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

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

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