Our Judges

After graduating from film school in 2021, Daphne is currently working in the industry as a freelance director and assistant director. Over the past six years, she has created several short films that have received public acclaim and has also been involved in the production of notable feature films.

Her short films “A Tale of Two Nomads” (2025), “The Eleventh Body” (2024), “Happy New Year” (2022), and “And Returning” (2019) have been distributed and warmly received by audiences. She has also participated in various international film festivals and labs, including FLY2023, Platform BUSAN 2024, Karre Mouy 2025, and Indonesia-France Film Lab 2025. Her latest short film, “Amelia, Amelia” (2025), is currently in the distribution stage.

Gerry Junus is a film programmer and curator based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He serves as Program Director of KDM CINEMA, an alternative cinema initiative presenting screenings, curated programs, and discussions that expand access to independent archival, and international films.

Gerry has contributed to film festivals across Indonesia as a programmer, curator, selector, and jury member, and currently works with Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) and the preselection committee of Minikino Film Week. He is completing a Master’s degree in Cultural and Media Studies at Universitas Gadjah Mada.

Penny Sylvania Putri is the Festival Director of NextScene Kids and Youth Film Festival, dedicated to promoting media literacy and film education. She also works at BRIN as a producer and science communicator through audiovisual works.

She holds degrees from IKJ and ISI Surakarta. Her documentary “Semai” has been selected at international festivals including Science Film Festival, SUNCINE Barcelona, and Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival.

Peter Chanthanakone is a Canadian award winning animator. His MFA from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco is the terminal degree in his field. His films have been selected in over 75 international competitions across 30 countries.

He is a jury member for SIGGRAPH Asia, involved in the International Symposium of Electronic Art, and currently VJ animates for international DJs and producers.

Laila Nurazizah (born April 8, 1991), known professionally as Lele Laila, is an Indonesian screenwriter and creative producer. She began her career at 21 by writing the screenplay for "Sanubari Jakarta" (2013), an omnibus themed around LGBT love stories.

In 2016, Laila wrote her first horror movie, "Danur", which became a box office hit with 2.7 million viewers. Since then, she has been recognized as a screenwriter for box-office horror films.

In 2022, "KKN Di Desa Penari", one of her horror films, became a blockbuster with over 10 million viewers. She has also written other successful horror movies such as "Danur 2", "Danur 3", "Asih 1", "Ivanna", "Qorin", "Siksa Neraka", "Sijjin", "Pemandi Jenazah", and "Pabrik Gula".