Archive
Juries
2026
Final
Sang-seok Nam
Adjunct Professor, Department of K-Content, Sookmyung Women’s University
- Former 23rd Secretary General, Korean Broadcasters Association
- Former Head of News Division, SBS
- Former Head of SBS Digital News Lab
Sang-hyun Park
CEO, PAN Entertainment
- TV Series (Production) : “When Life Gives You Tangerines”, “The Whirlwind”, “When the Camellia Blooms” and various others.
- Films (Production, Investment & Distribution): “AUDITION 109”, “Kokuho”, “Exit 8” and various others
Cynthia Fenneman
President Emeritus, American Public Television
- Former Major Projects Executive, Discovery Health Channel
- Former Special Projects Executive, PBS
- Former Executive, Executive Producer or Producer of national/local programs throughout USA, including Philadelphia, San Francisco, Baltimore, Boston market
- SDA 2012/2017/2024/2025 Final Jury member, International Emmys Jury member, duPont Columbia awards screener; former multiple-year Banff World Media Festival and Realscreen jury member
Isabelle Degeorges
President of Gaumont Television France
- President of USPA, France's association of independent audiovisual producers
- Producer of TV series including ＜Lupin＞, ＜Becoming Karl Lagerfeld＞, ＜Pax Massilia＞, ＜The Art of Crime＞, ＜Traqués＞ and ＜The Deal＞, etc.
Suk-jin Yun
Professor of Korean Language and Literature, Chungnam National University
- Drama critic, The chairman of the ‘The Society of Korean Literary Criticism’
- Served as a judge at the Korea Broadcasting Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards
- Served as a member of ‘MBC viewers committee’, the chairman of the editorial board of 『The Learned Society of Korean Drama and Theatre』
- Publishing of books such as 『Television dramas, Illuminating Power』(Joint Author)
Chan-il Jeon
Film Critic, Glocal Culture Planner & Connector
- Co-planner, Executive Producer, and Narrator of Documentary Movie ＜Ruined War: The Beginning of New Right＞
- Regular Panel of Cinema Hell at Potcast and Youtube ‘Maebul Show’
- Director of Gyeonggi Film Commission
- Former Programmer and Director of Film Research Institute etc. at Busan International Film Festival
Kentaro Yamato
Head of Drama ＆ Film Production, TV Tokyo Corporation
- Producer of Drama ＜Until I destroyed my husband’s other family＞, ＜From Miyamaoto to you＞, etc.
- Director, Japan Film and Television Producers Association
Preliminaries
Yang Lei
Director
- Director of the acclaimed sci-fi series <Three Body>
- Winner of the 2024 Annual Director Award
- Recipient of the ‘Best Director Award’ at the 20th China-US TV Festival
- Awarded the ‘TV Drama Director Award’ at the 32nd China TV Golden Eagle Awards
Jaehyeok Yoon
Chief Producer of Drama Center, KBS
- Chief Producer of Drama Center, KBS
- Producer of Drama <When the Camellia Blooms>, <The King’s Affection>, <To My Beloved Thief>, etc
Jae-hun Jang
DRAMASTUDIO Producer, MBC
- Former MBC DRAMASTUDIO Deputy Managing Director
In-koo Kang
Television Critic
- Former Television Critic at The Washington Post
- Former Television Critic at The Hollywood Reporter
- Former Podcast Host
Young-soo Park
Head of Drama Production, Studio S
- Studio S 1team EP: <Good Partner>, <Dynamite kiss>, <Dr. Romantic 3>
- SBS Drama Headquarters EP: 〈Don’t Dare To Dream〉, 〈The Legend of Blue Sea〉
- Directed 〈Glory of the Family〉, 〈One day Suddenly〉, 〈Temptation〉, 〈My Daughter, Kkotnim〉
Dae-sic Bae
Secretary-General, Korea Drama Production Association
- Member, Independent Production Accreditation Advisory Committee, Korea Communications Commission
- Former Member, Broadcasting & Visual Media Leaders Forum, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
- Former Judge, Korea Broadcasting Awards and KCC Broadcasting Awards
Joke Silva
Founder and President of the Forum of Women in Film and Television Nigeria (FWIFT Nigeria)
- Nigerian actor, content producer, and theatre manager
- Winner of Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) and Head Judge of AMVCA 2026
