Full jury announced for shots Awards APAC 2025

The full jury line-up for this year’s shots Awards Asia Pacific is locked in, with eight Head Judges leading the charge across our categories.

This brilliant mix of industry talent will be diving into the entries, deciding what makes the shortlist and, ultimately, what takes home the gold, silver and bronze.

Haven’t entered yet? There’s still time – the deadline has been extended to Friday 18 July, so get your work in while you can.

You’ll find the full list of jurors for each category below, and you can learn more about them here.

Animation & VFX

• Gustavo Karam [Head Judge], Founder & EP, Final Frontier
• Shilpa Bhanushali, Head of Production, FOLKS VFX
• Lucas Brooking, Group Creative Director / Head Of Design and 2D, BUCK
• Tanya Curnow, Executive Producer & Strategist, Artists in Motion
• Claire Teng, Executive Producer, BLOOM FILM DESIGN
• Eric Hu, Founder & Executive Producer, Republic Studios
• Joseph Lau, Global Head of Creative and Design, OPPO
• Lily Li, Managing Director & Executive Producer, Heckler Singapore
• Nahuel Salcedo, Founder & Managing Director, Onesal
• Tan Wen Hao, Film & VFX Director & Founder, Method & Madness
• Nicholas Ye, Chief Creative Officer, The Secret Little Agency

Casting, Production Design and Styling

• Monica G Gambhir [Head Judge], Film Director, Cutawayy Films
• Brant Fraser, Production Designer, Brant Fraser Production Design
• Nidhhi Gambhir, Costume Designer, Freelancer
• Jason Heller, Executive Producer, electriclime°
• Kelly Hoang, Art Director/ Production Designer, Freelancer
• Loh Ken Loong, Art Director, Flying Monkeys Studio
• Natalie Jane Harvie, Casting Director, Citizen Jane Casting

Concept, Copywriting and Charity/PSA

• Barbara Humphries [Head Judge], Chief Creative Officer, Droga5 NZ
• Loren Bradley, Head of Entertainment / Executive Producer, FINCH
• Alejandro Canciobello, Regional Executive Creative Director, DDB Hong Kong
• Ellie Dunn, Senior Copywriter, Clemenger BBDO
• Mariko Fukuoka, Creative Director, DENTSU INC.
• Merlee Jayme, Creative Chairmom, Jayme Headquarters

Cinematography

• Tapan Basu, ISC [Head Judge], Director of Photography
• Nicola Gasparri, Senior Colourist, Studio Skwer
• Shirsha Guha Thakurta, Founder/Director, Oink Films
• Jin Ito, Director of Photography, CONNECTION
• Vikram Kalra, Co-Founder / Executive Producer, Good Morning Films
• Nimish Kotwal, Production Designer/ Art Director, The Silverback Design Studio
• Zhiyun Yee, Executive Producer, Smallshop

Above [clockwise from top left]: Barbara Humphries; Gustavo Karam; Monica G Gambhir; Nat Taylor; Sally Shi; Tapan Basu; Seiya Matsumiya; and Micah Walker - our shots Awards APAC 2025 Head Judges.

Direction

• Micah Walker [Head Judge], CCO/Founder, Bear Meets Eagle On Fire
• Michael Ahmadzadeh, Co-Founder, electriclime°
• Leilani Croucher, Director, Revolver AU, RSA US, Merchant CA
• Nicola Eliot, Vice President, StoryWorks and Marketing APAC, BBC Studios
• Alexandre de Franceschi, Film Editor, The Editors
• Stephen de Wolf, Chief Creative Officer, BMF Australia
• Jack Hutchings, Film Editor, Freelance
• Ashok Karkala, Group Creative Director, Ogilvy
• Steve Rogers, Director, Revolver
• Flavien Rousé, Executive Producer, Director, NKFR (No Kidding For Real)
• Pete Sciberras, Editor & Founding Partner, ARC
• Leisa Wall, Chief Creative Officer, FCB Aotearoa
• Kim Wildenburg, Founder / Managing Director, Sedona Productions

Editing

• Sally Shi [Head Judge], Managing Director/Executive Producer, Stink Shanghai
• Jin Di, Editor, Freelance
• Leila Gaabi, Editor, The Editors
• Shahnawaz Mosani, Film Editor, Shahnawaz Mosani
• Phoebe Taylor, Editor, ARC
• Yau, Creative Director, Thelma

New Director and Music Video of the Year

• Nat Taylor [Head Judge], Founder / Executive Producer, Poppet
• Lizzy Bailey, Director, Poppet
• Llew Griffiths, MD / Executive Producer, MOFA
• Gemma Lee, Director, Honor Society
• Paul Leaning, Executive Producer, 72andSunny
• Yuya Mimasu, Head of Production, Media Arts Lab
• Afeeq Nadzrin, Executive Producer | Partner, Seven Sunday Films
• Yukika Tasaki, Senior Producer, Mr+Positive Tokyo
• Dharam Valia, Founder & Executive Producer, Hungry Films
• Jess Wheeler, Creative Director/Partner, SICKDOGWOLFMAN

Sound Design and Use of Music

• Seiya Matsumiya [Head Judge], CEO / Co-Founder / Music Supervisor, Black Cat White Cat Music
• Dr. Alison Cole, CEO Composer & Sound Designer, Signature Sound
• Kurt Cheng, Music Producer/Supervisor, Media Arts Lab
• Lydia Davies, Music Composer, Squeak E. Clean
• Sophie Haydon, Creative Executive Producer, Sonar Music
• Haley Lee, Music Creation Director, LEEWAY Music & Media
• Kyungsin Pablo Kim, Executive Creative Director / Founder, Paulus
• Subhajit Mukherjee, Music Composer & Sound Designer, Subhajit Mukherjee
• Tamara O'Neill, Co-Founder/Creative Executive Producer, Liquid Studios
• Rick Sakurai, Creative/Managing Director, MassiveMusic Tokyo
• Shin Yamaguchi, Founder & Producer, KNOCKONWOOD