Jury

JURY of the international competition

Valerie Saunders

Valerie Saunders (Oslo), managing director & producer. She represents Norway in the film production company  ZENTROPA.

 

 

  

Gabrielle Kelly

Gabrielle Kelly (Hollywood) is a screenwriter, producer and educator specializing in global film production and education. She started her career in New York City working for director Sidney Lumet on several features and in Hollywood for numerous studio and indie companies including producer Robert Evan’s company at Paramount Studios, HBO, Dreamworks, Eddie Murphy, and Fields+Hellman Productions.

Her work in global production and education includes the London based arts/science and interactive PAL Labs, Sundance’s  Middle East Screenwriting Lab, VGIK Moscow,  ASEAN-ROK, Philippines.

She is also the co-founder of the International Alliance of Women Cinematographers and sits on the Board of the British Academy of Film and Television, Women in Film and the Irish Academy of Film and Television. She wrote and produced the indie feature ‘All Ages Night’, set in the all ages night music scene of Southern California which will open in late 2009.

Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodríguez (London) is a French-Mexican film editor. He was nominated for an Oscar (2007) in the ‘Best Achievement in Editing’ category for CHILDREN OF MEN by Alfonso Cuarón. He also edited other films by Alfonso Cuarón: Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (2001) and HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004).