Andrei Zagdansky
Head of Jury, USA
An independent producer, documentary filmmaker. Graduated from Kyiv Theatre, Cinema and Television University. Worked at Kievnauchfilm production studio. Since 1992 has been living and working in US. Host of authorial program on Radio Liberty. Awardee of international film festivals.
Dmitri Makhomet
Belarus, France
Filmmaker and artist. Born in Malye Ozerki, Belarus. Graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts and Le Frenois School for Contemporary Arts. Participant and winner of international film festivals and exhibitions of contemporary art. Member of the French Academy in Madrid.
Žanete Aščuka
Latvia
Film critic, script editor, producer. Graduated from All-Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK). Worked as a chief of the film library at Riga Video Centre. Co-founder of the film studio “Deviņi”, board member of the production company “Studija Centrums”.
Anna Zamecka
Poland
Film director, screenwriter and producer. Studied journalism, anthropology and photography in Warsaw and Copenhagen, completed the Dok Pro Documentary Programme at Wajda School. Ηer debut film COMMUNION (2016) has won a number of awards at international festivals.
Gennady Kofman
Ukraine
Filmmaker, producer, program director of Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary FF (Ukraine). Expert of the State Film Agency of Ukraine. In the 90s he founded one of the first independent production companies in Ukraine – “MaGiKa Film”.
