Graphic creator and director on animated series, illustrator and author of a series of graphic novels (“Cute Sins”, “The March of the Crab”, and “Zombillenium”). Before making a splash in 2017 with “Zombillenium”, his first feature film.

Feature films jury

Project manager at the Council of Europe’s Eurimages fund. She is in charge of co-productions for feature-length fiction and animation films. Established in 1989, Eurimages currently numbers 37 of the 47 member states of the Strasbourg-based Organisation, plus Canada as Associate member.

Baché’s career started in Editions Delcourt, where she specialized in comics. She has been involved with the International Animated Film Festival Annecy and its market for fifteen years. At present she focuses on young talents, providing direction in early stages of their projects and fostering the production process.

Short films jury

Producer of Animation films, Corinne is the Editorial Director of Folimage Studio and collaborates regularly in juries, debates and workshops in France and abroad. In 2011 she produced short formats and supervises artist residencies while developing projects of series.

Graduation films jury

French filmmaker. He’s written and directed three feature films – Sexy Boys (2001), Modern Love (2008) and Michel G, King of the World (2011). His writing credits include the animation features A Monster in Paris (2008, starring Vanessa Paradis) and Sahara. He’s also the co-writer of French Box Office hits Pattaya and Taxi 5.

Short films jury

DJ, music promoter, and entrepreneur Shant Ko (Shant Kotchian) is a Syrian-Armenian residing in Yerevan. He is the founder and owner of Paparazzi Group representing Paparazzi Club that operates in Yerevan already for 3 years providing top music from top DJs both local and international.

Music films jury

Seda Grigoryan was the video production manager at CivilNet TV where she worked on several documentaries, TV reports, Live programs in Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, USA. In 2017 she directed the documentary ”Way Back Home” which received the “Best Short Documentary” award at the Pomegranate Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.

TV & Educational films jury

In 1996 she starts directing. Her films obtained a vast recognition, winning countless awards and becoming inescapable references. All her films are in the Portuguese National Cinema Plan, being studied by children and young people in Portuguese. In 2018 became a Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Hollywood)

Lilit Movsisyan has graduated from the Feature Film Directing Department of the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinema. In 2011 she premiered her first film “Ashtray”. In 2013 Her second Feature Length Film “Caucho” was nominee in 6 nominations in National Cinema Awards “HAYAK” and Won a prize.

Short films jury

Multidisciplinary artist who experimented with digital art, animation, writing and music. She authored children's picture books, produced animated short film and created numerous brand identities for various cultural and business institutions, art projects.

Graduation films jury

Henry Hovhanesyan has over 10 years of production management experience in the entertainment industry. he has managed over 50 artist on various TV and Feature Animation projects in 2D and 3D at Warner Brothers, Sony TV, Universal Studios Animation and DreamWorks Animation.

Graduation films jury

Since 1979, he worked at “ArmenFilm” studio as a director’s assistant and cameraman’s assistant; later - as a director. In 1991, he founded “Debut” film festival. In 2004, he founded “Golden Apricot” Yerevan International Film Festival and heads it till present. In 2016 Harutyun Khachatrtyan became the president of National Cinema Academy of RA.

Feature films jury

Since 1988 with some interruptions he works at media and film production. He has created and cooperated on creating documentary, feature films, TV docs and programs. He is the CEO of Hrant Matevossian Foundation (since 2003) and the Adviser to the Minister of Culture (2018).

Feature films jury

Studied at Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. During 2012-13, he worked as an animation film director in National Cinema Center of Armenia. He is an art director for several music videos, including “Nreni” (2016), “Hov Areq” (2017), “Pap jan” (2017) and others

TV & Educational films jury

In 2007, released his first video clip as director and meanwhile worked in television as film editor. Many of the video clips released by Aramayis received a lot of awards, including “Best music video” at Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival 2018.

Music films jury

Born in Yerevan. For over two decades she hosted TV and Radio shows ranging from showbiz all the way to spiritual news. Authored over 400 song lyrics as well as some long Facebook statuses.

Music films jury

Animator, cofounder of Yelling Animation Studio startup by Tumo Center for Creative Technologies, currently working on a tv mini-series “Qoucha” as a director and animator.

TV & Educational films jury