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International Competition - Jury
Magda Makarczuk Strehlau

Director of the WARSAW JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL since 2013. She is also one of the creators of the EU Jewish Film Center and the Curator of the CEDOC Market led by DOC LAB Poland and KRAKOW Film Festival Industry. Previously served as Associate Director of the LA Jewish Film Festival (2016-2021). 

Frank Stern

Frank Stern, film historian with focus on German-language and international Jewish cinema, has taught at universities in Israel, the United States, Germany, and Austria. He is President of the Jewish Film Club Vienna, involved in research on the role of Jekkes in early Israeli film production, promotes Israeli film in Austria, and recently published a book on the films of Hedy Lamarr.

Michael Etherton

Chief Executive of UK Jewish Film and a Member of the Board of Trustees. He has been integral in growing UK Jewish Film into a nationwide festival, film production hub, and education charity. In 2021, he established the Dangoor UKJF Short Doc Fund, He also oversees the Pears Short Film Fund. In 2024, he established a new film project for short films focused on British-Jewish identity