ABOUT
The people
behind it.
A team built from inside the work — producers, programmers, exhibitor relations veterans, and one extremely good logistics director. We are 24 in total. These are the heads of programme.
Pailin Tantikulanon
Festival Director
Producer of 14 Cannes-selected features. Built the Bangkok International Film Festival from 1998–2008.
Aroon Phongsakorn
Director, Project Market
Former Head of Acquisitions at GDH 559. Sits on selection committees at Busan, Tokyo and Rotterdam.
Sirin Wattanasin
Director, Conferences
Twenty years inside Thai PBS and Five-Star Production. Convenes our industry track.
Henri Chevallier
Director, Hosted Buyer Programme
Built the Marché du Film hosted programme 2014–2022. Now in Bangkok, permanently.
Wassana Pukpinyo
Head of AsiaCinemaCon
Exhibitor relations veteran. Major Cineplex, SF World, Mongkol Cinema. Knows every projectionist by name
Min-Joon Park
Director, Master the Craft
Showrunner, two Emmy-International nominees. Built the BAFTA Korea masterclass series.
Anchali Sumetwong
Director, Communications
Twelve years at the BFI. Now leading our editorial and press operation.
Tarn Suvanavej
Head of Operations
Ran logistics for Bangkok Design Week, Wonderfruit and four Loy Krathongs at Asiatique.
Advisory Board
The people we go to when we get stuck.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Filmmaker · Palme d'Or
Anjali Menon
Producer · Director, India
Lee Chang-dong
Filmmaker, Korea
Garin Nugroho
Filmmaker, Indonesia
Mira Lesmana
Producer, Miles Films
Tan Bee Thiam
Producer · 13 Little Pictures, SG
Working with us
Open positions.
We are hiring for the 2026 cycle. If you have run a market, programmed a festival, or know your way around a buyer schedule — talk to us.
Press & Speaking Enquiries
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General Enquiries
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