JURYS 2026

Meet the international experts, actors, and directors awarding this year's outstanding films.

6 Jury
Panels

29 Jury
Members

5 Countries
Represented

Camille Rutherford

Filmmaker, France

Director and screenwriter, her work has been presented at Cannes, Toronto and Rotterdam. She explores intimate stories with a strong visual signature.

She is a member of the French Academy (César) and has taught at several film schools.

Benjamin Rayon

Actor, Belgium

Valéry Carnoy

Director, Belgium

Belgian filmmaker trained at INSAS in Brussels. His short films Ma planète and Titan were selected at major international festivals, and his debut feature La danse des renards premiered at Cannes’ Quinzaine des cinéastes.

Tijmen Govaerts

Actor, Belgium

Belgian actor and storyteller trained at the Antwerp Conservatory. He has appeared in Girl, Muidhond, Tori and Lokita, and 1985, and is also developing his work as a writer and filmmaker.

Véronique Jadin

Director, Belgium

Belgian director and screenwriter who began her career as an assistant director before making several award-winning short films and her first feature, L’Employée du mois, in 2021. She also hosts the podcast Arrête ton cinéma.

Gregory Coutaut

Curator, France

Founder of LePolyester.com, an online magazine focused on international arthouse cinema. He is also a festival programmer and cinema professional involved with the Quinzaine des cinéastes and the Semaine de la critique.

Yorgos Angelopoulos

Artistic director, Greece

Artistic director of the Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF), director, and screenwriter. He has also worked as a script consultant and film educator.

Filipa Guimarães

Production coordinator, Portugal

Production coordinator at the Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival. She works on festival programming and selection, and has represented the festival at several European film events.

Marina Festré

Producer, Belgium

Associate producer at Boucan, with a background in art history and world cinema distribution. She develops short films by young directors and supports them toward their first feature films.

Sebastián Moradiellos

Producer, Belgium

Producer and casting director based in Brussels, with experience across theatre and cinema. He has worked for over fifteen years in casting, artistic coaching, and project development.

David Borgeaud

Producer, Belgium

Belgian producer and founder of Roue Libre Production. He has produced numerous short and feature films, including award-winning titles selected at major international festivals.

Ella van den Hove

Cinematographer, Belgium

Belgian cinematographer and INSAS graduate, with a long career in fiction and documentary. She currently teaches at INSAS and is a member of the SBC.

Yannick Leroy

Editor, Belgium

Belgian film editor trained at INSAS, specializing in fiction and documentary editing. He has worked on award-winning films and teaches editing at INSAS.

Luis Trinques

Sound engineer, Belgium

Sound engineer graduated from IAD, working in both fiction and documentary. He has collaborated on projects including Merckx, Se Crasher Pour Exister, Krump, Les Enfants Perdus, Quiproquo, and Haemers.