Le jury de la compétition internationale se compose d'une sélection de cinq experts, le jury de la compétition suisse et de la journée des écoles de cinéma suisses de trois experts. Le jury de Sparks I & II, composé de trois jurés, décernera les prix dans les programmes respectifs. Les jurys suivants déterminent les prix de cette année.

Compétition internationale

Basma al-Sharif (PS)
Using precise visual language, dark humour, and attention to landscape and sound, Palestinian artist/filmmaker Basma al-Sharif works across film, installation, writing, and photography. With lyrical, poetic works, her practice addresses ongoing violence and its representation, exploring the legacy of colonialism within inescapable power systems.
Using precise visual language, dark humour, and attention to landscape and sound, Palestinian artist/filmmaker Basma al-Sharif works across film, installation, writing, and photography. With lyrical, poetic works, her practice addresses ongoing violence and its representation, exploring the legacy of colonialism within inescapable power systems.
Yun-Hua Chen (TW)
Yun-Hua Chen is a Berlin-based film critic, curator, and festival programmer from Taiwan. She holds a PhD in Film Studies from the University of St Andrews and is associate editor of Film International. She serves on the selection committees for Berlinale Shorts, Berlinale Forum, and DokuFest, and on the advisory board of the German Film Critics Association. She previously directed dokumentART and has served on juries at Vila do Conde, Las Palmas, EMAF, and the Viennale.
Yun-Hua Chen is a Berlin-based film critic, curator, and festival programmer from Taiwan. She holds a PhD in Film Studies from the University of St Andrews and is associate editor of Film International. She serves on the selection committees for Berlinale Shorts, Berlinale Forum, and DokuFest, and on the advisory board of the German Film Critics Association. She previously directed dokumentART and has served on juries at Vila do Conde, Las Palmas, EMAF, and the Viennale.
Aurélien Marsais (FR)
After studying social anthropology and documentary film, Aurélien Marsais worked at the Cinéma du Réel festival in Paris and participated in the creation of the professional platform ParisDoc in 2015. He then coordinated États généraux du film documentaire in Lussas from 2014 to 2017 and has since contributed to its programming. He was co-head of the programming office at Visions du Réel from 2017 to 2020 and subsequently joined its selection committee. He also contributes to the programming of the platform Tënk.fr and is an alumnus of the Eurodoc training programme. As a producer in Switzerland with the Geneva-based collective Cavale Films, he recently produced «Summer Drift» («Virages»), which premiered at the Festival de Cannes – ACID in 2026.
After studying social anthropology and documentary film, Aurélien Marsais worked at the Cinéma du Réel festival in Paris and participated in the creation of the professional platform ParisDoc in 2015. He then coordinated États généraux du film documentaire in Lussas from 2014 to 2017 and has since contributed to its programming. He was co-head of the programming office at Visions du Réel from 2017 to 2020 and subsequently joined its selection committee. He also contributes to the programming of the platform Tënk.fr and is an alumnus of the Eurodoc training programme. As a producer in Switzerland with the Geneva-based collective Cavale Films, he recently produced «Summer Drift» («Virages»), which premiered at the Festival de Cannes – ACID in 2026.
Lisa Ogdie (USA)
Lisa Ogdie is a short film programmer for the Sundance Film Festival. She has been part of the shorts programming team since 2009, selecting the Sundance short film slate from over 10,000 submissions each year, and has curated shorts for the 2019 and 2020 editions of the Durban Film Festival in South Africa. In addition to her work at Sundance, Ogdie is also Head of Cinema Programming in North America for Soho House & Co, providing Soho House members with exclusive access to the most exciting titles in film and television being distributed each year.
Lisa Ogdie is a short film programmer for the Sundance Film Festival. She has been part of the shorts programming team since 2009, selecting the Sundance short film slate from over 10,000 submissions each year, and has curated shorts for the 2019 and 2020 editions of the Durban Film Festival in South Africa. In addition to her work at Sundance, Ogdie is also Head of Cinema Programming in North America for Soho House & Co, providing Soho House members with exclusive access to the most exciting titles in film and television being distributed each year.
Fransiska Prihadi (ID)
Fransiska Prihadi is the programme director of Minikino, a Bali-based short film organization, and co-founder of the arthouse cinema MASH Denpasar. With a background in architecture, she works across short film programming and industry initiatives, connecting films with audiences and broader social contexts. She has been involved with national and international festivals as a programmer, preselection committee member, and juror, and is actively engaged in shaping platforms that support the circulation of short films across different regions and international contexts.
Fransiska Prihadi is the programme director of Minikino, a Bali-based short film organization, and co-founder of the arthouse cinema MASH Denpasar. With a background in architecture, she works across short film programming and industry initiatives, connecting films with audiences and broader social contexts. She has been involved with national and international festivals as a programmer, preselection committee member, and juror, and is actively engaged in shaping platforms that support the circulation of short films across different regions and international contexts.

