It is a particularly difficult task to compare and evaluate artistic and cinematic work, the story and content and ultimately select a winner. The international jury is made up of experts from a wide range of disciplines.

Stefanie
Schwab

TV Editor arte, Knowledge Department, Strasbourg

Olivier
Semmonay

Festivals & Features Manager, JAVA Films Documentary Distribution, Paris

Mariette
Rissenbeek

Producer, Consultant, Managing Director Berlinale 2019-2024, Berlin

Matthieu
Lietaert

Director „The Illusion of Abundance“, inff Award-Winner Best Environmental Documentary 2023

Katharina
Kropshofer

Head of the “nature” desk at weekly FALTER news magazine, Vienna

Norman & Vanessa
Glatzer

Hosts of YouTube channel „Buschfunkistan“ and authors, Dachsberg (Black Forest)

Markus
Wolfsteiner

Head of Unit Music and Film, Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Vienna

Stephanie
Wolff

Communications Officer, Alpine Convention, Innsbruck

Friedrich
Schwarz

Botanist, Urban Ecologist, Board Member Naturschutzbund Österreich, Linz

Tina
Goebel

Science Journalist & TV Editor ORF/Universum, Vienna

Thomas
Peham

Founder of the „Soil Award“ in 2015, Soil Expert („Soilist“) at the Office of the Regional Government of Tyrol

Diana
Garlytska

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication, Regional Vice Chair Western Europe, Vilnius

Christian
Berger

Director of Photography, Producer and Professor, Oscar nomination for Director of Cinematography for DAS WEISSE BAND (2010), Vienna

Lia
Furxhi

Chair of Board, Green Film Network, Director CinemAmbiente Festival, Torino

Heribert
Insam

Prof. Em., Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. of Innsbruck. Now science communicator at BioTreaT GmbH for CEDRIC, and founder of MikroMondo and Sounds of Science, Innsbruck

Erica
Gonzalez

Co-Director „The Illusion of Abundance“, inff Award-Winner Best Environmental Documentary 2023

Maria
Gomez Brandon

Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Animal Biology, Universidad de Vigo

Judith
Ascher-Jenull

Microbiologist, Senior Researcher at the Dept. of Experimental Architecture, Integrative Design Extremes, University of Innsbruck

Andreas
Baumgarten

Executive Committee Member of the Austrian Soil Science Society (ASSS) and the International Society of Soil Sciences (IUSS), Head of Department for Soil Health and Plant Nutrition at AGES (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety), Vienna