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JURY

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The preliminary and final juries consist of approximately 70% international judges and 30% Taiwanese judges, ensuring professionalism and diversity in the evaluation process.

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Jen-Hsien Yang

  • (2023–2024) Jury Member, 15th & 16th Hsin-Yi International Children's Film Festival – International Professional Category
  • (2018) Grand Prize Winner, 10th Hsin-Yi International Children's Film Festival
  • (2015) Jury Member, 50th Golden Bell Awards
  • (2015) Official Selection, 19th International Children’s Film Festival India (ICFFI) – Children’s World
  • (2005) Director’s Award, 20th Digital Contents Grand Prix, Digital Content Association of Japan (DCAJ)

Taiwan

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HsiaoMin Lin

  • Co-founder and Creative Director of Finger and Toe
  • (2025) Director of Rhino Shield Modern Plastics EP1 – Circular Ecosystem Earth's Sustainable Friendship Circle
  • (2023) Director of Small acts Giant impact animation for Giant environmental water bottle cage
  • (2022) Director of Greenpeace The Last Tree animation series
  • (2015) Founded the animation studio Finger and Toe

Taiwan

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Maya Penn

  • (2025) Featured speaker at Annecy Animation Film Festival in Annecy, France
  • (2025) Judge for Junk Kouture World Finals in Dublin, Ireland, one of the world's largest eco-art platforms for youth Work featured in Climate Education and Art Exhibition at Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University
  • Created an animated film during the administration of President Barack Obama for the opening of the first-ever digital report presented to Congress, advocating for the construction of the Smithsonian Museum of Women’s History in Washington D.C.
  • Directed and animated the environmental short film ASALI: Power of The Pollinators, executive produced by Viola Davis and Julius Tennon, featuring the voice of Whoopi Goldberg

United States of America

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Birgit Heidsiek

  • Founder and CEO of Green Film Shooting
  • Green Cinema Consultant at the German Federal Film Board
  • Creator of the Green StopMo Animation Guide and the Sustainability Standards
  • Member of the pre-selection committee for the Eisvogel – Prize for Sustainable Film Production, awarded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment
  • Two-time winner of the German Sustainability Award, awarded by the Council for Sustainable Development

Germany

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Daniel Bird

  • Writer / Director / Producer at Wit & Wisdom
  • Awarded by Slamdance, Golden Drum Awards, and Gold Pencil
  • Produced over 100 campaign films and animations for social and environmental NGOs
  • Multimedia Campaigner at Greenpeace International
  • BA in Media Arts, Royal Holloway College, University of London

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