2018 Jury Archive

Noel Sutton

Feature Jury

Emma Clark

Feature Jury

Emma started Buzz Magazine 25 years ago, now maintaining the overall running of the magazine and developing Buzz media training. Buzz is the leading independent entertainment and cultural guide in Wales, with a distribution from Cardiff to Swansea, Mid and...

Jamie Starboisky

Best British Jury

The bedrock of Manchester-based Director/Producer Jamie Starboisky’s multimedia work is his training in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Salford, leading him to an awareness of whose stories are not told. He has been working for years to signalboost marginalised stories:...

Andrew Murphy

Feature Jury

Since 2012, Andrew Murphy has been the Director of Programming at Inside Out. While leading the artistic direction for the Toronto and Ottawa LGBT Film Festivals as well as year-round initiatives, he helped launch the organization’s Industry program, including the...

Hazel Remeika

Best British Jury

Hazel Remeika, lives in Manchester with her son, whom she co-parents, and has worked for the Co-op for over 10 years. A passionate activist, and the co-chair of the Co-op’s LGBT colleague network Respect, Hazel is the Partnership Manager (Education)...

Alex Drummond

Best British Jury

Alex Drummond is a psychotherapist, artist, photographer and social activist. She is recognised for her work in the transgender community and for her LGBT campaigning more generally.  She lives near Caerphilly with her partner of 20 years and their cat...

Dionne Edwards

Best British Jury

Dionne Edwards is a screenwriter and director. Her short We Love Moses screened at over fifty festivals worldwide, including LFF and TIFF. It has picked up nine awards, including Best British Short at Iris Prize Festival 2017 and Short Film of...

Rod Thomas

CHAIR - Best British Jury

Rod Thomas makes music as Bright Light Bright Light. His last album ‘Choreography’ was based on 80s/90s cinema and featured Sir Elton John, all Scissor Sisters members and Alan Cumming as guest vocalists. He’s composed for Mark Gatiss’ BBC4 series...

Sam Kite

International Jury

Sam Kite has produced feature films, shorts, music videos, and new media content that has been featured on The Nerdist Channel, Funny or Die, and in various premiere film festivals such as Outfest, Newfest, and Frameline. He considers himself very...

Neil Moffatt

International Jury

Neil Moffatt, from St Helens, is married to Jonathan and works for our Co-op. He has a caring nature and a passion for equality. He is energised by travel and finds far flung destinations life enhancing. He has an enquiring...

Mikael Bundsen

International Jury

Mikael Bundsen is a Swedish screenwriter and director with a BA in film directing and a one year masters in screenwriting. His last short film “Mother Knows Best” premiered at the Berlinale in 2016 and went on to screen at...

Magnus Mork

International Jury

Magnus Mork graduated from the Gothenburg Film School with Flatmates (2007) and has since made several shorts, all screened extensively at festivals across the globe. His films have been awarded at Sundance, the Iris Prize, the Golden Chair and Amanda among others....

Heather Small

International Jury

Dylan Huw

International Jury

Dylan Huw is a Cardiff-based writer. He has published short fiction and arts criticism in both Welsh and English, and holds an M.A. in Visual Cultures from Goldsmiths, University of London and a B.A. in Liberal Arts/Film Studies from King’s...

Carrie Lyell

CHAIR - International Jury

Carrie Lyell is a journalist who joined DIVA magazine in 2013. She’s always wanted to write about queer culture (in her words, “because being gay is the only thing I’m any good at”) and is passionate about amplifying queer women’s...

Andria Wilson

International Jury

Andria Wilson is the Executive Director of Inside Out, Canada’s largest LGBT Film Festival. She has held leadership roles at Canadian arts presenting organizations including the Atlantic Film Festival, East Coast Music Association, TD Jazz Festival, Creative Nova Scotia Awards, and...

Aled Islwyn

International Jury

A Port Talbot born author and translator, now living in Cardiff, whose work has depicted aspects of gay life since his first novel, Lleuwen, appeared in 1977 – long before such themes were fashionable in Welsh fiction. His short story...