2025 FESTIVAL JURY

  • A man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a dark gray shirt, sitting in a dimly lit environment with colorful blurred lights in the background.

    JAMES KHANLARIAN

    Chair, Narrative Feature Films

  • DIMITRI DE CLERCQ

    Chair, Foreign Feature Films

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    RAVIT MARKUS

    Chair, Documentary Feature Films

  • A middle-aged man with gray hair and a beard smiling at the camera, sitting indoors near a window with natural light.

    GORDON HOFFMAN

    Chair, Narrative Short Films

  • Person with a camera on a tripod in a room with red walls and a painting

    DANIEL LIR

    Chair, Documentary Short Films

  • A woman with curly dark hair wearing a tan blazer and white top, smiling softly, against a plain background.

    ISRAA AL-KAMALI

    Chair, “Made in the (818)” Short Films

  • Headshot of a woman with dark hair, wearing a denim shirt, smiling at the camera.

    KEILA DOLLE

    Chair, “Girls on Film” Short Films

  • Man with a mohawk hairstyle dyed red, wearing yellow sunglasses and a white shirt, outdoors on a sunny day.

    AARON MATTHEW KAISER

    Chair, Music Videos and Trailers

Narrative Feature Film Jury:

James Khanlarian (Chair), Alex Goldberg, Bekah Sturm, David Philips, DP Kronmiller, Jimmy Kustes, Tom Konkle, Ramon Torres, Russell Emanuel, Wade Alexander & Yuka Sano

Documentary Short Film Jury:

Daniel Lir (Chair), Alina Radunskaia, Bob Celli, Jasen Talise, Jeffrey Golden, Jennifer Clymer, Laura Delano, Leyla Nejad, Monda Raquell Webb & Nikki Hevesy

Foreign Feature Film Jury:

Dimitri de Clercq (Chair), Alexander Morand, Beau J. Genot, David Melville, David Willis, Jean-Pierre Caner, Jenna Suru, Julia Van De Graaf, Mark McAuley & Morten Forland

“Made in the (818)” Jury:

Israa Al-Kamali (Chair), Barbara Beery, Brian Wallace, Jo Fang, Joel Lava, Leo Rassool, Mark Hensley, Mary Posatko, Rudi Womack & Victoria Sampson

Documentary Feature Film Jury:

Ravit Markus (Chair), Alexandra Boyd, Helen O’Reilly, Laura G. Chirnos, Michael Piscitelli, Raphael Bittencourt, Ryan Boyko & Ryan Singh

“Girls on Film” Jury:

Keila Dolle (Chair), Alex Geschwind, Allie Leonard, Annika Hylmo, Jenn Harris, Kavitha Ladnier, Lorraine Portman, Michelle West, Samantha Lester & Wendy Keeling

Narrative Short Film Jury:

Gordon Hoffman (Chair), Eric Dyson, Jen Kuhn, Massimilano Delfino, Mark Terry, Mary Gulino, Meital Cohen Navarro, Michelle Muldoon, Tiffany Walker & Yalian Li

Music Videos & Trailers Jury:

Aaron Matthew Kaiser (Chair), Andrew Lamping, Antony Berrios, Curt Wiser, Kirk Ryde, Lyndon Ives, Rene Nuijens, Sofie Verweyen, Steve Harold & Tony Rivas

Alex Goldberg
Alexandra Boyd
Alexander Morand
Beau J. Genot
Bekah Sturm
DP Kronmiller
David Willis
David Philips
Helen O'Reilly
Jean-Piere Caner
Julia Van De Graaf
Mark McAuley
Morten Forland
Ramon Torres
Raphael Bittencourt
Russell Emanuel
Tom Konkle
Jenna Suru