
🏆 Season Awards #15: The Official Jury
Season Awards are the icing on the cake that is the Lift-Off Global Network. Each project that receives a Nomination for a Season Award is carefully reviewed by the Official Jury Team who in turn choose the winners in their respective categories.

Roozbeh Misaghi
As co-founder of Shorts4Change (S4C), he focuses on impactful short-form storytelling, creating films and documentaries that challenge perspectives and spark conversation.
Currently, Roozbeh is developing A Filmmaker’s Notebook, documenting his creative journey, and working on a new short film based on childhood memories in Tehran. His work is driven by a passion for cinematic excellence and meaningful storytelling.

Richard Elson

Jane Gull

Tim Kent

Sarah Dawes
She has a strong passion for changing the culture on sets and aims to create a collaborative, creative and positive workplace environment. She would love to build her production company Trail 3 Films into one that champions female voices and creates opportunities for emerging talent.

Natalie Daniels

Emily Carlton

Lucas Hanwell

Lorena Briscoe
The first feature film produced by Briscoe, ‘Entre Brumas’ (WIP), is scheduled for distribution in May 2025, and she is currently engaged in the pre-production phase of her next film project, ‘Love, Coffee?‘.

Aurora Fearnley
This year, she was nominated for the Edinburgh TV Festival New Voice Awards as Debut Director in Scripted. In March Big Finished released her Doctor Who audio drama Matryoshka featuring Tom Baker.
She won the Euroscript writing competition for her folk horror feature Speak its Name, which is in development with Neil Chordia at IE Entertainment. Aurora’s ambitious sci-fi short Pulsar, starring David Gyasi and Jessie Buckley, was made after winning The Pitch and has 2 million views on DUST.
Aurora, a passionate disability advocate, also works as an Access Coordinator. She has participated in Berlinale Talents, BAFTA Connect, BIFA Springboard, Reykjavik Talent Lab and Filmonomics.

Tristan McShepherd

Alex Igbanoi

Siff Andersson
Siff has made a name for herself in Denmark in countless short films. Abroad she has been awarded “Best Actor” at the Lift-Off Season Awards in London, for her leading role in the short film ANNA!. Several short films have also been nominated at the Danish Ekko Shortlist Awards show.
Siff began her acting in the theaters, when appearing at Folketeatret (The People’s Theater) i.a. in A CHRISTMAS CAROL as The Ghost of Christmas Past – one of the leading roles. She has also performed and sung at The Royal Danish Theater in the performance GRASSSHOPPERS. Siff found her joy for acting, singing and dancing as a child in Eventyrteatret’s (danish professional youth theater) family performances in Tivoli for five seasons and has occasionally helped the theater with auditions in her adult life.
Siff is a trained actor from The National Film Actors Academy of Denmark and has completed foundation – and musical courses at the Danish Actors’ Academy. Right now, Siff is producing her first short film, writing a play and in the running for a lead in a feature.

Sheila Marshall

Benjamin Knoebl

Claire Richardson

Stephanie De Palma
She has been writing/directing and producing films since 2008 with focus in both documentary and fiction. Her most recent films include, Free Again 2023, Rise of Fizzy Pop 2022, The Lipstick Diaries 2020, Katherine 2019 and What Makes An Artist 2019. After residing in Brighton, UK for two decades, Stephanie has now relocated to New York, where she works in development for off-Broadway theater and continues to produce film and theater that inspires and educates.

Priscilla Chiemerie Anachu
Beginning her creative journey in 2019 as a costume designer, wardrobe manager and stylist, she quickly made her mark in the industry.
With versatile skills already showcased in various Nollywood film projects, she has earned recognition on prominent platforms such as Prime Video, Netflix, and YouTube.
In October 2024, she joined the Lift Off Global Network as a film reviewer and a jury member further cementing her influence and dedication to the industry.
Priscilla is excited to announce her role as the costume designer for an upcoming film “The Masked King“, an African cultural epic story set to be released in Nigerian cinemas on March 28th 2025. This project further underscores her creative impact on contemporary Nigerian Cinema.
Today, she continues to push the boundaries of creative expression, contributing to the vibrant tapestry of the film industry, and is honored to present an award at this esteemed event.