GLITCHInternational Film & Media Festival

// Leadership & Jury

Team

The strategic, creative, and curatorial leadership behind GLITCH International Film & Media Festival.

Executive Leadership

Artistic Director

Michał J. Owerczuk

Filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, and editor with 18+ years across film, TV, and game development. Founder of iPro.One. International AI film awards experience in Seoul, Bangkok, New York, and Portland. Harvard ML & Google AI certified. European hub lead for Machine Cinema.

Executive Producer

Marcin Perzyna

25+ years in film, TV, and event production. Executive Producer of Johnny (2022) — Grand Prix at FPFF Gdynia, 3× Polish Film Award winner. Creator of the Sopot Festival formats. CEO of WOW.SHOW streaming platform and Festival Group (est. 2001).

Festival Director

Maciej Gozdowski

Group VP Streaming at TVN / Warner Bros. Discovery. Led HBO Max (now Max) launch across EMEA. Managed Player.pl — Poland's largest legal VOD platform. 15 years at Polsat & Canal+ in strategy, revenue, and operations.

Artistic Leadership

Film Competition Director & Programmer

Massimo Benvegnù

35+ years in international film culture. Former Press Office Director at the Venice International Film Festival. Collaborated with the Cannes Film Festival. Artistic Director and Programmer of Biografilm Festival. Honorary Member, Cinémathèque Française.

Confirmed International Guests & Jury

Scott Waters

Documentary Section Lead

Reporter, photographer, and Emmy-nominated journalist.

Elettra Fiumi

Documentary Jury & Panelist

AI filmmaker and documentarian. Internationally recognized for hybrid documentary formats.

Nancy Hamilton, PhD

Documentary Guest

Producer of documentaries and feature films for over 30 years, with 70+ international film awards. Co-founder, Guild of AI Cinematic Film.

Minh Do

Animation Section Lead

Co-Founder of Machine Cinema (20,000+ creators). Former Executive Director, Temasek. 150+ AI events globally.

John Fox

Animation Section Lead

Award-winning storyboard artist — Aquaman, Fast & Furious, Godzilla, The Jungle Book, and major Hollywood productions.

Affan Imran

Pitching Section Lead

Producer and CEO of Fantastic Day.

Adrian Botnariu

Drama & Pitching Sections

Producer and director. International award winner.

Jagger Waters

Commercial Section Lead

Award-winning filmmaker and commercial director.

Damian Ukeje

Music Video Jury

Musician and vocalist. Winner of the first edition of The Voice of Poland. Performer on the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack.

Kiryl Drazdovich & Alex Kozyrev

Trailer Section — Mroya Studio

Award-winning creators of trailers, cinematics, and animation. Credits include World of Tanks, Alien vs Predator.

Jan Ignacy Królikowski

Film Music Section Lead

Composer and music producer for the Academy Award-nominated film The Dress.

Adi Sideman

UGC / Creator Economy Section Lead

CEO of Popcorn and founder of the YouNow platform (100M+ users).

Brogan Wassell

International Guest & Jury

Award-winning filmmaker and representative of the Chroma Awards.

Additional international guests, jury members, and partners will be announced in the coming months.