the jury

Barry Gordon

Barry Gordon is the Director of the School of Entertainment & Design Technology at Miami Dade College where he teaches classes in film production. Barry is also the Executive Director of the College’s television network, MDC-TV and host of “In the Limelight” a TV show where he interviews renowned filmmakers and artists before a live studio audience.
After receiving his MFA degree in Motion Picture Production from UCLA, Barry worked for several production companies throughout the world and has won numerous awards for his work in Sweden, India, Vietnam, and El Salvador. Mr. Gordon is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences where he heads one of the jury panels for the annual Emmy® Awards.

Alfredo Arango

Gabriel Trujillo

Programming Director SomosTV, Miami, Florida, USA.
Graduated from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA. Has more than 20 years of experience in the Latin-American and American television industry.He started his career with Telemundo Networks, in the Promotions and Production areas. He later worked in production for both Discovery and Travel Channel.As Variety Programming Manager for RCTV,Venezuela, he was part of the team of new executives that was able to position the network in the first position of the national ratings.
He became part of the launching team of Disney Channel Latin America andBrazil, Telefutura Networks and more recently Mega TV.
Currently serves as Programming Director for SomosTV, a leading company in the distribution of Hispanic networks in The United States. SomosTV, part of the Cisneros Group of Companies, owns VeneMovies, a Premium 24 hour channel, dedicated to airing movies originally produced in Spanish, with high production values, and Semillitas, a new children’s channel, focused in maintaining the Hispanic values with a safe and educational programming.

Andres Castillo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Judges:

 Judging Criteria

Each entry will be judged upon:

• Originality: The writing, acting, directing, and editing will be judged on the originality and creativity they exhibit. How much thought was behind the film? What made this film really stand out?
• Cinematography: Did the director’s choices for shot and angles, lighting. Did they try to change ‘things’ up or were the shots static? How was the film visually?
• Storytelling: Entries will be judged on their use of structure to communicate a story. This includes character development, plot, pace, suspense etc.
• Use of the Medium: Digital video, particularly in the short subject form, offers the producer/director the opportunity to economically shoot an amazing short. The best short films are those that completely embrace their medium and can take an audience to the next level using artistry, understanding, and meaningful experimentation.
• Production Value: While the proper use of lighting, sound, music, visual and sound effects can always enhance an audience’s viewing experience, greater weight will be given to creativity, originality, and storytelling.
• Editing: Does the film flow seamlessly from scene to scene. Has the editor utilized his or her craft to create emotional responses from the audience. Does the film have a stylistic flare.
• Film as art: Did the film have an artistic quality, or a more commercial feel? Is there purpose behind the piece?