2nd edition
March 26th, 2026
Jury team of Panda Vision International Film Festival 2026
Wang Yuting
Wang Yuting earned her Bachelor's degree from the China Academy of Art and later pursued further studies at the University of the Arts London, where she obtained her Master's degree. Over the past seven years, she has dedicated herself to filmmaking and education, accumulating extensive experience in both practical creation and teaching.
Her professional involvement includes serving as an executive shooter for the film "Gone with the Bullets"; directing the BBC Northern Ireland food promotion film "The Food Journey - Irish Stew"; filming the documentary "Angel House" in India; and working as the producer for the Want Want advertisement "Teasing the Real Me". Her works have been selected for the 15th Kassel Documentary Film Festival in 2022, shortlisted for the IMDB New Filmmaker Award at the 30th Bath Film Festival in the UK, and recognized with awards such as the Taiwan Golden Calf Award.
Simultaneously, she has been committed to nurturing the next generation of filmmakers. As a producer, her works "Zero Point One" and "Kite" won the ARFF Berlin 2022 Global Best Student Short Film award; "New Century Sleeping Beauty" and "Thief" were shortlisted for ARFF Berlin 2023 Global Best Student Short Film; "Benzopyrene" received the New York Film & Cinematography Awards; and "Desire" was selected for the Hishorts! Xiamen International Short Film Festival, consistently gaining international attention.
As the head of the film department at New Oriental Sifang Southwest and a jury member for the first Panda Vision International Film Festival in 2025, she has leveraged her deep understanding of global cinematic art trends and expertise in top-tier film education to help over 500 students embark on their journeys to pursue their filmmaking dreams.
Lam Can-zhao
Lam Can-zhao, born in Guangdong in December 1994, is an active young Chinese film director, screenwriter, and producer on the international festival circuit.
In 2015, at the age of 20, he began his directorial career with his self-written and self-directed debut feature film “The Dog”, which was selected for numerous international film festivals and earned him a nomination for the New Director Award at the 39th Asian American International Film Festival in the United States. Since then, he has been involved in the creation of over 10 feature films, documentaries, animations, and short films, taking on multiple roles such as director, screenwriter, producer, and executive producer.
Lam Canzhao's works have been widely showcased at film festivals around the world, including the Cannes International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Beijing International Film Festival, Pingyao International Film Festival, Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival,
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Jeonju International Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, and hundreds of other international film events, where they have received numerous awards and nominations.
In 2023, the short film The Day Before Summer Solstice, which he executive-produced, produced, wrote, and edited, was selected for the Cinéfondation competition at the 76th Cannes International Film Festival and screened at several major film festivals both domestically and internationally.
In 2024, his short film "A Summer's End Poem" won the Best Short Film Award in the Generation section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. Since then, this remarkable short film has competed in nearly 300 film festivals worldwide and was shortlisted for the Best Live-Action Short Film category at the 98th Academy Awards. This honor has further solidified his influence in the international film industry.
In 2025, he was invited to serve as a jury member for the Short Film Competition at the Moscow International Film Festival and for the International Competition at the Ensenada International Film Festival in Mexico.
Alvaro Collar
Álvaro Collar is an experimental filmmaker and video artist with over two decades of international practice at the intersection of low-resolution aesthetics, fractal narratives, and AI-assisted moving image systems. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Media Studies from the Complutense University of Madrid (2006), studied Film Production at Brighton Film School (2008), and earned his Ph.D. in Film Analysis from the Complutense University of Madrid (2016).
His work has been exhibited at Ars Electronica (Austria), Videoformes (France), TheWrong Biennale, Loop Barcelona (Spain), the NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival (USA), FILE (Brazil), dokumentART (Germany and Poland), Hanshan Art Museum (China), Ibrida Festival (Italy), Kuala Lumpur International Film Awards (Malaysia), Medialab Madrid, and over 40 additional venues across five continents.
