18th Cairo International Film Festival for Children

(6-13 March 2008)

International Jury for Animation Films & T.V. Programs

Graham Ralph Director UK

President of Jury for animation & TV Programs

*   Spent many years working on TV commercials, winning many awards .

*   1991 made his first original children’s series for BBC, called Spider.

*   1994, his 30’ film Rhinegold, based on an opera by Richard Wagner was shown on BBC

*   1994 directed William’s Wish Wellingtons series for BBCI.

*   1995 directed a 25’ Christmas special for the ITV Network called The Forgotten Toys, which won

Best Children’s Film prizes at various festivals including Blue Bear award at Berlin Children’s Festival.

*   Recently, directed a second series of the Forgotten Toys.

*   1998 directed a new 28’ special called The First Snow of Winter aired on BBC on Christmas Day. This program won Best Children’s Entertainment prize at the Royal Television Society Awards and a Children’s BAFTA for Best Animation.

*   1999 directed a series for BBC entitled Angelmouse.

*   2001 completed a new half-hour special for the BBC for Christmas called Second Star to the Left.

*   2001 directed a series for ITV called Bounty Hamster, which received a BAFTA nomination for best children’s series.

*   2004 began work on Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs for CCI entertainment.

*   Currently is directing a new series of 52 episodes of The Magic Roundabout  in computer animation.

Ms. Pavlina Jeleva

Producer and artistic director Geopoly Ltd.

Member of Jury for animation & TV Programs

Bulgaria

*   Born on Sep. 7th 1953 in Berlin – Germany.

*   Studied English language in Bulgaria.

*   Studied French language in France.

*   Graduated in National Academy for Theatre and Cinema – Criticism/ Sofia – Bulgaria.

*   During the period 1995-2007: producer and artistic director of Geopoly Ltd. – Founder of Balkan Film Board and Vice-president, representing Bulgaria in Balkan integration co-production activities.

*   Promotion of Bulgarian Cinema and audiovisual market during international film festivals and for UNIFRANCE.

*   Producer& Co-producer with Gueorgy Cholakov in several features, documentaries and TV movies supported by national and international institutions and funds.

*   Journalist, film& TV critic for the press and information dailies as well as, for Bulgarian radio and television.

*   Lecturer in Marketing and International Organizations in the National Academy for Theatre and Cinema Sofia – Bulgaria. ( 1994-1996)

*   Head of Foreign Relations Dep. At Bulgarian National Film Centre 1991-1994.

Amira Kamal Abul Magd

Manager of Publishing department for

Children books at Dar Al Shorouk

Member of Jury for animation & TV Programs

Egypt

*   She has obtained a BA in Psychology from AUC (specializing in Child

Psychology).

*   Board Member of Al Shorouk’s print house.

*   Member of the Complete Care Association

*   Board member of the Egyptian Council for Children’s Books.

*   Member of the International Suzanne Moubarak’s Women for Peace

movement.

*   Member of the Higher Comity for the Reading for All Festival.

*   Member of the Scientific Comity for the Family Library project.

*   First Egyptian Publisher to be granted, three times in a row, the Bologna Fair

International Publishing Prize

(New Horizons).

*   She has instigated the writing of a series of books titled: Sunflower Books

which aim at fostering the knowledge

of civilization. The books’ subject matters revolve around literature and science

and deal with the Arab and Islamic world as well as the East in general. They have been translated in English.

Meenakshi Rai

Author and conduction Art workshops for children

Member of Jury for animation & TV Programs

India

*   Creator and contributor of films on issues of social relevance, education and culture.

*   National award winning film activist from India.

*   Her credit has more than 30 international& national awards for her activities.

*   Guide media workshops across the globe for children and young adults, depending

on her ability to create media language suitable for children.

*   Organizer of a Kids Film Festival in India.

*   Educator and trainer on human rights, women and children issues with the Ministry

of Women and Child, Government of India and Universities abroad.

*   Co-author of a book on animation with her husband.

*   Currently, researching on nomadic communities of India and has initiated a

Certificate course in nomadic studies.

*   Has initiated an early education web channel in India.  

WAFAA TAWFIK AL KOSSOUS - JORDAN

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ARTEENS CHIDREN CHANNEL / ART ARAB RADIO AND TELEVISION

STUDIES

-MFA specializing in Puppeteering - Connecticut University - Unites States of America - 1989.

