2023 Jury Members
SNOW LEOPARD COMPETITION JURY
Jon Amiel
United Kingdom
Jon Amiel is a director/writer/producer with an illustrious career in theater, film and television. After 10 years working his way from fringe theater to the Royal Shakespeare Company, …
Nurgul Zhunussova
Kazakhstan
With an educational background in history and philosophy, Nurgul (Nora) Zhunussova began her career in 2002 as one of the editors in a leading Kazakh media company named…
Victoria Sheen
South Korea
Victoria Sheen was born in Seoul, Korea, and started out as a child actor on a long running television series on KBS. Soon after, she immigrated to the United States and grew up in…
Malek Rahbani
Lebanon
Malek Rahbani is an actor and writer who has starred in numerous TV series, short films, and theatrical plays throughout Lebanon and the Middle East. He also writes for TV and film…
Liisi Rohumäe
Estonia
Los Angeles based Estonian writer-director Liisi Rohumäe’s previous feature film credits include the 2012 Raindance Film Festival Best Debut Feature Nominee BAD HAIR FRIDAY…
Aldo Arechar
Mexico
Born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico on February 18, 1988, Aldo Arechar is a three-time Grammy award-nominated composer and audio engineer who has made a significant mark in the world…
SHORT FILM PROGRAM JURY
Itsuko Hirai
Japan
Born in Tokyo and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Thailand, Itsuko Hirai is an entertainment journalist and film curator whose work bridges East and West…
Mai Thu Huyen
Vietnam
Mai Thu Huyen is a famous director, producer, actress and entrepreneur in Vietnam. She is also Founder & CEO of Tincom Media and President of Women Leaders Intercontinental Network…
United States
Dr. Daniel Lee
Former Culver City Mayor Dr. Daniel Lee became the first African-American Member of the Culver City Council in its over 100 year history in 2018.A veteran of the US Air Force and…
Michelle Sugihara
USA / Japan
Michelle K. Sugihara is the Executive Director of CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment). She is also an entertainment attorney, film producer, and adjunct professor…
Yao Meng
China
Producer and actress, Yao Meng, graduated from Beijing Film Academy Business School and Beijing Dance Academy and currently lives in Los Angeles…
Elnura Osmonalieva
Central Asia
Elnura is a filmmaker from Kyrgyzstan, who honed her craft through self-taught beginnings and later refined her skills after receiving an MFA from NYU's Graduate Film Program…