A founding member of the video art collective Haz! and an associate of AVAM (Asociación de Artistas Visuales de Madrid), Collar has also developed a substantial body of curatorial work, including Interplay, an experimental media biennale presented in collaboration with Taicang Art Museum, Suzhou Bay Digital Museum EDCC, H+ Art Museum, and Hanshan Art Museum.
Beyond his artistic practice, Collar has dedicated himself to advancing media education at the international level. He has served as Dean of the School of Film and Digital Media at the American International University in Kuwait, and as Dean of the School of Cultural Technology at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He currently serves as Executive Dean of Stirling College, a transnational education partnership between the University of Stirling and Chengdu University.
Zhong Chen
Chen Xinzhong, also known as Zhong Chen, was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China in the 1970s. He initially graduated from the Department of Engineering Mechanics at Tsinghua University with a Bachelor of Engineering degree. In the 1990s, driven by a passion for photography and videography, he transitioned careers and worked for Chengdu Television Station. Later, in 1998, he received a full scholarship from the Department of Film and Media Arts at Temple University in the United States, where he pursued formal film education and earned an MFA in Film Production in 2003.
Chen Xinzhong's works have been selected for over 100 international film festivals, with several earning awards. He has been invited as a visiting lecturer at institutions such as Northwestern University and Stanford University in the United States, Université Paris Cité in France, Lund University in Sweden, as well as numerous universities across China. He has also served as a mentor for the Master Class at the Odense International Film Festival in Denmark.
Currently residing in Chengdu, China, he works as a freelance filmmaker.
Wu Yanjun
Wu Yanjun was born in Sichuan, China, and currently resides in Chengdu.
He currently serves as the Head of the Animation Program, Lead of Audiovisual Courses, and Associate Professor in the School of Media Arts at Sichuan University Jinjiang College, where he is engaged in animation and film education and creative work. In 1996, he entered the field of animation production, holding positions such as producer and animation director, and has accumulated substantial practical industry experience.
Over the years, he has contributed to the production of hundreds of animation projects both domestically and internationally, collaborating with numerous artists to complete multiple experimental art animation projects.In 2007, he began teaching in the Department of Graphic Arts at Chengdu College of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, concurrently serving as Deputy Head of the Animation Teaching and Research Section and Lead of Audiovisual Courses, while also undertaking documentary filmmaking and research.
Zhang Jin
Zhang Jin was born in Sichuan, China, and currently resides in Chengdu.
In 1996, he began his studies at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), where he earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Materials Chemistry. In 2008, he obtained his Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU.POLY). He currently teaches in the Department of Experimental Art at the Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts. His work spans photography, installation, and short films, focusing on the traces of modernity’s impact on the human lived world and the visual translation of invisible energies. Drawing inspiration from the repetition and uncertainty of scientific experiments, he explores alternative pathways for image production.
He has participated in artist residency programs organized by the Yokohama Culture Foundation in Japan, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, and the Shanghai Urban Space Art Season. His works have been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries and are held in collections such as the White Rabbit Gallery in Australia, the A4 Art Museum, and the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre. His piece Another Season received the Grand Prize at the 4th Three Shadows Photography Award in 2012. Beyond his artistic practice, he is also involved in curating contemporary art projects. In 2023, he founded the alternative art space 100 Kilometers, where he organizes a series of exhibitions and thematic lectures.
Ma Zhandong
Ma Zhandong currently lives and works in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. He is an independent documentary filmmaker. Since 2001, he has been involved in the production and filming of documentaries and video works. He has independently directed and produced over ten documentary feature films and short films, which have been exhibited and screened at film festivals both domestically and internationally, including in Germany, the Netherlands, Iceland,
Denmark, Japan, Italy, Portugal, and Hong Kong.
He served as a final jury member for the 14th Beijing Independent Film Festival and as a secondary review jury member for the 12th FIRST International Film Festival.
Additionally, he is the co-founder and director of RunDoc™.