Compétition suisse/ Swiss School Film Award

Sasha Prokopenko (UA)
Sasha Prokopenko is a Ukrainian festival programmer, curator, and translator. For six years, she has been head of programming at the Kyiv International Short Film Festival, while also working as a curator, mentor, and jury member at numerous festivals. She has worked at KyivMusicFilm since 2016, as well as at 100 Films in 100 Minutes, the INTRO film festival about music and culture, and Kino Susidiv. She is a Berlinale Talents (2024) and Festival Academy (2025) alumna.
Sasha Prokopenko is a Ukrainian festival programmer, curator, and translator. For six years, she has been head of programming at the Kyiv International Short Film Festival, while also working as a curator, mentor, and jury member at numerous festivals. She has worked at KyivMusicFilm since 2016, as well as at 100 Films in 100 Minutes, the INTRO film festival about music and culture, and Kino Susidiv. She is a Berlinale Talents (2024) and Festival Academy (2025) alumna.
Samir (CH)
Samir was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1955. After his family fled the country, he attended school in Switzerland and trained first as a typographer, then as a cinematographer. As a member of the Videoladen collective («Züri brännt»), he caused a stir with his innovative early films in the mid-1980s. His filmography comprises over 40 shorts, feature films, and documentaries. Since the mid-1990s, Samir has been a producer at Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, which has made a name for itself as a talent incubator.
Samir was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1955. After his family fled the country, he attended school in Switzerland and trained first as a typographer, then as a cinematographer. As a member of the Videoladen collective («Züri brännt»), he caused a stir with his innovative early films in the mid-1980s. His filmography comprises over 40 shorts, feature films, and documentaries. Since the mid-1990s, Samir has been a producer at Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, which has made a name for itself as a talent incubator.
Carla Vulpiani (IT)
Carla Vulpiani was born in 1989. Since 2021, she has served as a Short Film Advisor for the Orizzonti Short Film Competition of the Venice International Film Festival. She has experience as a sales agent and works as a producer for the Dublin-based animation studio and maps and plans, as well as for her own company, Adriatic Hood. Additionally, she serves as a consultant in animation and XR for different international markets, film industry events, and projects in development, including MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo and ShorTO.
Carla Vulpiani was born in 1989. Since 2021, she has served as a Short Film Advisor for the Orizzonti Short Film Competition of the Venice International Film Festival. She has experience as a sales agent and works as a producer for the Dublin-based animation studio and maps and plans, as well as for her own company, Adriatic Hood. Additionally, she serves as a consultant in animation and XR for different international markets, film industry events, and projects in development, including MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo and ShorTO.

Sparks

Antonia Bijl (16)
Antonia Bijl (16)
Liam Grabow (16)
Liam Grabow (16)
Andrina Wegener (17)
Andrina Wegener (17)

Postproduction-Award

Nina Cutkovic
Jingle Jungle Tonstudios (CH)
Jingle Jungle Tonstudios (CH)
Christof Hächler
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (CH)
Team member of Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (CH)
Eva Schweizer
SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (CH)
Programme planner at SRF (CH)
Christian Witschi
DOP and founder, Kamerawerk (CH)
DOP and founder, Kamerawerk (CH)

The Pitch: The Lab – Writing Hub at SFC | Rendez-vous Industry and P.AiR.S Project Development Residency 2027

Sonja Baksa
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Programmer, TIFF (CA)
Tam Dan Vu
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Artistic Director, Head of Communications, Travelling Distribution (CA)
Rimantė Daugėlaitė
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Head of Lithuanian Shorts & Vilnius Short Film Festival (LT)
Morgane Frund
Head of Industry, Solothurner Filmtage (CH)
SO PRO, Solothurner Filmtage (CH)