Jury members in the Prix Category New Animation Art, Nora O Murchú and Helen Starr will moderate a discussion with Golden Nica winner Ayoung Kim (KR) and the two Award of Distinction winners Bassam Issa (IE) and SANGHEE (KR).
Bassam Issa (IE) works across digital animation, painting, sculpture, and textiles creating visions of resistance, transformation, and queer possibility. He completed a BA in Visual Art Practice from Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology in 2016. His work is part of collections in IMMA, the Arts Council, and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. In 2021 he received the Golden Fleece Award, and he is currently a studio member at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. Al-Sabah lives and works in Belfast and Dublin.