For the film Ky Nam Inn (Leon Le) Vietnam

Liên Bỉnh Phát is a Vietnamese actor whose career began with one of the most remarkable feature-film debuts in recent Vietnamese cinema. With no previous professional acting experience, he was cast as Dũng in Leon Le’s Song Lang (2018), a performance that brought him international recognition and established him as one of Vietnam’s leading screen actors.

For the film Ungrateful Beings (Olmo Omerzu) Chequia

Barry Ward is an award-winning actor with an impressive array of credits spanning both stage and screen. He will next be seen on screen in a lead role opposite Sarah Greene, Aisling Bea and Robert Sheehan, in the highly anticipated upcoming series for Netflix, GROWN UPS, based on the work of Marian Keyes. He is also currently shooting an upcoming feature film from director Nicolas Steiner, THE FLYING MOUNTAIN, in which he plays the co-lead opposite Moe Dunford.

For the film Riverstone (Lalith Rathnayake) Sri Lanka

THISSA SURENDRA is a nationally and internationally award-winning Sri Lankan film editor and colourist whose creative practice extends across cinema, photography, and design. As an editor, his work is shaped by a close understanding of performance, rhythm, silence, and cinematic time. As a colourist, he works with light, tone, texture, and colour to define the visual atmosphere of each production. His filmography includes feature films, short films, teledramas, documentaries, and other screen-based work. Beyond cinema, Tissa works as a photographer and designer, exploring composition, light, form, and visual storytelling through both still and moving images. These connected practices have shaped a distinctive artistic approach that moves naturally between the editing room, the photographic frame, and the designed image.

For the film Riverstone (Lalith Rathnayake) Sri Lanka

PRABHATH ROSHAN (born in 1973) is an accomplished Sri Lankan cinematographer and producer whose distinguished career in the arts and film industry spans more than three decades. He began his professional journey in 1992 as a Camera Assistant and, through his dedication, technical expertise, and passion for visual storytelling, steadily advanced to become a Chief Lighting Director. At a relatively young age, he established himself as a cinematographer, initially gaining recognition for his work in television dramas before making a significant contribution to Sri Lankan feature cinema.

For the film Ky Nam Inn.

Lã Quý Tùng is a Vietnamese visual artist and acclaimed production designer whose work bridges cinema, contemporary art, and design. Known for his distinctive approach to visual storytelling, he has created the artistic worlds of numerous Vietnamese and international film productions, earning three awards for Outstanding Art Direction at the Vietnam Film Festival.

Born in 1966 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Lã Quý Tùng studied Oil Painting at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts, where he graduated in 1990. While still a student in 1988, he began his career in cinema as part of the art department for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s The Lover (L’Amant), filmed in Vietnam. This early experience marked the beginning of a decades-long career dedicated to shaping cinematic spaces, atmospheres, and visual identities.

For the film Ky Nam Inn (Leon Le) Vietnam.

Bob Nguyen is an accredited member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) whose international career has been defined by a deep commitment to the art and craft of celluloid filmmaking.

His journey began at Swinburne University in 2008, where he was mentored by legendary cinematographer Ellery Ryan ACS. After shooting his first project on Super 16mm, Bob developed a lasting passion for the original motion-picture medium and made the decision to build his career around the unique character, discipline, and magic of film.

For the film Raindrops on a Roof.

Graduate of the Directing Department, China Academy of Art | Film and Cross-Media Moving-Image Practice, 2018-2025

PROFILE

Director, screenwriter and moving-image artist working across feature films, shorts, experimental cinema, branded content and game visuals. His practice explores narrative, space, the body and lived experience, as well as the translation of cinematic language across media.