Jiang Wen, a Chinese director and actor, is known for his acclaimed works such as Red Sorghum, A Woman For Two, Black Snow, Let the Bullets Fly, and Gone with the Bullets.

In 1988, Jiang Wen was nominated for Best Actor at the 8th Golden Rooster Awards for his performance in Red Sorghum. The following year, he won Best Actor at the 12th Hundred Flowers Awards for his role in A Woman For Two. In 1998, he was awarded Best Supporting Actor at the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards for his performance in The Soong Sisters. In 2010, his directorial and acting work Let the Bullets Fly received several nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards and earned him the Director of the Year Award at the China Film Directors' Guild Awards. In 2014, Jiang Wen was honored with the Outstanding Contribution to Chinese-Language Cinema Award at the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival, China. In 2015, he was shortlisted for the Golden Bear Award in the main competition unit of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival for his film Gone with the Bullets. 

In terms of his jury experience, in 2003, he served as a jury member in the main competition unit of the 56th Cannes Film Festival. In 2013, he served as a jury member in the main competition unit of the 70th Venice International Film Festival. In 2017, he became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscar) jury. In 2018, he served as the jury president for the Golden Goblet Awards at the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival, China.

Joan Chen, a Chinese American actress and director, is known for her acclaimed works such as The Little Flower, The Last Emperor, Red Rose White Rose, The Home Song Stories, and Sheep Without a Shepherd.

In 1980, Joan Chen won the Best Actress Award at the 3rd Hundred Flowers Awards for her role in the film The Little Flower. In 1996, Joan Chen served as a jury member for the main competition unit of the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1997, Joan Chen became a director and began directing films. In 2014, she served as a jury member for the main competition unit of the 71st Venice International Film Festival. In 2019, she served as the jury president for the 13th Asian Film Awards. In 2022, she co-directed the film Hero with Li Shaohong and Sylvia Chang. In 2023, she starred in the film Under the Light. In 2024, she published the autobiographical essay collection Catfish.

David Yates is a British film director and producer. As one of the most renowned figures in the global commercial film industry, Yates has a global box office gross of $6.34 billion, ranking seventh among the highest-grossing directors in film history. His representative works include Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, and the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series.

Yates began his career directing various short films, earning the Directors Guild of Great Britain Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement and a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award. In 2017, he was shortlisted for the Best British Film at the 70th British Academy Film Awards for his film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Ni Ni, a Chinese actress, is best known for her roles in The Flowers of War, Yanagawa, and Lost in the Stars.

In 2012, Ni Ni won the Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Actress at the 12th Chinese Film Media Awards and the Best New Performer Award at the 6th Asian Film Awards for her role in the film The Flowers of War. In 2022, she was nominated for the Best Actress at the 35th China’s Golden Rooster Awards for her role in the film Yanagawa. In 2023, her lead performance in the suspense thriller Lost in the Stars earned her a nomination for the “Tiantan Award” in the main competition unit at the 13th Beijing International Film Festival and the Best Actress Award at the 18th China Changchun Film Festival (Golden Deer Awards). Lost in the Stars became the highest-grossing film during the 2023 Summer vacation, accumulating a box office of 3.5 billion yuan. In 2024, Ni Ni was nominated for Best Actress at the 37th Hundred Flowers Awards for her role in the movie Lost in the Stars and served as a jury member for the Asian Newcomer Unit of the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival, Golden Goblet Awards.

Vincent Perez is a Swiss/French actor, director and photographer. His representative works include Cyrano de Bergerac, Fanfan, Alone in Berlin, etc.

Perez gained international attention for his roles in the 1990 film Cyrano de Bergerac and the 1993 film Fanfan, opposite Sophie Marceau. In 2016, Perez's film Alone in Berlin was shortlisted for the Golden Bear Award in the main competition unit of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2023, he directed the movie The Edge of the Blade. In 2025, the film Hot Milk was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. Beyond acting, Perez has also made his mark in photography and fashion, showcasing his multifaceted talents.

Tim Yip is a Hong Kong film and stage art director, costume designer and visual artist. Tim Yip has been in charge of the art and costume creation for many films, and has collaborated with many world-renowned directors. His representative works include A Better Tomorrow; Rouge; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; 1942; and the Creation of the Gods series.

In 2001, Tim Yip won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction and the British Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, becoming the first Chinese artist to receive these honors. In 2009, he won the Best Art Direction Award and Best Costume Design Award at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in the film Red Cliff (Part 1). Yip also designed the award ceremony attire for Chinese team in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.