Jury & transparency

Creative work deserves a clear process.

The festival publishes its evaluation criteria and explains how independent jurors and the audience contribute to the results.

The jury

Six perspectives. Names to be revealed.

These are the professional perspectives we aim to bring together. The six roles are indicative and may change when the actual jury is confirmed.

To be revealed

Cinematographer

Image, light and visual language.

To be revealed

Film director

Direction, rhythm and authorial vision.

To be revealed

Screenwriter

Story, structure and character.

To be revealed

Film journalist & critic

Context, impact and contemporary cinema.

To be revealed

AI creative technologist

Inventive and deliberate use of generative tools.

To be revealed

Composer & sound designer

Music, voice and the sonic experience.

The silhouettes represent unannounced positions, not portraits of appointed jurors.

Principles

A process people can understand.

Independent

Jurors evaluate each work independently.

Consistent

The same published criteria guide every work in competition.

Conflict-aware

A juror connected to a work abstains from scoring it.

Open results

Aggregate scores and rankings are published after the festival.

Evaluation criteria

What the jury looks for.

Originality / Concept

Authorial Vision & Direction

Storytelling / Message Impact

Creative Use of AI

Visual Consistency

Production Value

Technical Control & Finish

Sound, Music & Voice

Scoring

From independent ratings to a result.

The current festival rules describe six independent jurors. The highest and lowest jury scores are excluded; a juror with a conflict of interest abstains.

The audience’s average rating contributes with the weight of one juror.

The exact calculation, score scale, treatment of abstentions and ties will be published when the full protocol is approved. Individual juror ratings remain confidential under the current rules.

Audience vote

The audience is part of the jury.

During screenings, people in the theatre can rate works in competition. Their average rating enters the final result with the weight described in the official rules.

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After the festival

Results you can inspect.

The festival plans to publish final scores and rankings for works in competition, together with aggregate jury and audience scores. The results page will open after the official selection and evolve after the awards.

How selection will be published