International ECFA jury 2026

Meet the members of our international ECFA jury.

They will review all nominated films and present awards for Best Film, Best Short Film and Best Ket & Doc.

Curious to know which films this jury will be judging?

Pelle Møller

Pelle Møller is a Danish writer and director known for his work on film, tv-series, theatre, radio and books. He is currently working as a commissioning editor for Kids & Youth Shortfilms/Documentaries & TV-Series at the Danish Film Institute (DFI). Before this he was a commissioning editor at DR Ramasjang - one of Denmark's most popular kids brands. Pelle Møller has also been Oscar-nominated for his short film Helmer & Son and won the Kids Jury-award at Schlingel International Filmfestival for the feature film The Seekers - Thrill Night.

Markéta Pášmová

Markéta Pášmová, artistic director, Zlín Film Festival – International Film Festival for Children and Youth. Markéta Pášmová started working at the Zlín Film Festival in 1999 and became its artistic director in 2013. She focuses on European cinema for young audiences and is active in educational programs for children and youth. She is a member of the board of directors of the FILMTALENT ZLÍN foundation, which supports young talented filmmakers from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Markéta Pášmová is also the head of Zlín Industry Days – a program for film professionals.

Ante Pask

Ante Pask is a Belgian filmmaker and RITCS graduate drawn to the intersection of fiction and documentary. Her bachelor film Daydreamers earned international recognition, winning the Student Visionary Award at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2022. Since then, she has explored themes of identity and coming-of-age in her short Peckerhead, which has been celebrated at both local and international festivals. Beyond film, she also directs music videos, notably for the Flemish bands Laïs, Meltheads and BLUAI. Across all her work, she strives to create visually driven stories that connect through emotion and authenticity.

Philippe Meers

Philippe Meers works in the Visual and Digital Cultures Research Center (ViDi) at the University of Antwerp, where he teaches Film History, Film Theory and World Cinema. In the early 2000s he wrote a PhD on the role of cinema and film in young people’s everyday life in Flanders. Being a huge fan of Latin American cinema, his all-time favourite director is Luís Buñuel - especially in his Mexican period. Philippe writes on cinema cultures and audiences, e.g. Cinema in the Arab World: New Histories, New Approaches and New Cinema History in Latin America. Mexico, Cuba and Ecuador are among his recent research destinations. Philippe also explores alternative outlets for cinema culture research such as Cinema Belgica and Cine MAP: Cartografía histórica de los cines en Santiago de Cuba 1906-1986.

Awards internationale jury

Best film

Cash prize of €2.500 (offered by TENTOO) for the director to support a new project.
Will be eligible for the ECFA award for best feature film of the year. This prize will be awarded at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Nomination for the Felix Vanginderhuysen distribution award
festival award

Best short film

Cash prize of €1.250 (offered by JEF) for the director to support a new project.
festival award

Best Ket & Doc

festival award