-Ba in English Literature from Jordan university.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

-A play write and Theatre Director, she has published four children's books: My grandmother's Chest, Stories, My New Shoes, Snow and Snow, My Flowers, My flowers, my flowers. She also published as a request from the ministry of Education two books about puppeteering as part of Arts'education for 8th grade. She  has also published a number of Theatre related works.

-Counsellor to the minister of culture in 2006 and 2007: She supervised and coordinated the execution of the national strategy for the youth within the Cultural and artistic axis. She has also supervised and coordinated Princess Salma's Children Cultural Centre. She has conceptualized and executed the Media campaign titled Our Culture...Our Identity.

-Responsible for the cultural sector for Her Majesty Rania Al Abdallah's Office from 1999 to 2005.

-Director of the Jordanian Song Festival which offers Awards from King Abdallah for young musical creation, 5 rouds.

-Member of the Higher National Committee for Amman's Celebrations as a capital of Culture (2002) as well as member of the Children programs committee.

-Director of the directorate for Children's Culture, Ministry of Culture from 1992 to 1999.

-Director of the Jordanian Arab Children Song Festival for 8 rounds.

-Director of the Jordanian Children Theatre Festival for 3 rounds.

-Editor in Chief of the Children's Magazine Wissam, published by the ministry of Culture.

-Regional Coordinator for the Europeean Comission's Cultural projects from 1998 to 1999.

-Director of the Puppeteering project - Nour Al Hussein's Institute from 1989 to 1991.

Awards:

-The Cross of Independence for outstanding cultural achievements, offered by his Majesty King Abdallah.

-Best Child Song Award, offered by His Majesty King Hussein, Heya Cutural Centre.

Witold Giersz

Artistic Director& Graphic Designer of Animated films

Member of Jury for animation & TV Programs

Poland

*      Born on the 26th of February 1927, in Poraj – Poland.

*      Graduated at the State Theatre and Film School in Lodz.

*      Started his career as an animator at the Animated Cartoons Studio in Bielsko – Biala.

*      Participated in the organization of the Film Miniature Studio in Warsaw, and worked

there for thirty years.

*      Worked as an artistic manager and director in the Television Studio of Animated

Films in Poznan.

*      Made about sixty short films with different techniques, but soon became dissatisfied

with the traditional cartoons.

*      Became fascinated by colors and used the paintbrush to make drawings with patches of colors, then use them as plastic mobile elements of which animated figures emerge.

*      Got about 70 prizes and distinctions in Adelaide, Alexandria, Bratislava, Cannes, Cork, Cracow, Edinburgh, Honolulu, La Ferguera, London, Miami, Melbourne, Montevideo, Moscow, Nechochea, Oberhausen, Paris, San Francisco, Sofia, Tehran, Turin, Varna, and Vienna Film Festivals.

Cathy Spierenburg

Chennel Manager Z@ppelin and Z@pp

The Youth Channel of public service broadcasting

Member of Jury for animation & TV Programs

The Netherlands

*        Born on the 3rd of Dec. 1946.

*        Certificates: during the period 1967-2000 she got the following certificates,

Certificate of competency as nursery school teacher- Certificate of competency as principal nursery school teacher- Secondary school Teaching Certificate ( University of Utrecht )-  Film and Literature course ( University of Tilburg )- Audio-visual communication course- Informative writing course, School of Journalism ( University of Utrecht )- Financial Management course ( Utrecht )- Dealing with changes in culture course ( Utrecht )- Executive producer course

(Nijenrode-Media Academy)- Optimal Business Communication course (Utrecht) - Managing Professionals course (GITP, Nijmegen)- Master of Knowledge Management (KUB TIAS, Tilburg).

*        Jobs& Managerial Experience : Channel Manager for Z@ppelin and Z@pp, the Youth channel of public service broadcast- President of the European Youth Group Programme Broadcasting Union- Chairperson of Jury at Youth Academy Awards- Broadcast man/woman of the year 2002- Keynote speaker at different international conventions and symposia- Chairperson of Parents’ Committee and Representative Advisory Council for primary schools- Member of the Board of Governors , Foundation for Roman Catholic Further Education Amersfoort and District- Chairperson of the Education Committee engaged in designing basic education- Chairperson of women’s vocational school Alida de Jong, aimed at participation in the production process of a.o. foreign women- Member of the guidance committee for incest inquiry NISSO- Chairperson of the Advisory Council of the Municipal Library in the municipality of Utrecht-  Chairman of the board of Governors of Scholen de Kunst- Chairman of the board of Governors of Usselgroup.