Awards Jury

imagineNATIVE is proud to be able to provide annual cash awards to artists spanning over fourteen awards categories. We have four different juries to select the award winners across our Film + Video, Digital + Interactive, and Audio Official Selection. 

2022 MOON JURY

The Moon Jury is responsible for adjudicating the following awards: Dramatic Feature, Live Action Short, Animated Short, Innovation in Storytelling, Indigenous Language Production, and the Moon Jury Award.

Dana Claxton

DANA CLAXTON

Hunkpapa Lakota

Tanu Gago

TANU GAGO

Samoa

2022 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

DAVID HERNÁNDEZ PALMAR

Wayuu

Pauline Clague

PAULINE CLAGUE

Yaegl

2022 WATER JURY

The Water Jury is responsible for adjudicating the following awards: New Artist in Digital + Interactive and the Digital + Interactive Award. 

Susan Blight

SUSAN BLIGHT

Anishinaabe

Hexe Fey

HEXE FEY

Oglala Lakota

2022 LAND JURY

The Land Jury is responsible for adjudicating the following awards: Experimental Audio and Narrative Audio.

Kathleen Doxtator

KATHLEEN DOXTATOR

Oneida