Heinz Hermanns

The CEO & Festival Director of The International Short Film Festival Berlin, Interfilm Inc.

Penjung,Lao

Cinematographer

Professor at the Department of Motion Pictures and Video,
Kun-Shan University

AWARDS
Golden Horse for Best Cinematography
Golden Horse for Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year Asian Film, Awards for Best Cinematography
Best Cinematography of the 12th Taipei Film Festival

Daniel H. Wu

Film Director

Professor at the Department of Computer Aided Media Design, Chang Jung Christian University
CEO at the Digital Film & Post-Production Training Centre, Chang Jung Christian University Tainan
Formerly taught at Academy of Art University, Los Angeles
Former Director of the Department of Motion Pictures and Video, Kun Shan University

Cosmos Kiindarius

Film Director

Known for Star Trek, 2009Production Assistant, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2008

Cosmos Kiindarius’ film “Stand”, a full length feature shot entirely in Taiwan, is currently in post production and scheduled for release in summer 2014.

AWARDS
“Family Recipes” Award of Merit, Accolade Competition 2008; Festival Prize, ReelHeART International Film Festival 2009; Gold Award, WorldFest Houston 2009;
“The Quickie” Award of Merit, Accolade Competition 2007; Honorable Mention, ReelHeART International Film Festival 2008; Gold Award, WorldFest Houston 2008

Peggy Chiao

Producer

Peggy Chiao is a film producer, professor and writer based in Taiwan but producing films from Taiwan and China. With a MA degree from UT Austin and Ph.D program at UCLA, Chiao is a major force in Chinese-language cinema and film studies, having 20 features, 5 documentaries, 3 television series and 70 publications under her belt. She is widely reputed for championing the Taiwan New Wave in the 1980's by successfully introducing festival-favorites such as directors HOU Hsiao-Hsien, Edward YANG, TSAI Ming-Liang, ZHANG Zuo-Ji, LIN Cheng-Sheng and XIAO Ya-Quan. Chiao also helped China's 5th and 6th Generation filmmakers to be recognized by the international stage, including WANG Xiao-Shuai, LIU Fen-Dou, LI Yu, TIAN Zhuang-Zhuang and LI Shao-Hong.