It is a particularly difficult task to compare and evaluate artistic and cinematic work, the story and content and ultimately select a winner. The international jury is made up of experts from a wide range of disciplines.

Judith
Ascher-Jenull

Microbiologist, Senior Researcher at the Dept. of Experimental Architecture, Integrative Design Extremes, University of Innsbruck, GROWN Lab, Material Sciences, Innsbruck

Andreas
Baumgartner

Executive Committee Member of the Austrian Soil Science Society (ASSS) and the International Society of Soil Sciences (IUSS), Head of Department for Soil Health and Plant Nutrition at AGES (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety), Vienna

Christian
Berger

Director of Photography, Producer and Professor, Oscar nomination for Director of Cinematography for DAS WEISSE BAND (2010), Vienna

Lillian
Cooper

Environmental Artist, Delft

Lilian translates natural forms and livings into personal pieces of art. She investigates also historic approaches of natural sciences and interprets them into her art.

Lia
Furxhi

Chair of Board, GreenFilmNetwork, Director CinemAmbiente Festival, Torino

Tina
Goebel

Science Journalist & TV Editor ORF/Universum, Vienna

Maria
Gomez Brandon

Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Animal Biology, Universidad de Vigo

Wolfgang
Hassenstein

Co-Founder & environmental editor magazin “atmo”, Hamburg

Johannes
Hoffmann

Producer, DoP & Editor, inff Award-Winner Shorts4Kids 2024, Innsbruck

Heribert
Insam

Prof. Em., Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. of Innsbruck. Now science communicator at BioTreaT GmbH forCEDRIC, and founder of MikroMondo and Sounds of Science, Innsbruck

Thomas
Peham

Founder of the „Soil Award“ in 2015, Soil Expert („Soilist“) at the Office of the Regional Government of Tyrol

Magdalena
Pichler

Unit Film, Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Vienna

Tommaso
Priante

Founder Luminalia, Festival Strategy & Acquisitions Manager, Green Arthouse Consultant inff 2025, Bologna

Mariette
Rissenbeek

Producer, Script Consultant, Managing Director Berlinale 2019–2024, Berlin

Justine
Schmidt

Vice President Production National Geographic, Washington DC

Stefanie
Schwab

TV Editor ARTE, Knowledge Department, Strasbourg

Niobe
Thompson

Anthropologist, Science Host, Producer, Emmy® and Sundance winning filmmaker, inff Award-Winner Best Biodiversity Film 2024, Victoria, British Columbia

Nicole
Zabel-Wasmuth

Climate Story Consultant, Co-Founder PlanetNarratives, Legal Counsel Media Law, Berlin