- Notable acting works include <30 Days>, <Potato Potahto>, and <Light in the Dark>
Min-hye Kim
Professor of Broadcasting and Creative Writing at Yuhan University / Writer
- President of the Department of Broadcasting Arts, Yuhan University
- Writing credits include the KBS 2TV web dramas <Secret Paradise – Cafe de Choco> and <Between Friendship and Love> Season 3, short-form dramas <No More Perfume on You>, <Love’s Jade Ring>, and <Painter of the Night>
Su-kyung Oh
Drama Critic
- Regular columnist for <SisaIN>, <Kyunghyang Shinmun>, <Hankyoreh21>, and <Cine21>
- Author of <The Words of Drama>
Umut Aral
Director
- Winner of Best Series at the 20th Seoul International Drama Awards
- Winner of the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela for The Good & The Bad (Deha)
- Directing credits include Netflix originals “The Protector”, “Who Were We Running From?”, “Love 101”, and Amazon Prime’s “Arda Turan: Confrontation”
Sung-soon Park
Professor, Broadcasting Major, School of Film and Media Arts, Seoul Institute of the Arts
- Member, Content Dispute Resolution Committee, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
- Former professor of Media&Contents, Pai Chai University
- Former professor of Multimedia, China Shandong Univ of Art & Design
- Former Researcher, Korean Broadcasters Association
Soon-sik Choi
Screenwriter
- Member of Korea TV & Radio Writers Association
- Emeritus Professor, DongSeo University
- Award, Dong-A Ilbo Scenario <Whale’s Dream>, MBC Bestseller Screenplay Competition
- Screenplay <Please Come Back, Soon Ae>, <Bad Couple>, <Can Anyone Love>, <Ohlala Couple>, etc.
2026
Final
Sang-seok Nam
Adjunct Professor, Department of K-Content, Sookmyung Women’s University
- Former 23rd Secretary General, Korean Broadcasters Association
- Former Head of News Division, SBS
- Former Head of SBS Digital News Lab
Sang-hyun Park
CEO, PAN Entertainment
- TV Series (Production) : “When Life Gives You Tangerines”, “The Whirlwind”, “When the Camellia Blooms” and various others.
- Films (Production, Investment & Distribution): “AUDITION 109”, “Kokuho”, “Exit 8” and various others
Cynthia Fenneman
President Emeritus, American Public Television
- Former Major Projects Executive, Discovery Health Channel
- Former Special Projects Executive, PBS
- Former Executive, Executive Producer or Producer of national/local programs throughout USA, including Philadelphia, San Francisco, Baltimore, Boston market
- SDA 2012/2017/2024/2025 Final Jury member, International Emmys Jury member, duPont Columbia awards screener; former multiple-year Banff World Media Festival and Realscreen jury member
Isabelle Degeorges
President of Gaumont Television France
- President of USPA, France's association of independent audiovisual producers
- Producer of TV series including ＜Lupin＞, ＜Becoming Karl Lagerfeld＞, ＜Pax Massilia＞, ＜The Art of Crime＞, ＜Traqués＞ and ＜The Deal＞, etc.
Suk-jin Yun
Professor of Korean Language and Literature, Chungnam National University
- Drama critic, The chairman of the ‘The Society of Korean Literary Criticism’
- Served as a judge at the Korea Broadcasting Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards
- Served as a member of ‘MBC viewers committee’, the chairman of the editorial board of 『The Learned Society of Korean Drama and Theatre』
- Publishing of books such as 『Television dramas, Illuminating Power』(Joint Author)
Chan-il Jeon
Film Critic, Glocal Culture Planner & Connector
- Co-planner, Executive Producer, and Narrator of Documentary Movie ＜Ruined War: The Beginning of New Right＞
- Regular Panel of Cinema Hell at Potcast and Youtube ‘Maebul Show’
- Director of Gyeonggi Film Commission
- Former Programmer and Director of Film Research Institute etc. at Busan International Film Festival
Kentaro Yamato
Head of Drama ＆ Film Production, TV Tokyo Corporation
- Producer of Drama ＜Until I destroyed my husband’s other family＞, ＜From Miyamaoto to you＞, etc.
