Meet our Jury
The jury is composed of prominent personalities, from filmmakers, producers, critics and experts in the field of cinema, art and culture.
André Guttfreund
Filmmaker
Salvadoran filmmaker. Producer of the 1976 short film "In the Region of Ice", for which he received an Oscar at the Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film, becoming the first, and so far only, Central American to receive an Oscar. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from The American Film Institute. He has been director of Televisión Educativa (1971-1973), Director of the National Theater and, since 2012, President of the Salvadoran Film and Television Association (ASCINE).
Edgar Barillas
Historian and audiovisual producer
Guatemalan, PhD in Heritage Conservation, researcher of the history of Guatemalan cinema and producer of educational and cultural documentaries. He has participated in film-related events in Cuba, France, Brazil, Colombia and all Central American countries. He is a founding member of the Asociación Guatemalteca del Audiovisual y la Cinematografía and the Asociación por la Memoria Audiovisual de Guatemala.
Marielba Herrera
Anthropologist
Anthropologist and cultural consultant, she was in charge of the Office of the Historian and Cultural Heritage of San Salvador; she has developed research since 2010 on topics related to popular religiosity, indigenous and Afro-descendant identities in El Salvador. She is currently founder and president of the Network of Afro-Central American Studies, an organization that aims to assist academia and the Afro-Central American population in the dissemination of the African legacy in the diaspora and the recognition of the research production of Afro-Central American organic intellectuals.
Rubén Herrera
Colorist and audiovisual producer
Salvadoran colorist who has worked in Hollywood, independent films, documentaries, television series and music videos. After graduating from José Matías Delgado University, he studied the art of color with some of the best colorists in the industry. A couple of years later he decided to take an independent path and created Causa Color. He currently lives in Montevideo and works remotely for the entire planet.
Saúl Uribe
Anthropologist and audiovisual producer
He has been advisor, consultant and executor of policies and programs of conservation and dissemination of cultural and natural heritage in communities and specific human groups, serving as manager of cultural development programs and policies. He is currently a researcher attached to the scientific research groups: NEXUS Society Nature, Federal University of Pernambuco Brazil, Cultural Heritage Management attached to the University of Antioquia Medellin-Colombia, the Territory Group of the Pontificia Bolivariana University, Medellin-Colombia.
Amargit Pinzón
Cineasta
Editora, directora y guionista panameña, con formación en Montaje Cinematográfico en la EICTV de Cuba. Fundadora y socia de Laberintos Films Producciones y la plataforma PaverteMedia. Especializada en producción cinematográfica, medios digitales y emprendimientos culturales en Japón, Venezuela, México y Panamá. Amplia experiencia en roles en cortometrajes, documentales y contenido audiovisual para redes y plataformas. Destacada en coproducción y asesoría en Bolivia. Conferencista en guión, producción y montaje en universidades en Panamá y Brasil. Proyectos participantes en diversos festivales y muestras internacionales.
