Preliminary Jury 2026
Akanksha Sood Singh; Natural History Filmmaker, The Gaia People
Dr. Aldo Leal-Egana; Group Leader, Heidelberg University, Germany
Aleksandra Vujadinovic; Managing Director, Rhine Ruhr Center for Science Communication Research, Germany
Aline Scherff; Clinician Scientist & Postdoctoral Researcher, LMU University Hospital Munich, Germany
Amelie Rebmann; Education & Public Engagement, BOS Switzerland (Borneo Orangutan Survival Switzerland), Switzerland
Ana Luisa Santos; Wildlife Filmmaker, Ateles Films, The Netherlands
Anita Waltho; Science Communicator, Berlin Science Week, Germany
Anna Alvord; Director, International Sales & Operations, PBS Distribution, United States
Annette Scheurich; Executive Producer, Director & Writer, Marco Polo Film AG, Germany
Dr. Annika Grandison; Head of Programme Development, experimenta – Das Science Center, Germany
Antonio Mendoza Gonzales; Co-Founder, EnerGea Tecnonautas Bolivia, Bolivia
Ben Jones; Head of Motion, Science Photo Library Ltd (SPL), United Kingdom
Bethan Burnside; Senior Science Communicator, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience & Curo Agency, Belgium
Catarina Ramos; Head of Communications, Events & Outreach, Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal
Claudia Neumeier; Science Journalist, Freelance / Deutschlandfunk Nova, Germany
Dexter Ellis; Market Development Lead & Vice President, Arcadis / Native Plant Initiative of Greater New Orleans, United States
Diva Amon; Marine Biologist, SpeSeas, Trinidad and Tobago
Edite Felgueiras; Science Communicator & Digital Media PhD Candidate, University of Porto / CERN, Portugal
Faye Watson; Public & Community Engagement Consultant, Self-Employed / University of West London, United Kingdom
Flavia-Bianca Cristian; Freelance Science Communicator, Curly Neuron Studio, Czech Republic
Francesca Coraggio; Postdoctoral Researcher, German Cancer Research Center, Germany
Franziska Sattler-Morrison; Program Manager & Science Communicator, Foresight Canada, Canada & Germany
Greg Sanderson; Executive Producer, United Kingdom
Irena Maralushaj; Freelance Festival Coordinator & Producer, Croatia
Izuchukwu Azuka Okafor; Assistant Professor, UMass Chan Medical School, United States
Jannik Pfister; Head of European Identity, Hertie Foundation & Associate Fellow, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Germany
Johanna Barnbeck; Creative Director & Founder, Spread the Nerd – Agency for Creative SciComm, Germany
Johanna Kaack; Managing Editor (Chefin vom Dienst), ZDF History & Science Department, Germany
John Dutton; Science & Conservation Filmmaker, John Dutton Productions, USA & Austria
Juan Ferrer; Multimedia Designer & Researcher, Museo del Hongo, Chile
Juan Manuel Sarasua; Science Journalist & Science Communicator, Juan Sarasua Science Communication Strategies, Spain, Colombia & Italy
Julian Ferreras; Researcher / University Professor, Instituto de Biología Subtropical (UNaM-CONICET), Argentina
Jürgen Kleinig; Business Development, Project Manager & Documentary Film Producer, European Science Communication Institute (ESCI) / Leonardo Film GmbH, Germany
Kira Hughes; Science Communicator, Freelance / Honorary Fellow at Deakin University, Australia
Laila Ziko; Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Hertfordshire / Global Academic Foundation, Egypt
Liubov Tupikina; Researcher, LeWiBo – Lab Without Borders, LPI, France & Germany
Luthando Zuma; Public Engagement Officer & Public Health Specialist, Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), South Africa
Manisha Biswas; Postdoctoral Researcher & Public Engagement Officer, Berlin School of Mind and Brain / Museum für Naturkunde Berlin / Einstein Center for Early Disease Interception, Germany
Martyna Dziakowicz; Radio Journalist & Science Communicator, Radio LUZ, Poland
Michael Frenschkowski; Producer & CEO, MUT Productions UG, Austria
Michael Sanderson; Director & Producer, Ateles Films, The Netherlands
Nadine Neumann; Creative Producer & Director, Freelance, Germany
Pablo-David Rojas; Senior Consultant & Subject Matter Expert in Life Sciences, Capgemini, Germany
Quentin Lazzarotto; Producer, Director & Programmer, Fleurance Science Film Festival / Good to Know, France
Rasha Msallam; Director, NextGen of Immunology Consultancy, UAE
Rashmi Sheoran (Astro Roxy); Science Communication Student & Astronomy Communicator, Ansbach University of Applied Sciences / Astro Roxy / Kainaat Studios, Germany
Richard de Grijs; Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Macquarie University, Australia
Sarah Martell; Research Manager, Dalhousie University (Dasog Lab), Canada
Sebastian Scherrer; Director, Freelance, Germany
Stefanie Misrahi; Screenwriter, Self-Employed, Germany
Stina Börchers; International Postdoc, Science Communicator & External Science Communication Lecturer, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center / Copenhagen University / NaWik, Sweden & Denmark
Taylor Gedeon; Producer & Project Manager, Interface Media Group, United States
Thomas Hutschalik; Project Manager, Helios Kliniken GmbH, Germany
Thomas Susanka; Editor & Project Lead, Science Notes Magazine, Germany