Jury for Feature and Short Feature Films
Peter Suschitzky, Cinematographer
Antonio Piazza, Director
Christopher Goodwin, Journalist and Film critic
Peter Suschitzky is cinematographer born in
1940 in London. Although music was his passion, he decided that
cinematography would become his profession. Among his most known work as
director of photography are 'Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes
Back' and the later films of David Cronenberg. Suschitzky won the 2008
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography for his work on
'Eastern Promises'. Suschitzky's work is near universally regarded as
among the best cinematography in the world, praised for its sculptorly
lighting, vibrant color coordination and rich camerawork.
Antonio Piazza is a film director and
screenwriter. Together with Fabio Grassadonia, he directed the short
film 'Rita' that won Golden Pram for Best Short Film at the last year’s
Zagreb Film Festival. He works as a screenwriter and consultant for
major Italian production companies such as Fandango and Filmauro of
Aurelio de Laurentiis. 'Rita' is Piazza’s debut; it was made in
Arenella, a notorious and fascinating district of Palermo. He is making
his first long-feature film, 'Salvo', on the same location.
Christopher Goodwin has written about film
for more than two decades, starting his career as international editor
of the Hollywood Reporter and editor of Screen International. Since 1994
he has written about Hollywood and the film industry from Los Angeles,
for The Sunday Times of London, The Guardian, Esquire and a number of
other British and international publications.