Czech Competition Jury

The jury presents the Czech Competition Jury Award for the best Czech or co-produced film from the past and current year in the Czech Competition section.

Kıvanç Yalçıner

He is the Director of the Accessible Film Festival. After studying Journalism, he started his career at the Ankara International Film Festival in 2004, working in press relations and later running the short film programme. The Turkish short film selections he curated were shown at various international festivals. In 2012, he co-founded Puruli Culture & Art, an organization that organizes film festivals and cultural projects. He has been the director of the Accessible Film Festival since 2023.

Seo Seung-hee

Seo Seunghee holds a degree in Cinema Studies from Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Paris) and served for fifteen years at the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). She has also translated around one hundred Korean films into French, including Parasite by Bong Joon-ho. Since 2019, she has been the Programmer for European Cinema at the Busan International Film Festival. She previously chaired the Marc Haaz Jury at the Vesoul International Film Festival and recently co-authored a book on filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi.

Sona Karapoghosyan

Sona Karapoghosyan is a film critic and curator based in Yerevan, Armenia. Since 2017, she has served as a program curator at the Golden Apricot International Film Festival, where she also co-founded the festival’s industry platform, GAIFF Pro. In recent years, she has curated and managed numerous film screenings and film-related projects both in Armenia and internationally. Her work has been presented at renowned venues such as the Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin and the Wallonia-Brussels Center in Paris. She has also curated projects in collaboration with institutions including the European Film Academy.

A member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), she regularly contributes to both local and international film publications, including EVN Report, Filmkrant, Filmmaker Magazine, OST Monitoring, and others. She is also an alumna of the Locarno Critics Academy and the Critics Workshop at Lincoln Center in New York.

Other Juries

International Competition Jury

The International Competition Jury presents two awards in the International Competition section: the International Competition Jury Award for Best Film and the International Competition Jury Award for Best Director. The jury consists of distinguished film experts from abroad and the Czech Republic.

Václav Havel Jury

In the Right to Know section, the film that makes an exceptional contribution to the protection of human rights is selected to receive the Václav Havel Jury Award. The jury is composed of distinguished human rights defenders and representatives from the non-governmental sector or institutions.

Czech Competition Jury

The jury presents the Czech Competition Jury Award for the best Czech or co-produced film from the past and current year in the Czech Competition section.

Virtual Reality Jury

The jury grants the Virtual Reality Competition Award to the immersive film with the most significant social impact in the Virtual Reality section. The use of contemporary immersive technology and distinctive storytelling to raise awareness of human rights issues is evaluated. The jury comprises artists, theorists, journalists, and experts in the fields of immersive and gaming art, as well as virtual reality.

Regional Jury

The regional jury comprises two representatives nominated by our regional partners. The nominees are selected from One World’s fans and supporters in the relevant town. The jury is then complemented by the holder of the Golden Projectionist title, which is awarded by our platform Get Your Audience. The winning film will be included in the selection of films featured in the Get Your Audience programme in 2026.

Student Jury

Every year, we select several active secondary school students involved in the One World in Schools programme. They then evaluate the best film in the One World for Students section during the festival. The winning film is announced at the closing ceremony and receives the Student Jury Award.

Audience Award for the Best Film

Viewers can vote for their favourite film. The highest-rated film will receive the Audience Award. Voting takes place directly in cinemas on tablets. You can rate the film by marking one to five stars. Five is the highest, and one is the lowest.

Abakus Foundation Audience Award for Exceptional Debate

Audience members choose the post-film debate that has been the most rewarding for them and best complemented the screened film. Voting takes place on tablets or via QR codes at the exit from the cinema hall. The award is supported by the Abakus Foundation.

Children Jury

The award will be presented for the second time in the One World for Children category for a short film that is part of the morning school screenings. It will be chosen by the students themselves, who are involved in the year-round One World in Schools activities.