28 February - 09 March 2025 D-39

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Juries

Juries 2025
Jury of the international competition

 We are pleased to introduce the members of the jury of the international competition for short films, a group of passionate experts deeply involved in the world of animation. Vessela Dantcheva, producer and animation director, co-founder of Compote Collective in Bulgaria, and lecturer in Sofia; Sébastien Sperer, former programmer at the Annecy Film Festival, creator of the WTF program, and teacher at the École des Gobelins; and Levi Stoops, Brussels-based director whose short film Drijf has won multiple awards, including the Jury Prize at Annecy.

Sébastien Sperer
Vessela Dantcheva
Levi Stoops
Jury of the national competition

Now, let’s introduce the members of: Jacques Kermabon, editor-in-chief of Blink Blank magazine and programmer at the Audiovisual Institute of Monaco. Noémie Marsily, author and director of short films such as Autour du Lac, works at the intersection of comics, animation, and illustration. Matilda Tavelli, artistic director and founder of the Animatou Festival in Geneva, completes this exceptional trio.

Matilda Tavelli
Jacques Kermabon
Noémie Marsily
Jury of the feature film

The jury for this edition brings together three prominent figures in animation: Christophe Jankovic, director, accomplished producer, and co-founder of Golem&Linea Films; Mascha Halberstad, stop motion specialist whose feature film Oink was selected for the Berlinale; and Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo, Lyon-based director and choreographer, nominated for a César for Make it Soul.

Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo
Masha Halberstad
Christophe Jankovic

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