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CEO, Tunnel
Since transitioning from tech to film in 2000, Alan Pao has established himself as a prolific filmmaker with more than 200 feature film and television credits as a producer, director, writer, editor, VFX artist, and post supervisor. His notable credits include It Follows, Under the Silver Lake, The November Man, and the upcoming Family Movie and The Dreadful. In 2005, Pao founded Tunnel, where he pioneered a proprietary digital intermediate workflow that helped transform the company into a leading full-service production and post-production studio. Today, he oversees operations spanning film financing, visual effects, color correction, post-production sound, and supply chain automation solutions for major studios. In 2024, he founded New Hollywood and Scriptini, AI-powered filmmaking platforms designed to democratize the creative process and empower both emerging and established filmmakers. Pao is a graduate of UCLA and resides in Santa Monica with his cat Link.
EP and International Scripted Consultant
Looking for scripted in the following genres: crime (episodic or serialised); mystery; thriller; grounded high-concept; romance (drama or rom-com); comedy-drama. Focused on projects which are character-led, feature an elevated take, and offer a distinctive voice / POV.
CEO & Executive Producer, Fathom Film Group
Ann Shin is CEO of Fathom, an award-winning writer and executive producer known for acclaimed, hit shows. She leads Fathom’s premium mandate across true crime, documentary and scripted. As Series Producer, she delivered series including Stay Tooned, Kpop Evolution, The List, and Save Us From Our House, working with Amazon, AMC, CBC, Bell Media, Discovery, and others. She also produced and directed the documentary A.rtificial I.mmortality. My Enemy, My Brother was Oscar-shortlisted and Emmy-nominated; The Defector won 3 CSAs. She was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s 2026 Power List.
CEO & Executive Producer, Fathom Film Group
Scripted drama and comedy, unscripted true crime doc series, limited or renewable, unscripted factual series.
Director, AylexTV Inc. / Aylex Academies
Aylex Academies is on a mission to make world-class education free for everyone. Through our growing portfolio of YouTube channels spanning golf, badminton, pickleball, piano, tennis, and beyond, we bring expert coaching to over 20 million learners worldwide. Built on a simple teacher-and-student format, we turn complex skills into clear, accessible lessons with no tuition, no barriers. Our vision is bold: 100+ channels delivering free education across every discipline, so anyone with curiosity can learn from the best.
RESO Founder & Board Chair, Creator EXNW
Barbara Lee has dedicated almost 30 years to advocating for and building ecosystems that expand opportunities for Canadian Asian and racialized artists in the screen industry. She is the Founder of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF), RESO, Elimin8Hate.org, co-Founder of the Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) and creator of EXNW. Barbara is also a writer and independent filmmaker and worked as a broadcast journalist, receiving the national RTNDA Award for Best Editorial in 1998. Her film “In Between the Laughter” was one of the National Film Board’s REELDIVERSITY 2004 winners which aired on CBC and PBS Northwest.
President/Founder, DFSB Kollective
Founder of Korea’s 1st independent music artist & label services agency • Chief Representative of one of the first and foremost Korean music exporters to top international DSPs (Digital Service Providers) such as Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, TIDAL, Tencent Music Entertainment, NetEase Cloud Music, TikTok, Meta, and more • Executive Producer of Korean music showcases and Featured Speaker on Korean music trends at top international music industry conferences in North America (SXSW), Asia-Pacific (Music Matters), and Europe (MIDEM) • Special Project Consultant for international advertising/PR agencies (RGA/Octagon/MSL Group), video game developers (Ubisoft/Riot Games/Rockstar Games), and movie/documentary production studios (A24/YouTube Originals/Vice Media/Sony Pictures Animation) • Frequent Media Analyst of Korean pop culture industry trends for international/local TV, radio, magazine, and newspaper outlets • MusicTech Mentor at SparkLabs startup accelerator • Former Creative Planner, TV Producer/Presenter, and Head of Digital Media Production at MTV Korea • Dartmouth College (BA Government/Asian Studies) • Vancouver Film School (Foundation Film Program).
VP, Head of Distribution, KC Global Media Asia LLC
Lifestyle unscripted, series and docs.
Partner & CEO, Omnifilm
Scripted series, drama and comedy. Non-scripted access-driven series and limited series. Also open to kids and family projects. We do not develop feature films.
Development Executive, Lark Productions
Scripted Television - drama (esp procedurals, thrillers), comedy.
EXNW Summit Manager, RESO Operations Manager
With over 15 years of experience in the medical and legal fields and a dedication for racial equity, Caitlin brings a wealth of administrative expertise to RESO. Beyond her professional roles, Caitlin has a deep passion for the arts, and is actively engaged in Vancouver's arts scene as an actor, improviser, and writer.
