Jury

David Bassa is a journalist, documentary filmmaker and head of the Documentary Department at Televisió de Catalunya. He has fostered documentary production and co-production at 3Cat, partnerships with other media outlets and platforms, and the international reach of Catalan documentaries. He previously led the CCMA’s Transmedia Strategy Department and TVC’s News Division. A Communication Sciences graduate of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, he has written around ten books of journalistic essays. He has also taught at university and served as president of the Grup de Periodistes Ramon Barnils.

Johanna Tonini is a film distribution specialist and founder of Movies for Festivals, established in 2013 to support producers and filmmakers on the international festival circuit. A graduate in Image and Sound Design from the University of Buenos Aires, she has lived in Barcelona since 2002. Her work in distribution, press and communications includes films such as La plaga by Neus Ballús and Socotra, la isla de los genios by Jordi Esteva. She also provides consultancy, leads workshops and serves on festival juries. She is a member of CIMA and Dones Visuals.

Horacio Ríos is an Argentine filmmaker, producer and educator whose career spans communications and cultural management. He has led Radio y Televisión Santafesina since 2023. He previously served as Secretary of Culture for Rosario and Secretary of Social Communication for Santa Fe province. Trained at Rosario’s Escuela Provincial de Cine y Televisión, he has directed the Festival Latinoamericano de Vídeo y Artes Audiovisuales and the municipal video library, later transformed into the Centro Audiovisual Rosario. He co-founded the Escuela para Animadores de Rosario and has served on international festival juries.

Pablo de la Chica is a director, screenwriter and producer who trained in acting and directing in Madrid and Toronto. He has worked on international social projects focused on children in contexts of conflict and exclusion. In 2014, he founded Salon Indien Films and directed his first feature documentary, The Other Kids. His work includes the series Dreams Without Borders and Mama, winner of the Goya Award for Best Documentary Short Film. His production credits include Blue & Malone: Casos imposibles, which won the Goya Award for Best Animated Short Film.

Carlos Underwood is an investigative journalist and documentary director who regularly contributes to the BBC’s Spotlight and Panorama programmes in Northern Ireland. His research and production credits include Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland’s Mafia, The Sewage Scandal and Covert Cops: When Spying Goes Wrong. Erosión, his first film as co-director, won the award for best documentary from Spanish-speaking Latin America at the Contra el Silencio Todas las Voces festival. He subsequently directed No One Is Illegal Every Day Tomorrow, which screened at SUNCINE in 2025.

Jordi Nin is a screenwriter, director and multidisciplinary artist whose work spans film, photography and visual arts. He has led RTV de Calafell since 2015. His documentaries include Carlos Barral, el temps de les paraules and Siegfried Wagner, l’últim romàntic. He has created urban interventions using large-scale architectural projections in Spain and Mexico. His photographic work includes No Blood for Oil and PELL MUTANT, a European project exploring urban walls as spaces of communication, memory and transformation. He is a member of the ARAPAU artists’ collective.

Mireia Gubern is director of CaixaForum+, the audiovisual platform dedicated to culture and science from the “la Caixa” Foundation, where she has worked since 2000. She holds a degree in Humanities and postgraduate qualifications in Museums and Education from the University of Barcelona and Cultural Project Management from Pompeu Fabra University. Her work focuses on producing and selecting series, podcasts, documentaries, films, interviews and concerts, with the aim of making knowledge and culture accessible to a wide range of audiences.

Roberto Brandana is a director and audiovisual consultant for UNICEF in Latin America. He holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication and has more than fifteen years of experience. He has directed productions for National Geographic, Arte and Netflix, alongside independent projects, across South America, Europe and North Africa. His work addresses social justice and environmental issues. His documentary Glaciares, huellas del tiempo was featured as part of UNESCO’s International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025, with screenings on every continent.

Suzanne Harle is the founder of Green Planet Films, a nonprofit established in 2003 to distribute nature and environmental documentaries. Her work promotes environmental education through film, highlighting pressing global challenges alongside tangible solutions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Writing and Broadcast Communications from the University of Connecticut. Her professional experience spans corporate presentation design, media publishing and film promotion, fields in which she has developed extensive expertise.

Evelyn Segura is a biologist and science communicator with over ten years of television experience as a presenter, scriptwriter and content adviser. She has presented ¡Qué animal! on TVE’s La 2 and contributed to programmes such as Aruser@s and various radio shows. She is the author of Adaptarse o morir. Los secretos de la naturaleza para sobrevivir en el mundo animal and co-author of science books for general audiences and children. She has coordinated conservation and citizen science projects. Her work combines scientific rigour and storytelling to spark curiosity and connect people with nature.

David Fontseca is a filmmaker, director and producer specialising in social documentaries and international reporting. He began his career in 1998 and has documented conflicts, migration and stories of empowerment around the world. He is the founder and director of La Kaseta Ideas Factory. His work includes To Kyma. Rescat al mar Egeu, about Open Arms, Qui va matar Cachou? and Moçambic, dones contra la crisi climàtica. His productions have aired on international television networks. His honours include the José Couso Award for Best Camera Operator and an Ondas Award.

Ana Menéndez Aguila is a technical specialist in Ecoembes’ Local and Regional Management Directorate in Catalonia. Her work focuses on sustainability, the circular economy and efficient waste management. She has collaborated with public authorities, local bodies and regional stakeholders on initiatives to improve separate waste collection and promote recycling. Her experience in environmental policy, municipal waste management and extended producer responsibility brings a technical perspective to the jury’s assessment of innovation, positive environmental impact and the contribution of projects to sustainable development.

Mireia Padrós is a specialist in the circular economy and waste prevention, with more than twenty-five years of experience in project management and coordination. Her work spans European projects, public policy development, public procurement and budget management. She has led multidisciplinary teams and coordinated collaboration between public and private stakeholders to advance strategic initiatives in these fields. She also has extensive experience in institutional relations and in representing organisations at both national and international levels.