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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.

Fabian ErlinghäuserPhoto

Fabian Erlinghäuser

  • Director at Cartoon Saloon studio, Ireland.
  • Animation Director of Oscar-nominated films The Breadwinner and Song Of The Sea.
  • Director of the Annie Award-winning short film There's a Monster in my Kitchen.
  • Assistant Director of the films Song Of The Sea and My Father's Dragon.
  • Director of the TV shows Dorg Van Dango and Silly Sundays.

Germany

Natalia MirzoyanPhoto

Natalia Mirzoyan

  • Armenian-born animation director and artist based in Estonia.
  • Holds a Master’s degree in Animation from the Estonian Academy of Arts.
  • Directed award-winning films including Chinti and Five Minutes to Sea.
  • Screened works at major festivals including Cannes, Berlinale, and Annecy.
  • Creates across hand-drawn animation, stop-motion, illustration, and textile techniques.

Armenia

Ming-Yi LiaoPhoto

Ming-Yi Liao

  • 2019 Parking, a short film spin-off of i WEiRDO, won the Grand Prize at the FiLMiCFest.
  • 2020 i WEiRDO, Taiwan’s first feature film shot entirely on iPhone, received six Golden Horse Award nominations.
  • 2022 The Sixth Sense, a short film spin-off of Suffocating Love.
  • 2024 Suffocating Love, a feature film shot on iPhone, was selected for the New York Asian Film Festival and won the Jury Choice Award at BIFAN.
  • Active as a director, cinematographer, and editor for numerous music videos and commercial advertisements.

Taiwan

Annie HuangPhoto

Annie Huang

  • Communication and Engagement Director at Environmental Rights Foundation.
  • Founder of social enterprise "The Lightened".
  • Former Regional Project Leader of Greenpeace East Asia.
  • Former Acting Director of Amnesty Taiwan.
  • Senior NGO expert with 12 years of experience.

Taiwan

Jen-Hsien YangPhoto

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

HsiaoMin LinPhoto

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

Maya PennPhoto

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

Birgit HeidsiekPhoto

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

Daniel BirdPhoto

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

Czech