President of the 2025 jury

Born in 1977, Elena Hazanov worked for several years as an assistant director on feature films in France and Switzerland. She subsequently directed 12 feature-length fiction films between Switzerland and Russia, as well as three series and several documentaries. Her films have been selected and awarded at international festivals such as the Locarno Film Festival, Shanghai Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival, Munich FilmFest, São Paulo Film Festival, Silk Road Film Festival, Santa Barbara Film Festival, Festival Visions du Réel, and many others.

She also founded the Kino Festival, of which she was artistic director. Elena Hazanov currently works as a director in Europe and is developing several feature film projects.

Members of the jury

Alfio Di Guardo, currently General Manager of the Cinéma Bio, was deputy director and head of programming at the Cinémas du Grütli from their creation in January 2011 until March 2024. Prior to this, he worked as a public relations journalist and film and film critic, contributing to magazines, dailies and newspapers and festivals. He also worked at CAC-Voltaire (Centre d'Animation Cinématographique - Voltaire), where he trained for many years. At the same time, he was an expert on the City of Geneva Film Commission. Thanks to his background and experience, he has built up an extensive network in the world of cinema and film distribution, both in Switzerland and abroad.

Laurent Keller was born in 1976. After a Master's degree in International Relations (IUHEI), he became a journalist and deputy editor-in-chief of the private television station Léman Bleu, where he presents the news program. In 2008 he joined Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) as co-producer and presenter of the program "Forum". He writes for Le Matin dimanche before taking over the management of Léman Bleu in 2015. He is now the channel's news director.

Marcel Müller was born in 1972. After a degree in German from the University of Geneva, he started working in the film industry at the Festival Cinéma Tout Ecran (now GIFF). In 2005, he joined the Swiss Film Promotion Agency as a Film Consultant and curator of programs abroad. For ten years, he was also Programmer of the Short Film Night in Romandie.

Hervé Stalder. After studying languages (Italian and Spanish) Hervé embarked on a career as a sports journalist at Léman Bleu television, where he spent four years and reached the rank of RP journalist. He then moved to the world of communications, working for the World Economic Forum before creating in 2012 Staprod, a film-producing company. An aviation enthusiast, Hervé produced his first documentary in 2019, Air Colombia, a film dedicated to Colombian bush pilots.

Yaël Ruta was born in 1971. A graduate in film production at the INSAS (Belgian film and drama school). In charge of culture for the City of Carouge as well as for the programming and implementation of the Printemps carougeois, she launched the Short Film Competition, together with Cecilia Campeas, in 2014.

Cecilia Campeas was born in Montevideo in 1976. After obtaining a Masters in International Relations (IUHEI) and a Masters in Marketing Communications (Bournemouth University), she worked for a number of years in  communication agencies. In charge of communications for the City of Carouge and the Printemps carougeois since 2009, she launched the Short Film Competition, together with Yaël Ruta, in 2014. She is also a visual artist.