NARRATIVE COMPETITION JURY

Timothy Bui
Timothy co-produced and co-wrote THREE SEASONS, a triple award winner at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. It was the first film to win both the Grand Jury and the Audience Award in festival history as well as the Cinematography Award. Timothy is currently in production on POWDER BLUE, a film about four lost souls desperately searching for love and miracles within the underbelly of Los Angeles. The film stars Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, Jessica Biel, Ray Liotta, Lisa Kudrow, Kris Kristofferson and Patrick Swayze.

Philip Berk
Philip Berk has served three two year terms as president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. He has been a Hollywood correspondent for over 30 years and has written about movie personalities worldwide. Educated at UCLA where he studied motion pictures, Philip currently works as the correspondent for FilmInk in Australia, Galaxie in Malaysia, and Elle in Hong Kong.

Janet Yang
Janet Yang worked as a production executive at Universal. In 1989, Oliver Stone asked her to become his partner in their new company, Ixtlan. While there, she produced such acclaimed, award-winning films as THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, THE JOY LUCK CLUB, and INDICTMENT: THE MCMARTIN TRIAL. Following her tenure at Ixtlan, she formed The Manifest Film Company with partner Lisa Henson. There produces prestigious fare with top talent: ZERO EFFECT, SAVIOR, THE WEIGHT OF WATER, and HIGH CRIMES.

 

TIMOTHY BUI
PHILIP BERK
JANET YANG
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION JURY

Daniel Dae Kim
Born in Korea and raised in New York and Pennsylvania, Daniel Dae Kim has both entertained and enlightened through his role as native Korean Jin Kwon on the top-rated ABC series "Lost". Sharing a 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for his ensemble work in the acclaimed dramatic series, the Korean American actor's universal appeal was also recognized by People magazine, which named him one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2005.

Ted Kim
Ted Kim is currently Executive Vice President and head of CJ Entertainment America. CJ Entertainment is a vertically integrated media company active in the production and distribution of film, television, music and electronic media. CJ Entertainment America's activities have included the build out of a CGV multiplex in Los Angeles' Koreatown which is slated to open in First Quarter 2008 as well as participation in the productions of MY SASSY GIRL, AUGUST RUSH and WEST 32ND.

Edgy Lee
Edgy is a fifth generation Hawaii-born artist & filmmaker. Her most recent film, "The Hawaiians - Reflecting Spirit," premiered at the national opening of the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC. In 2005, she produced two films on methamphetamine, on all television stations in Hawaii in two historical unprecedented prime time events. FilmWorks Pacific produces programs on drug prevention and education, elder abuse and other social issues.

DANIEL DAE KIM
TED KIM
EDGY LEE
SHORTS COMPETITION JURY

Gina Caruso
Gina worked for five years as the Manager of Public Programs and Film Series at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. She has also taught film history courses at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University. Gina Caruso is now a curator in Film and Media Arts at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.

Janu Cassidy
Janu Cassidy has developed and promoted Hawaiian cultural programs for New York City audiences since 1990 when she opened Radio Hula, Inc., the East Coast's only retail venture devoted to all things Hawaiian. In 1997, Janu also co-founded the Hawai`i Cultural Foundation which produced numerous concerts, Hula performances and the annual Pacifika - New York Hawaiian Film Festival.

Pamela Young
Pamela Young anchors Island Television News at 5 Monday through Friday. Ten-time Emmy Award winner, she also hosts Mixed Plate, her critically acclaimed local prime time specials. Pamela graduated from Kalani High School and earned Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees from San Francisco State University. Pamela has worked as an anchor and reporter for KQED and KPIX in San Francisco. She is married to co-anchor Gary Sprinkle and has a son, Paulo.

GINA CARUSO
JANU CASSIDY
PAMELA YOUNG

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