the field.

Pat Pataranutaporn, Ph.D. is a technologist and a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research lies at the intersection of AI and human-computer interaction, where he develops and studies AI systems that support human flourishing through multi-modal systems with explainable feedback. Through large-scale experimental studies, Pataranutaporn demonstrates how AI can support human flourishing across various cognitive tasks, including reasoning, decision making, learning and self development. Pataranutaporn’s research on AI-generated conversational characters was among the first to showcase positive applications of generative AI in supporting human learning and motivating individuals to explore and understand themselves and the world around them. His methodology integrates prototype development with qualitative, quantitative, and exploratory research methods, enabling a comprehensive examination of human-AI interaction. Pataranutaporn’s research contributions have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and conferences, such as Nature Machine Intelligence, IEEE, ACM SIGCHI, ACM SIGGRAPH, ACM ISWC, and ACM Augmented Humans. His work has been highlighted by the United Nations AI for Good forum, and has been featured in Scientific American, MIT Tech Review, Forbes, National Geographic, Fast Company, The Guardian, and the Disruptive Innovation Festival. Pataranutaporn’s work has also been honored as one of TIME’s “Best Inventions of 2023” and was included in Fast Company’s “2023 World Changing Ideas.” Pataranutaporn has been awarded fellowships and grants by multiple research agencies and corporations, including NASA, MIT J-WEL, Bose, KBTG, MQDC, and NTT Data. Pataranutaporn co-designed and taught one of the first MIT courses on “Generative AI,” developed to provide students with the essential knowledge and skills required to navigate the frontiers of this emerging field and he co-organized the first workshop on virtual AI humans, attended by over 1600 remotely and over 200 in person in 2021.