The 2012 Jury

This year’s Van d’Or Awards Jury is an eclectic mix of film & media industry professionals and champions of independent film. We thank them for their time and expertise.

 

THE JUDGES

Gurinder Chadha OBE
Award-winning director (Bend It Like Beckham, Bride and Prejudice) & 2012 Olympic Torchbearer!

Samantha Waite
Oscar-nominated producer of Wish 143

Josh Saco
Curator of Cigarette Burns Cinema

Philip Ilson
Festival Director of the London Short Film Festival, Short Film Programmer for the BFI & independent film legend

Justin Cone
Founder of motion graphics & animation blog Motionographer

Joe Bateman
Festival Director of Rushes Soho Shorts Festival

Jamie Kennerly
Co-founder of open-mic film night Kino

Miranda Collinge
Features Editor of Esquire Magazine & professional enthusiast of independent cinema

Mark McQueen
Award-winning director of Devil’s Playground

Sarah Chorley
Operations Director at the UK’s largest online network, Shooting People

Rob Wray
Founder of Shortwave Films & Shortwave Cinema

Matt Bochenski
Editorial Director of Little White Lies magazine

Geoff Searle
Actor, filmmaker and director of the world’s first ‘one-man film’

Johnnie Oddball
Director, DOP, Editor, producer, stunt person, creator of the original 48-hour film challenge, classic car customiser, all-round independent film guru and ‘saviour of the B-movie’

Jerry Deeney
Marketing manager at Fujifilm Motion Picture and creator of Fujifilm Shorts

Chris Patmore
Film journalist and Editor of Film & Festivals magazine

Janus Avivson
Writer, director, actor, producer & 4-time Cannes in a Vanner

Caroline Bottomley
Founder of Radar Music Videos

Hannah Kane
Editor of fashion & culture magazine Phoenix

Jamie Madge
Editor of online advertising & film archive The Reel

Damien Ahuir
Photographer & founder of independent film blog Limited Release

Chris Lupton
Art Director of Empire magazine

Rinaldo Quacquarini
Publisher of MovieScope magazine

Sam Clements
Digital marketing at Picturehouse Cinemas & two-time Cannes in a Vanner

AD Lane
Independent filmmaker & indie film fundraising phenomenon @indywoodFILMS

Johnny Ride
Film fan & one-time Cannes-in-a-Vanner

Katie Steed
Artistic Director of Whirlygig Cinema

Thiago Maia
Motion designer, Director at Cake, co-founder of animation & design event See No Evil

Christine Hartland
Producer, founder of Patchwork Productions and Cannes regular

Dan Thomas
Partnerships manager at educational charity FILMCLUB

Kadi Lokk
Festival manager, ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival

Bullion
Directing collective Bullion Productions

Adam Paul Hollingworth
Comedy writer & one-time Cannes-in-a-Vanner

Stuart Harris
Award-winning cinematographer

Sean Duncan
DOP, Founder of Red Cap Films and one-time Cannes-in-a-Vanner

Martin Malli-Karlsson
Founder of FollowMe.fm, Initiator of Crossover Nordic and Grammy nominated Music Producer.