Competition

Grand Jury Documentary

For the fifth time, we will present the Grand Jury Documentary Award in 2025. Nine documentaries are nominated from the festival’s full film programme. An international jury will declare the winner of €5,000. For the first time this year, the winner of the Grand Jury Documentary Competition will be eligible for consideration for the ACADEMY AWARD® for Best Documentary Feature Film.

The Grand Jury Documentary Award is made possible by HUMAN.

Jury

Bob Moore

Bob Moore is a creative producer at EyeSteelFilm in Montreal, where he has produced over 40 feature documentaries since 2008. He has been the recipient of over 100 international awards, including Emmys, Cinema Eyes, Golden Horses, Owls, Phoenixes, and a variety of other celebratory animal-themed prizes. Bob loves to share his arcane knowledge and experience with like-minded filmmakers from around the world, and is currently an advisor working with the Sundance Institute, IDFA, QUMRA, Tokyo Docs, Hot Docs, and others.

Brian Hill

Brian Hill is a director of both drama and documentary, and sometimes the areas in between. He is a three times BAFTA winner and his films have been shown at festivals all round the world. He also works as an executive producer and as a screenwriter.

Justine Nagan

Justine Nagan is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary producer and creative media executive. She is currently Executive Vice President at Actual Films. Recently, she produced Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (Sundance 2025) and The White House Effect (Telluride 2024.) Additionally, she EPed In Waves and War (Telluride 2024,) as well as Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever for Marvel on Disney+. Prior, Justine was the Executive Director of American Documentary, and an EP on its signature series, POV (PBS) and America Reframed (World Channel.) Films showcased during her time include Through the Night, The Mole Agent, Softie, Minding the Gap, Last Men in Aleppo, and Hooligan Sparrow. Before AmDoc, Justine led Kartemquin Films as Executive Director, EPing films including Life Itself, The Interrupters, and The Trials of Muhammad Ali.