Short Forum Programmer, Vancouver International Film Festival
Casey Wei is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice in filmmaking, writing and performance is informed by participatory activities such as editing, publishing and programming. Her video installation The Zhang Clan (2024) won the inaugural Lind Biennial. Her moving image works have screened at The Cinematheque (Vancouver, BC), Images Festival where Wei was the 2019 Canadian Spotlight Artist (Toronto, ON), Or Gallery (Berlin), Clermont-Ferrand (France), and International Film Festival Rotterdam (The Netherlands). She is the Short Forum programmer at Vancouver International Film Festival, and a curator of DIM Cinema at The Cinematheque (Vancouver, BC).
CEO of Crave Global Inc.; EVP & Business Head, CreAsia Studio, a Banijay company
Charles Kim is the Founder and CEO of Crave Global, the first end-to-end platform built to convert Western celebrity influence into transactional revenue across China and the broader Asian market. He has spent more than two decades structuring cross-border capital and partnerships between the United States and Asia, with over 100 syndicated transactions across Korea, Japan, and China. His expertise spans asset finance, project finance, private equity, M&A, capital markets, and sales and trading, with strength in special situations that demand creative deal structuring. He is known for negotiating, establishing, and scaling international joint ventures in emerging markets, supported by an extensive network of banks and institutional investors across Asia.
CEO, Crave Global Inc.; EVP & Business Head, CreAsia Studio, a Banijay company
On the content side, most interested in series and film projects, particularly anything with a strong international or cross-border angle given his background in Korea, Japan and China. Not really interested in horror and pure action. On the financing side, wants to hear from founders across tech, startups, music, IP, and celebrity brands. His background is investment banking, he's comfortable talking about capital structure, term sheets, and fundraising strategy regardless of industry. If someone has a gaming or tech pitch and wants feedback on their raise, that's exactly the kind of conversation he's looking for.
Programming Director, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
Christian has been involved with VLAFF since 2006 and has been a jury member at film festivals in Rio de Janeiro, Havana, Cartagena, Valladolid, Guadalajara, Biarritz, and Huelva, among others. Christian was also a jury member for the Colombian National Documentary Prize. In addition to participating in panels and workshops, Christian is also the founder and director of the Festival del Nuevo Cine Mexicano de Durango in Mexico. During 2018 and part of 2019, Christian was the Head of the Film Commission of the state of Durango, Mexico. In 2015 he received an official recognition from the Consulate General of Colombia in Vancouver, for his work promoting Colombian cinema. He is the director & co-creator of the 2021 feature Santuario: El viaje perrote de Paty Aguirre. Christian is now finishing his second feature film Historia Miníma de Durango.
VP of the Board & Programming Senior Advisor, Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Clement Lau serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors for the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF). Over the past eight years with VAFF, he has also contributed as a Senior Advisor in Programming, shaping festival programs and audience engagement. In addition to his VAFF work, Clement is the founder of CRW Lab Inc., an AI Assisted Animation and AI-Adaptive Learning Studio. By merging animation with adaptive learning technologies, CRW Lab develops edutainment platforms designed for young children, aiming to empower learning through engaging, technology-driven experiences.
Director of Business Development and Partner Licensing, tinyBuild Games
With over a decade in Film/TV and licensing, at tinyBuild Corey is responsible for executing cross media, licensing and new gaming partnerships for all new and existing company IP.
CEO/Advisor, Leeding Media/Curtain Call
A veteran strategist with 29 years of experience driving innovation across the global film entertainment landscape, Lee orchestrated high-stakes transactions, including major slate investments (Content Partners), mezzanine financing (The Professor), and global production for Possessor: Uncut and Forbidden Kingdom. He has proven track record in casting (Rogue One, XXX: Return of Xander Cage), project development (Outside the Wire), and the marketing/distribution of major franchises like Divergent, Ghost Rider, Ender’s and a premier library of 500+ exclusive titles.
Independent Writer/Narrative Designer/Author
Deborah Chantson is a TV and video game Writer/Narrative Designer of South African-Chinese cultural heritage. Her career has spanned almost two decades, including recently freelancing as a funding application and content consultant. Her blogs have been featured on GameDeveloper.com and Sony PlayStation. She is the author of the novels, "Past Perfect Vacation" (published 2025), and "Quiet Billionaire Housewife" (expected Q4 2026). She is a frequent lecturer, Writers Guild of Canada member, and a Certified Accessible Player Experiences® Practitioner.
Actor, Writer, Filmmaker
Diana Bang is a Korean-Canadian actor, writer, and filmmaker based in Vancouver. She began her career in performance and writing as a founding member of the acclaimed Asian Canadian sketch comedy troupe Assaulted Fish. Since then, she has expanded her creative practice into filmmaking, co-writing and co-directing several short films with her sister, Andrea Bang. As an actor, her screen credits include Resident Alien (Syfy), Y: The Last Man (FX), and The Interview (Sony).
