Award-winning industry executives and content creators from 26 countries are joining forces to judge the 2023 TV & Film Competition being staged by New York Festivals TV & Film Awards.
The 2023 Television & Film Awards Grand Jury is populated with 170+ international broadcast and film industry executives and storytellers, and these content creators are respected for their creativity and dedication to excellence. “The 2023 Grand Jury panel’s impressive reputation and diverse areas of expertise across all platforms ensure that each entry will be judged thoughtfully with the utmost of attention it merits,” NYF says.
Rose Anderson, SVP and Executive Director of New York Festivals TV & Film Awards, notes, “We look for wide experience, demonstrated achievement and geographic diversity in our jury members as a way of quantifying fairness in the selection process. All of our Grand Jury members volunteer their time and are award winners themselves.”
The roster of companies the jurors represent include BBC, Al Jazeera, GloboNews, ESPN, CBS Sports, Terra Mater Studios GmbH, National Football League, Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Telemundo Streaming Studios, Channel NewsAsia, Deutsche Welle, GMA Networks, The Walt Disney Company Latin America, The Edge Picture Company, NHK, Media Zoo, Radio-Canada, Final Frame, ZDF, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Fuji Television, beIN SPORTS and SP Televisão S.A.
2023 Grand Jury Members:
· Marita Bittencourt, Editor, GloboNews – Brazil
· Arlene U. Carnay, Vice President, Public Affairs, GMA Network – Philippines
· Matt Creasey, EVP, Sales, Co-productions & Acquisitions, Banijay Right – USA
- Debbie Cuell, Executive Producer & CEO, Sparkle Pictures – Australia
· Victor Glynn, Producer, GCB Films – United Kingdom
- Shitij Kumar Gupta, Senior Executive Producer, NDTV – India
· Melanie Haft, Managing Director & Head of Production, nautilusfilm GmbH – Germany
- Jacob Hickey, Head of Factual/Producer, Blackfella Films – Australia
· Jo Johnson, Development Executive, South Pacific Pictures – New Zealand
· Manuela Kasper-Claridge, Editor-in-Chief, Deutsche Welle – Germany
· Brian M. Lockhart, Senior Vice President, ESPN+ Original Content and ESPN Films ESPN – USA
· Masakatsu Kasai, Managing Executive Officer, Member of the Board, Executive Producer Tohokushinsha Film Corporation – Japan
· Jodain Massad, Director, Development & Innovation, NFL Films, National Football League – USA
- Alex Paquin, Chief Executive Officer, Zerotrillion – Netherlands
- Juan Ponce, SVP & General Manager, Telemundo Streaming Studios – USA
- Phil Rees, Director of Investigative Journalism, Al Jazeera – Qatar
· Dawn Reese, U.S. President, Mediabrands Content Studio – USA
- Jessica Soho, Broadcast Journalist, GMA Network – Philippines
· Steve Songalia, Director, The Edge Picture Company Ltd – United Kingdom
· Andre Takeda, Head of Creative Services, The Walt Disney Company Latin America – Argentina
· Judith Vecchione, Senior Editorial Advisor, WORLD Channel GBH – USA
· Ellis Williams, Director/Producer, Original Programming, CBS Sports – USA
View the 2023 NYF TV & Film Awards Grand Jury, HERE.
