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Suhasini maniratnam is a well known actor , writer ,director , film producer. from south india. She was the first girl student to study cinematography in the film institute in Madras she has acted in over 350 films in all 4 south indian films winning several state awards and indian presidents award for the best actress . Her first feature film as a director INDIRA won the best international award in Minsk Belarus. She has directed Many Tv serials and Web series and short films She has served as the curator for dubai film festival and co ordained for Berlin film festival. She has been on the board of Chennai international film festival and also the Honorary consul for Luxembourg She runs a non profit called Naam trust to empower single women in south india. She produces films and partners with her husband ManiRatnam for their film company Madras Talkies Ponniyin Selvan 1 and 2 were their recent successful films that broke all the records in Tamil films at the Box office.

Felix CHONG is a renowned screenwriter and film director from Hong Kong. He is highly celebrated and has received numerous prestigious awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards. His best known movie Project Gutenberg which won the Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay in 38th HKFAA. His other notable screenplay works include Infernal Affairs series, Initial D, Confession of Pain and Overheard series.