Senior Manager, Data Equity, Canada Media Fund
Diego is a Colombian-Canadian Creative Producer and Media Strategist based in Montréal with over 20 years of experience as a producer, director, and concept developer on social impact documentaries, fiction and digital media. He has a BFA in Cinema (Film Production) and a Graduate Certificate in Digital Technologies and Design Art Practice from Concordia University. Driven by narrative, ethics and collaboration, his work often focuses on issues of marginalization, the environment and North-South relations. He has directed and produced eight documentary projects, including a television series and an interactive project plus one short fiction, which have all played in television or shown at national and international film festivals. Through his company Cuiba Media, he specialized in the co-development of cross-media projects with a strong international appeal. He is the co-founder of Makila, a non-profit media incubation platform and is the co-creator and lead developer of the Cuban Hat Project, a grassroots documentary pitching contest that has been featured at events such as Hot Docs (Toronto), IDFA (Amsterdam), RIDM (Montréal) and Sunny Side of the Docs (La Rochelle). He also sits on the board of the Alter-cine Foundation which provides financial support to documentary filmmakers in the global South.
Director, Lumberwitch Films
Dom Cutrupi is an Italian-Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2024, he began directing for the fast-growing vertical series format and has since directed around 30 verticals. His micro-drama Mafia’s Tender Torture became the most-watched vertical series in the world (outside of China) in 2025. His work includes series for ReelShort, DramaBox and DramaWave, establishing him as a leading voice in vertical storytelling.
Executive Director, MENA Film Festival
Ghinwa Yassine is an anti-disciplinary artist, art educator, and cultural producer based on the land of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people, so-called Vancouver. Her work uses various media, including film, installation, performance, text, and drawing. She was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, worked in Dubai and London, studied in the Netherlands, and moved to Vancouver in 2017. Her work has been exhibited in galleries in the Netherlands, Lebanon, UAE, Canada, Iran, and Croatia. Ghinwa has an extensive background in education, brand design and strategy, project management, and event planning and production, and is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of MENA Film Festival.
Program Consultant, Ontario Creates
Gillian is a Program Consultant at Ontario Creates, bringing nearly 20 years of experience across the creative industries. Her background spans rights and licensing within Canada’s independent publishing sector, as well as her role as Executive Director of the Frankfurt Book Fair: Canada Guest of Honour Project where she collaborated with multiple levels of government and industry partners to develop an international showcase celebrating the depth and diversity of Canada’s creative industries.
Director, Rivet Productions, LLC; Head of Virtual Production, USC’s School of Cinematic Arts
Habib has been nominated for two Academy Awards and won two BAFTAs for his work on Twister and The Perfect Storm. Habib invented the Virtual Production System used by Jon Favreau on The Jungle Book and by Spielberg on Ready Player One. His film credits include Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania, Blade Runner 2049, Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace, Greyhound, and Star Trek: First Contact. He deploys AI and real-time techniques for film making and combines his experience in film and real time engines to bring their benefits to Virtual Production. His visual effects career included developing groundbreaking effects while at Industrial Light & Magic, Electronic Arts, and as Director of Visuals for XBox Publishing at Microsoft. He is on the executive board of the VFX Branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, BAFTA, and a founding member of the Visual Effects Society. Habib is head of Virtual Production at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and the George Méliès Endowed Chair in Visual Effects.
Head of Production / Assistant Professor, Buffalo Buffalo Labs / Centre for Digital Media
Jaclynn is a Senior Producer and Project Manager with a proven 7-year track record in indie and AAA games, XR entertainment, and interactive digital media. At Buffalo Buffalo, she oversees production across prototyping, development, and post-launch, with game titles including Fresh Tracks, Birdseed VR, and Re:Rite. She previously managed game co-development projects at Sprung Studios, earning credits on Minecraft and Borderlands 4. Jaclynn currently also teaches Production and Transmedia courses at the Centre for Digital Media (CDM). She holds a Master's in Digital Media from the CDM.
Producer of Global Business, Big Ocean ENM
Jaeyoung Jen Park is a Producer on the Global Business team at Big Ocean ENM, a Seoul-based entertainment company behind OUR BELOVED SUMMER, FLEX X COP, and TOMORROW. She works across international co-productions and co-developments, connecting Korean content with partners and audiences worldwide. Her experience includes K-culture documentaries, BEEF Season 2, a K-pop feature with Nemsia Studios in Nigeria and more. Her team's global projects span across Japan, the U.S., the U.K., Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and Nigeria.
Deputy director, Independent Production Fund
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Catherine Moreau brings over 15 years of experience in the audiovisual and media sector, both in production and content development. In 2021, she joined the Independent Production Fund (IPF) as Deputy Director of the Montreal office, where she manages the French-language programs and champions the interests of emerging talent nationwide. Her work at the IPF has deepened her expertise in project analysis and financing, while sharpening her strategic perspective on the challenges and opportunities of an industry undergoing significant transformation.