Juliette Binoche is a French actress and director, known for Three Colors: Blue, The English Patient, Chocolat, Certified Copy, Clouds of Sils Maria, and The Taste of Things. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 69th Academy Awards, the Award for Best Actress at the 63rd Festival de Cannes, Best Actress at the 50th Venice International Film Festival, and the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, making her the first performer in film history to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting at the three major European film festivals. She has served as Jury President for Competition at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, Jury President for Competition at the 78th Festival de Cannes, and President of the European Film Academy.

Bi Gan is a Chinese film director and screenwriter, known for Kaili Blues, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and Resurrection. He received the Best Emerging Director Award at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival and the Most Popular Feature Picture in the Forward Future at the 6th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF). His film Resurrection earned a place in the Competition at the 78th Festival de Cannes, where it received a Special Prize. In 2025, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Anh Hung Tran is a Vietnamese-born French director and screenwriter, known for The Scent of Green Papaya, Cyclo, Norwegian Wood, and The Taste of Things. He received the Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") at the 46th Festival de Cannes, the Golden Lion at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival, and the Best Director award at the 76th Festival de Cannes. He has also served as President of the Caméra d'Or Jury at the Festival de Cannes, as a member of its main Competition Jury, and as President of the Golden Goblet Awards Jury at the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival.

Gabriel Mascaro is a Brazilian director, screenwriter, and visual artist, known for The Blue Trail, Neon Bull, and Divine Love. He received the Special Jury Prize in the Orizzonti section at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. Neon Bull was named one of the ten best films of 2016 by The New York Times. His film The Blue Trail won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. Across his career, his works have received more than fifty awards on the international festival circuit.

Simon Franglen is a British composer and music producer, known for Avatar: The Way of Water, The Magnificent Seven, and Avatar: Fire and Ash. He contributed to the production of My Heart Will Go On from Titanic, which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. His score for Avatar: The Way of Water earned him the World Soundtrack Award and the ASCAP Composers' Choice Award, among other honors. In 2024, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Zhang Xiaofei is a Chinese actress, known for Hi, Mom, Last Suspect, Yolo, and Malice. She received the Best Actress award at the 34th China Film Golden Rooster Awards. The cumulative box office gross of films in which she has starred has surpassed 1.45 billion dollars.