Director of Programming
Betsy McLane | Film Historian
Kip Thorne Gravity Award for Best Depiction of a scientific Principle
Kip Thorne |Physicist
festival Jury
Sonya Burres | Film and Television Producer
Dr Robert P Cameron MInstP | Royal Society University Research Fellow
Newton Campbell, PhD. | Director of Space Programs at the Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE) Consortium
Michael Donaldson | American entertainment attorney, independent film advocate
Neville Farmer FRSA |Musician, Composer, Producer, Writer and Director
Farnaz Ghadaki | Management Consultant, Champion of Sustainability, Diversity, STEM & Space
Dr Daphne Ioanna Giannoulatou| Creative Science Communicator
Susaye Greene |Singer, Songwriter last official member to join the Motown girl group The Supremes
Charysse Tia Harper|Director/Producer/ Journalist
Adam Hyman | Executive Director, Los Angeles Film Forum
Shaan Memon |Writer-Director, Editor
Eric Mofford | Film Producer, Professor Maine Media
Mary Posatko | Director, Producer (Target Zero), Head of Documentary Film, San Diego State University
Sandrine Cassidy | USC Cinematic Arts
Kristin Tieche (she/her)|Producer/ Director/ Editor
Barton Weiss | UT Arlington, Board of Directors at University Film and Video Association
September Williams | Bioethicist, Physician-Author
JURY AWARDS
Professional Series Dramatic
Professional Series Documentary
Professional Series Animation
Professional Dramatic < 40 minutes
Professional Dramatic > 40 minutes
Professional Documentary < 40 minutes
Professional Documentary > 40 minutes
Professional Animation < 40 minutes
Professional Animation > 40 minutes
Student Dramatic < 40 minutes
Student Dramatic > 40 minutes
Student Documentary < 40 minutes
Student Documentary > 40 minutes
Student Animation < 40 minutes
Student Animation > 40 minutes
INDUSTRY AWARDS
Best Picture
Best Documentary
Best Series (Dramatic)
Best Series (Documentary)
Best Technical Innovation in Media
Best Visual Effects
Best Educational Media
Best New Media
Best Public Art
Best Infographic
Best Depiction of a Scientific Principle (Kip Thorne Gravity Award)
Best Technical Advisor (Stephen Wolfram Award)
Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination Prize in Speculative Media
Raw Breakthrough Award in Science Storytelling
Raw Journalism Award
Amateur Dramatic < 40 minutes
Amateur Dramatic > 40 minutes
Amateur Documentary < 40 minutes
Amateur Documentary > 40 minutes
Amateur Animation < 40 minutes
Amateur Animation > 40 minutes
Youth Dramatic < 40 minutes
Youth Dramatic > 40 minutes
Youth Documentary < 40 minutes
Youth Documentary > 40 minutes
Youth Animation < 40 minutes
Youth Animation > 40 minutes