
The 6th
International Student
Media Arts Festival
Welcome to the 6th International Student Media Art Festival(ISMA). This year's ISMA Festival with the title, "Future Media: Environment, Rivers and People" will be held in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
“The 6th International Student Media Arts Festival (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 2025) consists of a Media Art Contest (online, Accepts submissions from any university), a 72- Hour Workshop (offline, invited universities only) and Academic Forum for Professors. The event has four sections: short films, animation art, interactive art and AI creation. Nearly 100 university members from 15 countries of the ISMA International Student Media Arts Association will participate in the event.
The history of ISMA started from the first session in Qingdao, China in 2017, to the second session in Guiyang, China in 2018, the third session in Shanghai, China-Malacca, Malaysia in 2019, the fourth session in Middle Tennessee State University, USA in 2023, and the fifth session in Seoul Kookmin University, South Korea in 2024. ISMA International Student Media Arts Festival has been held successfully for five times in four countries, and has become an international public service platform for short films, animation, new media design and AI art creation with more and more influences from one session to the next, which is loved by students from universities and majors in different countries.
Chief Planner:

President of ISMA
Jianhua Yang
ISMA Organizing Committee

Chief Curator
Phan Quan Dung
ISMA Organizing Committee

Vice President of ISMA
Younghwan Pan
ISMA Organizing Committee
International Judges
International experts and specialists in video art, animation art, and interactive design are invited to judge the Media Art Contest and 72 Hours Workshop.
Phase I: Three sections:Animation Art, Short Film, New Media Art,AI narrative

Phase I: Chairman
YIZHONG
LI
China/Vice President of China University Film and Television Association, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Phase I: Animation Art

Animation art judge
JUN YIN
China/Professor, Jiangnan University

Animation art judge
QIANG LI
USA/Professor, Cleveland State University

Animation art judge
SHENGYING AI
China/Head of animation department, Communication University of China

Animation art judge
SHUAI WANG
China/Professor, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts

Animation art judge
HUI LIU
China/Professor, Wuhan Donghu University
Phase I:Short Film

Short Film judge
LIAN ZHU
China/Professor,Shanghai International Studies University

Short Film judge
ZHONG DING
China/Professor,Sichuan International Studies University

Short Film judge
QIAO LI
UK/Professor, Edinburgh Napier University

Short Film judge
SHOUXI BAI
South Korea/Professor, Kyung Hee University

Short Film judge
NGUYEN DAC THAI
Vietnam/Professor, Van lang University
Phase I:New Media Art

New Media Art judge
QIN HAN
USA/New York Art Foundation Artist,State University of New York at Stony Brook

New Media Art judge
ZONGFAN ZHANG
USA/Professor,Savannah College of Arts and Design

New Media Art judge
XIA GAO
UK/Professor, Michigan State University

New Media Art judge
YUNXUE FU
USA/Professor, New York University

New Media Art judge
FENG FENG
China/Professor,Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
Phase I:AI narrative

AI narrative judge
FENG XUE
China/Dean,Nanjing University of the Arts

AI narrative judge
WANGMI SEOK
Japan/Professor,Okayama University

AI narrative judge
JIAN RAO
China/Professor,Hubei University of Technology

AI narrative judge
LOO CHONG HANG
Malaysia/Professor,UOW MALAYSIA KDU University College,

AI narrative judge
MOBAI CHEN
China/Professor,Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Phase II: Three sections:Animation Art, Short Film, New Media Art,AI narrative

Phase II: Chairman
YOUNGHWAN PAN
South Korea/Professor,Kookmin University

Phase II: vice-chairman
GUANPIN ZHENG
South Korea/Professor,Kookmin University

Phase II: vice-chairman
ZHONGQIU LI
China/Professor,Central Academy of Drama
Phase II: Judge

Phase II Judge
PAUI GRAY
UK/Professor,Edinburgh Napier University

Phase II Judge
XUGUANG CHEN
China/Professor,Peking University

Phase II Judge
TETSUI WATANABE
Japan/Professor,Takarazuka University

Phase II Judge
HAIZHOU WANG
China/Dean,Beijing Film Academy

Phase II Judge
Éric Conte
French/Professor,Université de Paris I

Phase II Judge
XINYUAN HUANG
China/Professor,Communication University of China

Phase II Judge
FAN ZHUO
China/Professor,Central Academy of Fine Arts

Phase II Judge
LY PHUONG DUNG
Vietnam/Deputy director general of Viet nam cinema department, Ministry of culture, sports and tourism of Viet Nam

Phase II Judge
DAO BA SON
Vietnam/ Meritorious Artist - Art Director,Van Lang University

Phase II Judge
JIANMIN WANG
China/Professor,Tongji University

Phase II Judge
NGUYEN THI MY DUNG
Vietnam/ Journalist – Director

Phase II Judge
PHAN QUAN DUNG
Vietnam/Dean faculty of Art and Design of Van lang University

Phase II Judge
NGUYEN DAC THAI
Vietnam/Dean,Van lang University

Phase II Judge
SCHMIDT DAVID
South Korea/Professor,American University in Ras Al Khaimah, The United Arab Emirates

Phase II Judge
JIANHUA YANG
China/Professor,Qingdao University of Science and Technology

Phase II Judge
CHEE-HOON KIM
South Korea/Professor,Sangmyung University