Evaluation Standards
Story originality: 40%
Production technique: 40%
Visual performance: 20%
Virtual Creature: 10% extra bonus points
Judges
Koichi Noguchi
Senior Producer
IP Strategy Team
Sales & Planning Headquarter
TOEI ANIMATION CO.,LTD.
Koichi Noguchi is a Producer and VFX Supervisor at Toei Animation, Japan. He also received his Ph.D. from Nihon University, Japan.
He is a leading producer, CGI Director and VFX supervisor, he has produced, designed, animation and VFX sequences for USA and Japanese movies for feature films, ‘Species (1995)’, ‘Air Force One (1997)’, ‘Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), ‘Digimon Savers (2006: TV Animation)’, ‘Expelled from Paradise (2014)’, ‘KADO:The Right Answer (2017: TV Animation)’, ‘Kaiju Decode (2021)’ and ‘Kaiju Cleanup(2022)’ to name a few.
Besides features, he has lent his expertise across various verticals: art installations, new media, and commercials.
Rob Chandler
CEO and executive producer
Morden Wolf
Rob is the CEO and executive producer at Morden Wolf, spearheading the virtual production revolution. His work, centred around immersive, entertaining, and educational content for film, broadcast, and events, showcases his passion for utilising virtual production to democratise and innovate content creation, employing state-of-the-art technology and methods.
Boasting over 20 years of experience in high-tech marketing at Salesforce, Microsoft, Psion, and Epson, he offers a unique insight into the sector's needs and challenges, blending a deep-rooted love for film and media with professional acumen. Skilled in experiential events, and digital storytelling, he crafts captivating and influential content for a varied clientele and audiences.
His dedication extends beyond his professional role, actively engaging in the virtual production community. As a founder of VP Community and Starting Pixel, he has created platforms dedicated to the exchange of knowledge, best practices, and networking opportunities in virtual production, emphasising his commitment to driving the industry forward and fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
Gary H Lee
Film Director
Gary started on Geroge Lucas’s Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones at the Skywalker Ranch as an Animatic/ Pre-visualization artist.
Since then, Gary has participated in film productions in major studios such as Lucasfilm, Dreamworks Animation, Fox Studio, Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures Animation, and Netflix. On projects such as Star Wars, Kung Fu Panda, Life of Pi, Aquaman, Vivo, The Magician’s Elephant, and the up-and-coming Sony/Netflix animation feature, K-Pop: Demon Hunter.
Gary also directed two live-action, animation hybrid short films. Hector Corp., and Aden. The two projects have accumulated over 14 awards in international film festivals.
Frank Yu
Technical Director
Fengshui-Vision
Frank Yu has worked in various animation, gaming, production, and software companies both domestically and internationally. In recent years, he has been involved in research on various virtual production processes, execution of virtual human and virtual production projects, technical coordination, curriculum planning, and education training.
Recent Project Involvements:
2020
Assisted in the technical aspects of the first virtual production commercial in Taiwan, "ROG Strix / Flow X13 Series - Design Story."
2021
Provided virtual human production and technical assistance for Claudia Wang's brand showcase at Taipei Fashion Week SS22.
Assisted with virtual human technology for "Otaku Run" on Pili Taiwan Channel
"94 Evening News" on Sanlih News Network.
2022
Assisted with virtual production technology for the live broadcast of the "Six Cities Esports" Grand Finals.
2023
Provided virtual production technology assistance for "Taipei's Most High New Year City - 2023 New Year's Eve Party."
Michael Liu
Director of Photography
Chinese cinematographer Michael Liu graduated from cinematography department at Beijing Film Academy. Aftergaining valuable and extensive hands-on experiences in thecamera crew, with his unique foresights and open-mindedness.
Michael brought in many state-of-the-art technologies and concepts in cinematography from all across the globe. He will continue to introduce cutting-edge techniques and international perspectives to the Chinese film industry and hopefully take it to a the next level in the future.
Cinematography Filmography: Feature Film
2023
YOLO
2022
The Wandering Earth Ⅱ: ( The 18th Changchun Film Festival And Golden Deer Award Best Cinematography )
Mozart from Space : ( Golden Rooster Awards Golden Rooster Best Cinematography Nominee )
2021
Hi, Mom
2020
The Sacrifice : ( Macau International Movie Festival Golden Lotus Award Best Cinematography Nominee )
My People, My Homeland
2019
The Legend Hunters、A Journey To The Seaside
2018
Seven Killings、You Can You UP
2017
The Wandering Earth : ( Golden Rooster Awards Golden Rooster Best Cinematography Nominee )
2016
The Insanity、Run for Love
2014
My Old Classmate
Cinematography Filmography: TV Series
2016
The Identity of Father