Role Past Jurors

Lou Cove

Lou Cove has devoted his career to the intersection of creativity and capacity-building, helping launch and grow countless creative ventures. He is the founder of CANVAS, a collaborative fund dedicated to a 21st Century Jewish Cultural Renaissance, and principal at…

Julie Cohen

Julie Cohen is the Academy Award® nominated, Emmy winning director of RBG (2018) along with Betsy West. Other recent documentaries, also co-directed with West, include JULIA (2021), which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and was shortlisted for an Academy…

Bonni Cohen

Bonni Cohen has produced and directed an array of award-winning films. Most recently, she produced the Oscar-nominated film Lead Me Home, which premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and is a Netflix Original. She also recently co-directed Athlete A, which…

Claire Aguilar

Claire Aguilar is an award-winning documentary film producer and film consultant providing analysis and strategic planning for independent producers.  She has served as a film curator, film festival director and public television commissioning editor and broadcaster. At IDA  (International Documentary…