THE WILDSCREEN FILM FESTIVAL & THE PANDA AWARDS OCTOBER, 2025 - BRISTOL

Final Jury

Since 1982, the globally acclaimed Panda Awards, the ‘Green Oscars’ of the international wildlife film and TV industry, have sat at the heart of the Wildscreen Festival since 1982. They celebrate the very best in the natural world storytelling craft, and remain the highest honour in the industry. This year’s competition comprised of 17 categories and three special awards, including the coveted Golden Panda for the best overall production. The 2025 competition features 3 new awards including the Short Panda Award for productions less than 20 minutes in length; the Independent Film Award recognising productions that have had less input from major production studios and have a budget under £1.5 million; and the In-Country Production Panda Award recognising productions made on location in-country with at least 50 percent of the production team being in-country nationals

THE ANNABA MEDITERRANEAN FILM FESTIVAL SEPT 2025 - ALGERIA

Guest of Honor & Judge

The Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival is a major cultural event that will be held in Annaba, Algeria, from September 24 to 30, 2025, under the supervisor of the Ministry of Culture and Arts. the festival is dedicated to Mediterranean films and will bring distinguished guests, film industry professionals, representatives from film festivals, specialized media, and cinema enthusiasts from around the world.

Santiago Wild is an international film festival focused on nature, wildlife, and the environment, organized by Ladera Sur with support from National Geographic and in collaboration with Jackson Wild. It's the most important festival of its kind in Latin America. The festival features an international competition, a summit for audiovisual industry professionals, and a tour that brings films to different locations in Chile.

DOC NYC - America's largest documentary film festival

For 10 of the past 11 years, DOC NYC has screened the documentary feature that went on to win the Academy Award and 49 of the last 55 Oscar-nominated documentary features. DOC NYC is also an Academy-qualifying festival for short films.  DOC NYC’s winning short will qualify for consideration in the Documentary Short Subject category of the Annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.

Judge - Edge of Nature: Short Film Fund 2024

The EDGE of Nature: Short Film Fund supports and nurtures emerging natural world storytellers to create fresh, out-of-the-box storytelling approaches to engage GenZ audiences and spotlight EDGE species and habitats. Delivered by Wildscreen in partnership with On the Edge, this new short film fund will catalyse new and creative projects by emerging filmmakers globally, bringing new perspectives and fresh approaches to the natural history filmmaking genre.

The Kelvin Cinema Festival, Meghalaya, India 2023

Kartiki Gonsalves was a jury member for the Kelvin Cinema Festival (KCF), specifically for its second edition, known as the FACES category, which highlighted women and environment-focused films. In her capacity as a jury member, she was part of the panel that judged the selected short films for the festival.