// 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.