The Zurich Film Festival Announces Competition Categories Jury

This year's competition jury will be headed by Gabrielle Tana, Dick Fontaine and Barbara Albert as Jury Presidents. ZFF screens first, second and third directorial works in the three competition categories International Feature Film, International Documentary Film and Focus: Switzerland, Germany, Austria. A separate independent jury of experts will judge the films in each of the three categories and award their Golden Eye during the Award Night at Zurich Opera House on Saturday, October 6.

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM JURY

Gabrielle Tana (Jury President) / producer / Great Britain
Selection of films: THE WHITE CROW (2018), DANCER (2016), PHILOMENA (2013)

Ann Hui / director and producer / Hong Kong
Selection of films: OUR TIME WILL COME (2017), SUMMER SNOW (1995), BOAT PEOPLE (1982)

Max Irons / actor / Great Britain
Selection of films: WOMAN IN GOLD (2015), THE RIOT CLUB (2014), THE WHITE QUEEN (2013)

Ana Lily Amirpour / director and screenwriter / Great Britain
Selection of films: THE BAD BATCH (2016), A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2014)


INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM JURY

Dick Fontaine (Jury President) / director / Great Britain
Selection of films: BETTY CARTER: NEW ALL THE TIME (1994), NEW YORK LAW (1989)

Camilla Nielsson / director / Denmark
Selection of films: DEMOCRATS (2014), MUMBAI DISCONNECTED (2009), THE CHILDREN OF DAFUR (2005)

Maya Zinshtein / director / Israel
Film: FOREVER PURE (2016)

Talal Derki / director and camera operator / Syria
Selection of films: OF FATHERS AND SONS (2017), RETURN TO HOMS (2013)


FOCUS: SWITZERLAND, GERMANY, AUSTRIA JURY

Barbara Albert (Jury President) / director, producer and screenwriter / Austria
Selection of films: LICHT (2017), THE DEAD AND THE LIVING (2012), FALLING (2006)

Max Karli / producer / Switzerland
Selection of films: WITH THE WIND (2018), THE GUARDIANS (2017), MA VIE DE COURGETTE (2016)

Wolfgang Thaler / camera operator / Austria
Selection of films: UGLY (2017), PARADISE trilogy (2012-2013), IMPORT/EXPORT (2007), DOG DAYS (2001)

Markus Welter / director / Germany
Selection of films: SEITENTRIEBE (2018), TATORT: KLEINE PRINZEN (2016), DER BESTATTER