Jury and Awards

Hajnal works at the Sundance Institute, where she heads the development of a comprehensive funding strategy across the Institute’s artist programmes and oversees nearly $4M in granting and fellowships. She serves as an advisor for international film festivals, pitch forums and funds and is an active panellist and lecturer. She is a master of science public management and a bachelor of international business and German.

Filmmaker born in Porto (1976). Has been directing creative documentary films and editing since 2000. Teaches those two disciplines in several courses and in the scope of the international master’s degree Docnomads. Collaborates with theatre productions since 2009 as video maker, dramatist and in collective creations. His debut film, A Nossa Forma de Vida, (2011) as well as Viveiro (2019) have been awarded at Doclisboa.

Manager and producer at Playground, an independent TV and film production group based in Serbia since 2006. She worked on more than 30 film projects (domestic and international co-productions) as production manager and producer. Alongside her work on film and television, she takes part in film research projects (she is co-editor of several publishing projects and co-producer of a number of international film workshops).

Acquisition of the television rights for Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP).

15 000€

15 to 30-day artistic residency at Selina locations in Portugal through the Artist Nomad Passport

Special Arché Jury Award for a Project in the Writing or Development Stage

2000€