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International Competition - The Jury

International Competition - The Jury
Michel Franco

Renowned Mexican filmmaker. The films he has written, directed, and produced include AFTER LUCIA (UCR Prize, Cannes 2012), CHRONIC (Best Screenplay, Cannes 2015), APRIL'S DAUGHTER (Jury Prize UCR, Cannes 2017), NEW ORDER (Jury Prize, Venice 2020), SUNDOWN (2021 Venice), and MEMORY (Best Actor, Venice 2023).

Guy Nattiv

Academy Award-winning filmmaker based in Los Angeles, originally from Israel. His short film, SKIN, won the 2019 Oscar for Best Live Action Short. The feature version won the Fipresci Prize at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. His film GOLDA, starring Helen Mirren, premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival, and won the Cinema For Peace Award.

Maria Choustova

Maria Choustova is a producer and casting director born in Moscow. Holding degrees in linguistics and film studies, she moved to Europe in 1993 and has been based in The Netherlands since 2000. In 2013, together with Sergei Loznitsa, she founded ATOMS & VOID, producing award-winning films that have premiered in Cannes and Venice.