The Jury

Anna Saura studied a double degree in Journalism and Advertising at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria. She began her professional career in the production department of Teatro Español in 2013 at the Fringe13 festival. Parallel to her university studies she worked in the marketing department of PRISA in 2016 and in the middle of this year she started as a producer in the British branded content production company Villa Lunera LTD where she produced the documentary “HOPE” (2016) and numerous campaigns for large companies such as Santander, Leroy Merlin, etc… In 2017 she joined PIPA Films as director of development where she produced the documentary “11M” (Netflix, 2021) and carried out executive production of El rey de todo el mundo (Carlos Saura,2021). In September 2019 he starts his activity as a teacher in the Audiovisual Communication degree at UFV where he continues. Since 2015 she manages and develops all the artistic projects of filmmaker Carlos Saura. In 2020 she joins Morena Films where she develops production tasks until mid 2023 and produces the series “Diarios de la Cuarentena” (TVE), “Relatos Con-fin-a-dos” (Prime Video) and “Cuidado con lo que deseas”(Fernando Colomo, 2021). Since 2022 she was responsible for the documentary area of this prestigious production company, from which she produced “Tequila.Sexo, drogas y rock&roll” (Alvaro Longoria, 2022), and “La vida de Brianeitor” (Alvaro Longoria, 2023). In parallel, in 2020 he founded ATRECE CREACIONES where he produces “Rosa Rosae”, “Soy cloe. Existo” and “Cuentas Divinas” a fiction short film that is nominated for the Goya Awards 2024 after winning more than 30 national and international awards. Since 2024 she is the coordinator of the master’s degree in project development and management of audiovisual companies at ECAM.

Ana Torrent started in the world of cinema at the age of seven with Víctor Erice in El espíritu de la colmena -for which she won the Fotogramas de Plata for Best Actress-. Thirty years later, she has worked with him again in the film Cerrar los ojos, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2023, and earned her nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the Goya, Forqué and Feroz Awards, and won the Fotogramas de Plata and the CEC Medal for Best Supporting Actress. She has worked with Carlos Saura in the films Cría Cuervos, winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival; and Elisa Vida Mia, which also triumphed at Cannes as Special Jury Prize. In 1980 she shot El nido, with Jaime de Armiñan, a film nominated for an Oscar and for which she was awarded Best Actress at the Montreal Festival and the New York Critics Awards. Encouraged by Erice to continue her acting career, Ana attended Cristina Rota’s classes, combining it with a degree in Geography and History. Years later, after winning a scholarship, she went to study cinematography in New York. She also studied acting for four years with Uta Hagen at the Manhattan Theater School HB Studios and was in contact with the “Alexander Technique” method. Since then, Ana lives between Madrid and New York.

She has participated in national projects such as Sobre todo de noche, directed by Víctor Iriarte; Nieva en Benidorm, by Isabel Coixet; Verónica, directed by Paco Plaza; Tesis, by Alejandro Amenábar, for which she was nominated for a Goya in the category of Best Actress in a Leading Role; Vacas, by Julio Medem; Yoyes, by Helena Taberna; or No-Do, by Elio Quiroga- as well as international -Therebe dragons, by Roland Joffé; The Other Boleyn Girl, directed by Justin Chadwick; or in the series of British films by Peter Greenaway: The Tulse Luper Suitcases II and III-.
He has also starred in Raúl Herrera’s short film Plein Air.
He recently filmed Raíces in Puerto Rico, directed by Gustavo Ramos.

In television she started in the series Anillos de oro, directed by Pedro Masó, followed by El jardín de Venus by José María Forqué and Segunda enseñanza, also by Masó.
He has participated in international series such as Hemingway, by Bernhard Sinkel, La Piovra, for RAI in Italy, and Kinsey, for the BBC.
His most recent works are Bosé, directed by Mikel Rueda for SkyShowtime and Mano de hierro, by Lluís Quílez for Netflix.
Recently, he has recorded Furia, Félix Sabroso’s latest series for Max.
In theater, his latest plays include Muero por que no muero, by Paco Bezerra and directed by Matías Umpiérrez. Las Criadas, directed by Luis Luque; Todas las noches de un día, by Alberto Conejero; or Imperio, by Matías Umpiérrez.

She has also starred in Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, directed by Magüi Mira, and William Shakespeare’s Richard III, directed by Carlos Martín.

Angeles González-Sinde is a screenwriter and film and television director. She won a Goya Award for best screenplay for “La buena estrella” and another for best new director for “La suerte dormida”. She has also directed the feature films “El comensal” (2022), adapted from the novel of the same name by Gabriela Ybarra; “Una palabra tuya” (2008), adapted from the novel by Elvira Lindo; “A mí quién me cuida” (2006) for Canal Sur and TV3; “La suerte dormida” (2004). She is currently preparing “Después de Kim”, to be shot in 2025. Her latest work as a director is the documentary “La conquista de la democracia”, which RTVE will premiere in 2025.
She is the screenwriter of several feature films, such as “Tierra baja” by Miguel Santesmases; “Todos estamos invitados” and “La vida que te espera” by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón; “Mentiras y gordas” and “Entre vivir y soñar” by Menkes and Albacete; “Los aires difíciles, Heroína, El misterio de Galíndez, Las razones de mis amigos by Gerardo Herrero; Segunda piel by Gerardo Vera; La puta y la ballena by Luis Puenzo; Antigua vida mía by Héctor Olivera; 7 minutos by Daniela Fejerman; Otra ciudad by Silvia Quer.

She has been awarded the Cartelera Turia Prize, the Best Film Prize at the Nantes Spanish Film Festival, the Mestre Mateo Prize at the Galician Film Academy, the Best Screenplay Prize at the Malaga Film Festival, the Silver Lighthouse at the L’Alfas del Pi Film Festival, the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos Medal, among others.

A versatile writer, as a novelist she was a finalist for the Planeta Prize, winner of the Edebé Prize for Children’s Literature, and is also a playwright. Her work in television ranges from comedies to daily series (five seasons of “Amar es para siempre”) or primetime dramas (Bosé). She has a degree in Classics and an MFA from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.

With more than 30 years of experience in the audiovisual industry, Juan Parodi has played key roles in various areas of the media. He was Director of Programming for a major television network and Executive Director of Argentina’s public media, where he led key initiatives for the development and distribution of quality content.

Internationally, he worked at Sony Pictures International and FremantleMedia, overseeing productions of global scope and bringing his strategic vision to high-impact projects.

He then created his own production company, which has won major awards in the fiction and entertainment categories and established himself as an influential figure in the creation of audiovisual content.

Rémi Tereszkiewicz is an expert in OTT services and TV series marketing.
Having worked since 1994 as VP or SVP in sales and marketing positions for various companies such as Warner Brothers (2016), Lagardère Studios (2014), Netgem (2004) or Eurosport (1994), he led the creation and launch of numerous TV services.
and xVOD offerings.
He is currently CEO of Betaseries, a media platform offering recommendation services for a community of 5 million monthly TV series fans and analyzes the uses of TV series and OTT for the media industry. B2B https://betaseries.pro/en/
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