They will be tasked with judging the 2026 Annecy Festival Official Selection entries: the Festival announces its juries.
Hailing from across the globe and from wide variety of backgrounds, these jury members represent all the richness and diversity of animation culture and creative expression. Their multiplicity and rigorous scrutiny will ensure that the best in each category will be acknowledged.
OFFICIAL FEATURE FILMS
Faisal BALTYUOR
Faisal BALTYUOR
Producer and CEO of the Red Sea Film Foundation
Saudi Arabia
Mònica GARCIA MASSAGUÉ
Mònica GARCIA MASSAGUÉ
General Manager of the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
Spain
Maïlys VALLADE
Maïlys VALLADE
Director, Screenwriter, Storyboard Artist, Animator,
France
CONTRECHAMP FEATURE FILMS
Suresh ERIYAT
Suresh ERIYAT
Artist, Author, Animator, Filmmaker
India
Lola LEFÈVRE
Lola LEFÈVRE
Director
France
Anna Ida OROSZ
Anna Ida OROSZ
Film Historian, Animation Curator
Hungary
OFFICIAL SHORT FILMS
Marina ROSSET
Marina ROSSET
Director, Producer
Switzerland
David SILVERMAN
David SILVERMAN
Animator, Director
USA
Cristobal TAPIA DE VEER
Cristobal TAPIA DE VEER
Composer
Chile, Canada
GRADUATION FILMS & OFF-LIMITS SHORT FILMS
Dominique BAZAY
Dominique BAZAY
Producer, Director of Original Animation, Netflix
Canada
Claude CLOUTIER
Claude CLOUTIER
Illustrator, Comic Book Artist, Animation Filmmaker
Canada
Thomas JOLLY
Thomas JOLLY
Actor, Theatre Director, Chair of the CNC Video Games Committee
France
TV & COMMISSIONED FILMS
Fernando GALRITO
Fernando GALRITO
University Lecturer, Cinema Director, Artistic Director MONSTRA | Lisbon Animation Festival
Portugal
Mariam KANDELAKI
Mariam KANDELAKI
Director, Producer, Cultural Events Organiser
Georgia
Imogen SUTTON
Imogen SUTTON
Producer, Director
Unided Kingdom
IMMERSIVE WORKS
Abi FEIJÓ
Abi FEIJÓ
Director, Producer, Educator
Portugal
Aubry MINTZ
Aubry MINTZ
Animator, Director
USA
Negar MOTEVALY
Negar MOTEVALY
Director, Animator, Visual Artist
Iran