2026 Festival Judge: Maya Korn

Maya is a UK/German native. Her company MHK Productions (London, LA, Cork) celebrates feminist, diverse, queer stories; often with a genre edge. She has produced in Beijing, NYC, CDMX, LA, Ireland, Budapest and London. Prior to this, she moonlighted in marketing (The Weinstein Company and BBC) before landing in the female content space (Refinery 29 & Maven Pictures). She is a Columbia University Producing MFA, La Femis, WIF Producing and WEMW graduate. Her features have collectively completed the Berlinale Talent Project Market, Fantasia Frontieres, Eave, Cine Qua Non, Sitges Pitchbox, Bifff Market and Midpoint among others. Recently, she’s been diversifying into the commercial space, working with non-binary director Rhi Bergado to create content for brands with MTV and on Facebook Live’s CARDI TRIES S2.

Maya Korn
MHK Productions
Executive Director/ Producer

mhkproductions.com