FIPRESCI Jury

Josip Jurčić is a Croatian film journalist and critic. He is the editor-in-chief of the film web magazine Kinofilm.hr, and in a career spanning more than a quarter of a century, he published articles in leading Croatian publications (Gloria, Jutarnji list, Večernji list...). He is a full member of the International Association of Film Critics – FIPRESCI and the European Film Academy.

Maximilian Schäffer was born in Regensburg, Germany in 1990, where he had his first catholic communion, confirmation and attended high school. He lives in Berlin since 2014, holds a master's degree in art history at Freie Universität Berlin on the subject of occult ritualism in film. Since 2017 he has been s freelance writer specializing in opera, film and propaganda. He writes travel reports and interviews without script and has written various contributions to German-language literature magazines. A member of the Professional Association of German Media Journalists (BVMJ). A 2021 jury member of DOK Leipzig, 2022 Filmfest-MV Schwerin, 2022 Tallinn Black Nights (PÖFF). An actor and musician, singer of the band Flamingo Strauß.

Ana Šturm is historian and sociologist with a master's degree in film and television studies and a special interest in the invisible affairs of everyday life. Film spectator, critic and curator. Lost in movies, addicted to coffee, ginger and first snow. Berlinale and Sarajevo Talent Campus alumna. A founding member and host of the first Slovene film and popular culture themed podcast FilmFlow. As a member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) she participated in several international juries (Annecy, Karlovy Vary, Berlinale, etc). She currently works as the editor-in-chief of Ekran, a magazine for film and television, and is enrolled in the PhD (Film and Television Studies) programme at the Ljubljana Film Academy (AGRFT).