- Director, Japan Film and Television Producers Association
Preliminaries
Yang Lei
Director
- Director of the acclaimed sci-fi series <Three Body>
- Winner of the 2024 Annual Director Award
- Recipient of the ‘Best Director Award’ at the 20th China-US TV Festival
- Awarded the ‘TV Drama Director Award’ at the 32nd China TV Golden Eagle Awards
Jaehyeok Yoon
Chief Producer of Drama Center, KBS
- Chief Producer of Drama Center, KBS
- Producer of Drama <When the Camellia Blooms>, <The King’s Affection>, <To My Beloved Thief>, etc
Jae-hun Jang
DRAMASTUDIO Producer, MBC
- Former MBC DRAMASTUDIO Deputy Managing Director
In-koo Kang
- Former Television Critic at The Washington Post
- Former Television Critic at The Hollywood Reporter
- Former Podcast Host
Young-soo Park
Head of Drama Production, Studio S
- Studio S 1team EP: <Good Partner>, <Dynamite kiss>, <Dr. Romantic 3>
- SBS Drama Headquarters EP: 〈Don’t Dare To Dream〉, 〈The Legend of Blue Sea〉
- Directed 〈Glory of the Family〉, 〈One day Suddenly〉, 〈Temptation〉, 〈My Daughter, Kkotnim〉
Dae-sic Bae
Secretary-General, Korea Drama Production Association
- Member, Independent Production Accreditation Advisory Committee, Korea Communications Commission
- Former Member, Broadcasting & Visual Media Leaders Forum, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
- Former Judge, Korea Broadcasting Awards and KCC Broadcasting Awards
Joke Silva
Founder and President of the Forum of Women in Film and Television Nigeria (FWIFT Nigeria)
- Nigerian actor, content producer, and theatre manager
- Winner of Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) and Head Judge of AMVCA 2026
- Notable acting works include <30 Days>, <Potato Potahto>, and <Light in the Dark>
Min-hye Kim
Professor of Broadcasting and Creative Writing at Yuhan University / Writer
- President of the Department of Broadcasting Arts, Yuhan University
- Writing credits include the KBS 2TV web dramas <Secret Paradise – Cafe de Choco> and <Between Friendship and Love> Season 3, short-form dramas <No More Perfume on You>, <Love’s Jade Ring>, and <Painter of the Night>
Su-kyung Oh
Drama Critic
- Regular columnist for <SisaIN>, <Kyunghyang Shinmun>, <Hankyoreh21>, and <Cine21>
- Author of <The Words of Drama>
Umut Aral
Director
- Winner of Best Series at the 20th Seoul International Drama Awards
- Winner of the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela for The Good & The Bad (Deha)
- Directing credits include Netflix originals “The Protector”, “Who Were We Running From?”, “Love 101”, and Amazon Prime’s “Arda Turan: Confrontation”
Sung-soon Park
Professor, Broadcasting Major, School of Film and Media Arts, Seoul Institute of the Arts
- Member, Content Dispute Resolution Committee, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
- Former professor of Media&Contents, Pai Chai University
- Former professor of Multimedia, China Shandong Univ of Art & Design
- Former Researcher, Korean Broadcasters Association
Soon-sik Choi
Screenwriter
- Member of Korea TV & Radio Writers Association
- Emeritus Professor, DongSeo University
- Award, Dong-A Ilbo Scenario <Whale’s Dream>, MBC Bestseller Screenplay Competition
- Screenplay <Please Come Back, Soon Ae>, <Bad Couple>, <Can Anyone Love>, <Ohlala Couple>, etc.