Jury 2020

Satyanshu is a filmmaker, writer and professor of cinema. He started his journey by writing poems for Udaan and directing the National Award-winning short film Tamaash. His debut feature film Chintu Ka Birthday was released to critical acclaim.

Monika is an experienced storyteller, with training in social sciences, scriptwriting, project management, and diversity and inclusion. She founded LUMA, a story-design studio that specialises in projects of social and environmental value.

Sudheer is a cinematographer with over 30 years experience filming for both Indian and international production houses. His works range from feature films like The Clay Bird (FIPRESCI prize, Cannes Film festival 2002) to M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story directed by Neeraj Pandey.

David has been the Producer of London’s Raindance Film Festival since 2015 and promotes Mexican and Latin American Cinema in the UK. He has participated in the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Glastonbury Festival and the London MexFest.

Sophy is the Co-founder and Chief Executive of the Indian Documentary Foundation. She leads the Good Pitch program in India and has created a Climate Justice Lab called Eco Lens. Sophy is an advisory board member of Dhai Akshar, a non-profit that uses art and culture to educate street kids.

Akanksha is among India's premiere award winning natural history filmmakers. With two decades of work experience that covers the range and breadth of film production, her work has been televised across the globe and she is one of the jurors for the International Emmy ® Awards – Documentary category.