Bright Horizons

Saul Williams (Jury Co-President) is an American poet, musician and actor, as well as the co-director, screenwriter and composer of Neptune Frost (MIFF 2022). He made his acting debut in Marc Levin’s Slam (rescreening at MIFF 2023), which he co-wrote, winning Sundance’s Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the Cannes Camera d’Or in 1998. Williams has published five books of poetry and has released six albums of music.

Anisia Uzeyman (Jury Co-President) is a Rwandan-born actress, playwright and director, as well as the co-director and cinematographer of Neptune Frost (MIFF 2022). She made her directorial debut with Dreamstates, and she has starred in the films Tey (Aujourd’hui) and Ayiti Mon Amour. Her first book is a poetic treatment of her original screenplay Saolomea, Saolomea.

Alexandre O. Philippe’s films – which include The People vs. George Lucas, Doc of the Dead, 78/52 (MIFF 2017) and Memory – The Origins of Alien (MIFF 2019) – unpack the most influential works of master filmmakers and dissect seminal screen moments. Recent works include Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist, The Taking and Lynch/Oz (MIFF 2022). His latest film is You Can Call Me Bill (MIFF 2023), an intimate portrait of icon William Shatner.

With the 2007 short Ah Ma (Grandma), Anthony Chen became the first Singaporean to be awarded at Cannes; subsequently, his debut feature Ilo Ilo (MIFF 2013) was awarded the Cannes Camera d’Or. His next feature film, Wet Season (MIFF 2020), was once again lauded critically, and his latest short, The Break Away, forms part of the anthology film The Year of the Everlasting Storm (MIFF 2021). His latest features, Drift and The Breaking Ice, are screening at MIFF 2023.

Kamila Andini is a Jakarta-based filmmaker with an interest in social culture, gender equality and environmental issues. Her first two features, The Mirror Never Lies (MIFF 2012) and The Seen and Unseen (MIFF 2018), screened at more than 90 film festivals and received about 30 awards. Her third feature, Yuni (MIFF 2022), won Toronto’s Platform Prize, while her fourth feature, Before, Now & Then (MIFF 2022), won Best Supporting Performance at the Berlinale.