Past Juries
*All the business titles and the names of the companies are in reference to the ones at the time of the events.
2012(9th)
■Feature Length Competition (International)
- ・President of the Jury
- Shinya Kawai(Japan)
- Producer
- ・Jury Member
- Haruo Umekawa(Japan)
- Studio3 INC., President
- Marten Rabarts ( New Zealand )
- Head of Development, NFDC
- Oh Jung-wan ( Korea )
- Producer
■Short Length Competition
- ・President of the Jury
- Shoji Masui(Japan)
- Altamira Pictures, Inc. President , Producer
- ・Jury Member
- Muneyuki Kii(Japan)
- T-Joy Co., Ltd, Officer & Director of Entertainment Business Dept.
Amazon Laterna Co., Ltd, Officer , Producer - Kiki Sugino (Japan)
- Actress, Producer
2011(8th)
■Feature Length Competition (International)
- ・President
- Satoru Ogura (Japan)
- Producer / President, Ogura Jimusyo Inc.
- ・July
- Shinji Ogawa (Japan)
- Producer / Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc.
- Sonoko Sakai (U.S.A., Japan)
- Producer
- Lars Knudsen (U.S.A.)
- Producer
■Short Length Competition (Domestic)
- ・President
- Shoji Masui (Japan)
- Producer / President, Altamira Pictures, Inc.
- ・July
- Yasushi Utagawa (Japan)
- Producer / President, Dbu Inc.
- LiLiCo (Japan)
- Film Commentator
2010(7th)
■Feature Length Competition (International)
- ・President
- Hisao Masuda (Japan)
- Producer / Director / President, Premier International Corporation
- ・July
- Riuko Tominaga (Japan)
- Producer, Toei Company Ltd.
- Viski Shigekuni Wong (U.S.A.)
- Producer
- Roger Garcia (UK, U.S.A.)
- Producer, Film Critic
■Short Length Competition (Domestic)
- ・President
- Shoji Masui (Japan)
- Producer / President, Altamira Pictures, Inc.
- ・July
- Kuro Erikawa (Japan)
- Film Commentator
- Shiro Sano (Japan)
- Actor, Director
2009(6th)
■Feature Length Competition (International)
- ・President
- Mataichiro Yamamoto (Japan)
- Producer / CEO, Tristone Entertainment Inc., CEO
- ・July
- In-Ah Lee (U.S.A., Germany)
- Producer
- Orlow Seunke (Indonesia)
- Producer
- Paul Raphael (UK)
- Producer
- Kei Haruna (Japan)
- Producer / CEO, Showgate Incr
■Short Length Competition (Domestic)
- ・President
- Shoji Masui (Japan)
- Producer / President, Altamira Pictures, Inc.
- ・July
- John Williams (UK)
- Director / Producer / CEO, 100 meter films
- Hiromi Aihara (Japan)
- Producer / President, Be Wiz, Inc.
- Yuma Matsukawa (Japan)
- Cinema Analyst, The Japan Film Pen Club
2008(5th)
■Feature Length Competition (International)
- ・President
- Danny Krausz (Austria)
- Producer
- ・July
- Hong Sang-soo (Korea)
- Director
- Ricardo De Angelis (ADF) (Argentine)
- Cinematographer
- Morio Amagi (Japan)
- Producer /Vice President, Cine Bazar Inc.
- Masako Imai(Japan)
- Screenwriter
■Short Length Competition (Domestic)
- ・President
- Masanobu Takashima (Japan)
- Actor
- ・July
- Yoshio Ito (Japan)
- Former NHK producer
- Fumio Ehara (Japan)
- NPO Saitama Audio-Visual Volunteers
- Itaru Hasegawa (Japan)
- Former TV Asahi Producer
- Hiroshi Tsuchiya (Japan)
- President, Nichiei Co., Ltd.
- Akiko Saita (Japan)
- Film Critic
2007(4th)
■Feature Length Competition (International)
- ・President
- Mabel Cheung (Hong Kong)
- Director
- ・July
- Coleman Hough (U.S.A.)
- Screen writer, Director
- Peter van Bueren (The Netherlands)
- Film Critic
- Akira Morishige (Japan)
- Producer / Vice President, Studio Three Inc.
■Short Length Competition (Domestic)
- ・President
- Masanobu Takashima(Japan)
- Actor
- ・July
- Yoshio Ito (Japan)
- Former NHK producer
- Taro Inoue (Japan)
- Vice President of Kawaguchi Junior Chamber
- Fumio Ehara (Japan)
- NPO Saitama Audio-Visual Volunteers
- Akira Nakajima (Japan)
- Former TBS producer
- Yuma Matsukawa (Japan)
- Cinema Analyst
2006(3rd)
■Feature Length Competition (International)
- ・President
- Richard Jobson (UK)
- Producer / Writer / Director
- ・July
- Robert Allan Ackermann (U.S.A.)
- Director
- Yoko Narahashi (Japan)
- Stage Director / Songwriter / Casting Director
- Bong-ou Lee (Japan)
- Producer / President, Cine Quanon
■Short Length Competition (Domestic)
- ・President
- Masanobu Takashima (Japan)
- Actor
- ・July
- Shintaro Tashiro (Japan)
- Cartoonist
- Yoko Kunihiro (Japan)
- Film Critic, The Japan Film Pen Club
- Shunsaku Naito (Japan)
- Vice President of Kawaguchi Junior Chamber
- Akira Nakajima (Japan)
- NPO Saitama Audio-Visual Volunteers
- Fumio Ehara (Japan)
- NPO Saitama Audio-Visual Volunteers
2005(2nd)
■Feature Length Competition (International)
- ・President
- Charles S. Swartz (U.S.A.)
- Entertainment Technology Center of University of Southern California, CEO
- ・July
- Pitof (Frace)
- Director
- Jianqi Hou (China)
- Director
- Shoji Masui (Japan)
- Producer / President, Altamira Pictures, Inc.
■Short Length Competition (Domestic)
- ・President
- Masanobu Takashima (Japan)
- Actor
- ・July
- Yoko Kunihiro (Japan)
- Film Critic, The Japan Film Pen Club
- Kawamura Yusei (Japan)
- Secretary of the Citizens’ Circle to Support SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL
- Yukiko Tateishi (Japan)
- Secretary of the Citizens’ Circle to Support SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL
- Yasunobu Takahashi (Japan)
- Director of Sai-No-Kuni Saitama Eizo Renmei
- Yuji Mori (Japan)
- Vice Chairperson of Kawaguchi Junior Chamber
- Kohei Takasugi (Japan)
- NPO Saitama Audio-Visual Volunteers
- Fumio Ehara (Japan)
- NPO Saitama Audio-Visual Volunteers
2004(1st)
- ・President
- James Hindman (U.S.A.)
- Co-Director, Chief Operating Office, American Film Institute
- ・July
- Thomas Hoegh (Norway)
- Managing Partner, Arts Allicance Advisors
- Wang Hong Hai (China)
- Dean, Art Direction Department, Beijing Film Academy
- Hide Nakaya (Japan)
- NHK Committee (Digital-Related Arts and Culture)
- Yukiko Shii (Japan)
- Producer, Kino Production