Proxima Jury
Yulia Evina Bhara
Indonesian producer. Her films regularly appear on the programme of important festivals such as Cannes (Tiger Stripes or Renoir), Venice (Autobiography) and San Sebastian (Last Shadow at First Light).
Noaz Deshe
Romanian filmmaker living in Mexico. His first feature film White Shadow won Best Debut at Venice IFF in 2013. Last year KVIFF screened his Xoftex in the Crystal Globe Competition, where the film earned him a Special Jury Mention.
Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias
Dominican filmmaker. His debut Cocote won the Golden Leopard in the Signs of Life program at the Locarno IFF, while his latest film, Pepe, was selected for last year’s Berlinale Competition, where it won a Silver Bear for Best Director.
Jakub Felcman
Czech screenwriter, festival organiser, film journalist, creative producer, director, trained plumber. He worked as a script editor on films by Jan Němec, Petr Václav, Radu Jude and Corneliu Porumboiu.
Marissa Frobes
An agent in the Media Finance department at leading entertainment and sports agency CAA, specializing in packaging and sales of independently financed films. She supported packaging or sales of projects including The Brutalist and Rebuilding (Crystal Globe Competition at this year’s KVIFF), among many others.
