2022 Jury

Award-winning filmmaker Frederico Lapenda is a global executive who has worked in the entertainment industry for almost 30 years.

Two-time Oscar & Golden Globe winner for Green Book; writer, producer and actor behind the acclaimed Best Picture.

Independent producer of 230 films; founder of Wonderfilm, contributor to Oscar winner The Hurt Locker, global financing leader.

Senior VP at IDC (Lionsgate), marketing film leader across 20+ countries; drove 165+ releases incl. Twilight, Hunger Games, John Wick.

Emmy-winning director-producer of films and PBS docs; CSUN film professor, creator of award-winning FBI PSA campaigns.

Veteran studio marketing executive (Columbia, MGM); pioneer of grassroots film marketing and global distribution strategist.

Award-winning filmmaker and VR pioneer; director of The Lawnmower Man and IMAX hit T-Rex, innovating digital storytelling.

Veteran actor of Teen Wolf, Criminal Minds & 24; screenwriter for Disney/HBO/Sony and creator of acclaimed one-man show.

Highly acclaimed veteran actor of Saw (Detective Hoffman), Picket Fences and Mobsters, with 146+ films, and TV credits.

Talent agent and writer; partner at Eris, former LB Talent, Huffington Post contributor with stage and TV credits.

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