We are delighted to present the 2022 jury for the challenge.

Sonya Pemberton

SONYA PEMBERTON

Emmy Award-winner and record-breaking five-time winner of the prestigious Eureka Prize for Science Journalism, Sonya is one of Australia’s leading factual filmmakers. A brilliant science communicator and massive scifi fan!

ELLIOT GROVE

Elliot is one of the UK's most influential indie film promoters. He is a film producer and the founder of the Raindance Film Festival (celebrating 30 years!!!) and the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs).

ANDREW MARK SEWELL

Andrew is an award-winning independent filmmaker and radio drama producer/director. In the last decade his film and radio dramas have won over thirty international awards. He has developed well-known sci-fi like Blake’s 7 and Dan Dare.

PAUL ARION

Global Head of Layout for dNeg, Paul is a leader in the Visual FX industry. He has worked on films like Prometheus, Dune, and won 5 Academy Awards for Blade Runner 2049 and First Man.

CHRISTINA NOWAK

Christina is an expert in Virtual Production. A Board Member of SMPTE UK, the Director of Virtual Production at Anna Valley and a Cinegirl Ambassador.

SIMON FOSTER

Simon is the Festival Director of the Sydney SciFi Film Festival. He has been watching and writing about film for 30 years, and is a member of the Australian Film Critics Circle.