Jury Short Film Award

Katja Briesemeister. First an MA in Social Sciences at the University of Hamburg, then post-graduate studies in Visual Communication (Film major) at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg. Since 2009 programme director of the International Queer Film Festival Hamburg. Lives and works in Hamburg.

Andreas Lehner works as programme manager MSM (men who have sex with men) at the Swiss AIDS Federation. For many years he has been travelling as a documentary and portrait photographer throughout Europe – mainly in Russia and Ukraine, where his soul lives. Today he tries to combine these two sides in his spare time. He lives and loves in Zurich.

Bettina Pfluger grew up in Lörrach near the Swiss border, and now lives in Freiburg im Breisgau. Since 1994 she has been a member of the organizing team of the Lesbian Film Days in Freiburg, which will take place for the 25th time this year. Together with her partner she heads the agency Science Communication for media and design.

Joachim Post has been a member of the organizing board of Hamburg’s International Queer Film Festival since 1997 - the festival will take place for the 26th time in Hamburg from October 20 to October 25 2015 - and is responsible for film programming. He also works as a freelance radio journalist for Tide 96.0.