Meet the Judges

Films submitted via FilmFreeway to the 2022 Earth Futures Festival films underwent a three stage selection process. All 972 submitted films were first assessed by the Earth Futures Festival Programming Team for fit to festival scope. All films that fit to festival scope were then assessed and ranked by the Judges, first to select the 21 Finalist Films and second to select the Award Winners. Films were selected based upon the following 5 selection criteria:

1. Originality / Idea: Is the idea and concept original

2. Geoscience: Fit to festival aims and selected theme

3. Storytelling / Communication: Clear, interesting and engaging

4. Production: Quality relevant to category, editing, pace etc

5. Impact: Create awareness, reach wide audience, impactful

 

Finalist Film Judging Panel

 

Khairun Lamb

Cameraman, Executive Producer, Executive Director DOSFELLAS, Malaysia

Dr Claire McNulty

Senior Director, Europe, National Geographic Society.

Erece Sánchez Drewes

IUGS Earth Steward

 

Tim Flannery

Scientist, explorer, conservationist and a leading writer on climate change.

Joycelyne Biya

IUGS Earth Steward

Haydon Mort

Founder and CEO of Geologize

 

Arnaud Guérin

Geologist, photographer, filmmaker, author, adventurer

Jackie Keast

Journalist and Editor, Inside Film Magazine

Denise Crampton

IUGS Earth Steward

Preliminary Round Judging Panel

 

Dr. Jillian Aira Gabo-Ratio

Associate Professor, University of the Philippines; Faculty Adviser, Philippine Association of Geology Students, Philippines

Ms Kombada Mhopjeni

Deputy Director of Geo-Information, Geological Survey of Namibia, Namibia

Professor Ben Kennedy

Geoscience Education and Volcanology Researcher and Teacher, New Zealand

 

Sandra Villacorta Chambi

Founder International Association for Promoting Geoethics Peru Chapter, Researcher and Geospatial Data Scientist, Peru

Dr. Sam Mitchell

Science Communicator and Volcanologist, Researcher and Technician, United Kingdom

Dr. Melanie Finch

President Women in Earth and Environmental Science Australasia Network (WOMEESA), Structural geologist and Metamorphic petrologist, Australia

 

Dr. Janine Krippner

Geoscience Communiator and Volcanologist, New Zealand

Jo Condon

Strategic Engagement Manager, AuScope and Communications Specialist, Australia

Philomena Manifold

Geologist, Author, Illustrator, Photographer, Science Communicator, Australia