2026 Jury Members

Below are some of our treasured international jury members. They have committed numerous hours to our event

and we express our deepest gratitude to them.

Denis Mityushev

Independent short filmmaker, serving on the jury with a focus on storytelling and cinematic execution.

Shamil Aliyev

Shamil Aliyev was born on June 26, 1960, in Baku, Azerbaijan. After graduating from
Azerbaijan State Institute of Culture in 1989, he had worked as film director in
“Azerbaijanfilm” film studio named after C. Cabbarly. His first feature film “Confession” was shot independently.

Monica Ravalico

Monica Ravalico was born in Trieste, (Italy, 1977). Graduate in Liiterature and cinema. Winner of some independent contests.