Awards Jury
imagineNATIVE is proud to be able to provide annual cash awards to artists spanning fourteen awards categories. We have four different juries to select the award winners across our Film + Video, Digital + Interactive, and Audio Official Selection.
2023 MOON JURY
The Moon Jury is responsible for adjudicating the following awards: Dramatic Feature, Live Action Short (Dramatic Short), Animated Short, Innovation in Storytelling (Experimental), Indigenous Language Production, and the Moon Jury Award.
ALEX LAZAROWICH
Cree
RENAE MAIHI
Ngāti Whakaue & Ngāpuhi
STERLIN HARJO
Seminole
2023 SUN JURY
The Sun Jury is responsible for adjudicating the following awards: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, New Voice in Storytelling, and the Sun Jury Award.
DAVID HERNÁNDEZ PALMAR
Wayuu
NOEL HABEL
Dakota
LIISA HOLMBERG
Sámi
2023 WATER JURY
The Water Jury is responsible for adjudicating the following awards: New Artist in Digital + Interactive and the Digital + Interactive Award.
SKAWENNATI FRAGNITO
Mohawk
MAIZE LONGBOAT
Kanien’kehá:ka
2023 LAND JURY
The Land Jury is responsible for adjudicating the following awards: Experimental Audio and Narrative Audio.
TRAVIS MERCREDI
Métis
SUZANNE MORRISSETTE
Métis/Cree