2019 Short Short Story Festival Judges
Each year, a unique jury panel is assembled from interviewees from Spoiler Alert Radio from the past year.
The judges see an entire program and rate the films on overall appeal and technical merit.
This year's jury comprises creative talents with diverse backgrounds in writing, editing, cinematography, production design, sound design and foley, visual effects and animation.
Judges hail from North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania.
Alex Weston
Composer, USA
Known for: The Farewell, Last Supper, Jane Fonda in Five Acts
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Chris LeDoux
Visual Effects Supervisor, USA
Known for: Dolemite is My Name, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Fast Color
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Emma Strachman
Makeup Artist, USA
Known for: Her Smell, Jessica Jones, Queen of Earth, James White
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Fiona Crombie
Production Designer, UK
Known for: The Favourite, Macbeth, The Snowtown Murders
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Katie Bryer
Film Editor, UK
Known for: Maiden, Bruce Lee and the Outlaw, Virunga
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Khaled Mouzanar
Composer, Lebanon
Known for: Capernaum, Where Do We Go Now?, Caramel
Check out his Facebook and interview.
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist, UK
Known for: Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Baby Driver, Band of Brothers
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Sergio Diaz
Sound Designer, Mexico
Known for: Roma, Pan's Labyrinth, Babel
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Zhanna Bekmambetova
Animator, Russia
Known for: Tweet-tweet
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Antoinette Yoka
Makeup Dept Head, USA
Known for: The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Sorry to Bother You
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Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Cinematographer, Iceland
Known for: Woman at War, Vultures, Trapped, Of Horses and Men
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Debbie De Villa
Production Designer, USA
Known for: Diane, Crown Vic, The Tale, Maria Full of Grace
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Denis Schnegg
Art Director, Germany
Known for: 28 Days Later, Ex Machina, Phantom Thread, The Girl in the Spider's Web, Greed
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Indra Sproge
Animator, Latvia
Known for: Intro to Epilogue, Awesome Beetle’s Colors, Strength of a Woman
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Johnny Marshall
Sound Designer/Editor, USA
Known for: The Old Man & the Gun, A Ghost Story, Krisha, Upstream Color
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Ólafur Egilsson
Screenwriter, Iceland
Known for: Woman at War, The Oath, Trapped
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Ra Vincent
Production Designer, New Zealand
Known for: Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok, What We Do in the Shadows, The Hobbit
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