Meet our commity

Peter Venn

Producer at the BBC Natural History Unit

Former Director at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in London

Peter Venn is a member of the Arts Committee at International Nature Bond CIC and has over 30 years of experience in wildlife filmmaking. He has produced television programs and films for major broadcasters including the BBC, National Geographic, and Discovery Channel. During his time at the RSPCA, he managed one of the largest wildlife rehabilitation centers in the UK. He currently leads and teaches the Wildlife Filmmaking Master’s program at the University of the West of England, in partnership with the BBC. Films created by his students during the course have received major awards at BAFTA, Wildscreen Festival, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, and the Royal Television Society Awards (RTS).

Aoyu Wei

Professor at the University of Paris III

Professor at the HEC Paris Eurasia School

Former Associate Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Editorial Director of Foreign Literature Review

Adjunct Research Fellow at the Lushan Cultural Research Center of Jiujiang University

Aoyu Wei, a French scholar who holds a PhD in Literature from Fudan University, has long been dedicated to comparative studies of Chinese and Western culture. Since 1996, he has been a professor at the University of Paris III and a professor at the HEC Paris Eurasia School. As an adjunct researcher at the Lushan Cultural Research Center of Jiujiang University, he has given numerous lectures on the dissemination of Chinese culture overseas, serving as a bridge for academic exchange between China and France.

Haibo Liu

Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Shanghai University Film Academy

Vice President, Shanghai Film Critics Association

Vice President, Shanghai Film, Television, and Drama Theory Research Association

Deputy Director, Microfilm Committee, China University Film and Television Society

Professor Liu has extensive experience as a film selector and pitching jury member for major festivals such as the Shanghai International Film & TV Festival and the Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival. He also served as a Final Jury Member at the 2023 Animal Nature Future Film Festival (ANFFF).