The organizer of the Festival appoints the jury members of whom one is the President of the jury (International Jury).

Duties of the Festival jury are:

To review all the works that entered the competition and to declare winners according to the propositions and expert estimates – presenting an expert commentary and a written decision signed by all members of the jury. The Festival jury decision shall be unanimous, or if otherwise, shall be brought by the majority. The decision of the jury cannot be appealed upon by the participants of the Festival.

The jury will get to see films previously selected by the festival team who has determined that the films have met the requirements of the festival. The jury will watch them and compile a list of films that are nominated for one of the awards. The films that are selected will be screened during the three-day festival.

Stuart Forster

President of the Jury

RUPERT PARKER is TV Producer, director, cameraman, journalist and photographer

He specializes in factual programming and has worked for the BBC, Discovery and National Geographic, winning  many awards including an Emmy nomination. He’s also writes about food and travel but he’s written about  everything from truffle hunting in Italy to classical music in Cartagena.

With over 80 countries under his belt, he’s anxious to explore more.

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