We’re excited to introduce you to the jury members for NEW CHITOSE 2025!
The jury members will have the task of choosing among the selection films in competition and bestowing 10 official awards, including the Grand Prix for short films and the Grand Prix for feature films.

The jury members for Short Films are Špela ČADEŽ, a three-times nominee and award-winning Slovenian director (Steakhouse) in NEW CHITOSE; NISHINO Shinjiro, Representative Director of GAS AS INTERFACE CO., LTD who runs a multi-disciplinary art facility; Caibei CAI, currently one of the most significant Chinese animation filmmaker and award-winner for two categories (Sliver Cave, Jury prize and Best music animation) this festival.

The jury members for Feature Films and 30 Seconds Animation are Gints ZILBALODIS, a Latvian filmmaker best known for directing ‘Flow’ which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was also nominated for Best International Feature Film; Jiwon HAN, South Korea-based filmmaker whose original animated film ‘Lost in Starlight‘ is released as the first animation produced by Netflix in Korea. The other member of this category and the jury member of Music Animation will be announced at a later date.

We’re looking forward to your submission and seeing you at NEW CHITOSE 2025!