Judges

Gabriel Garton
Gabriel Garton originates from the woods of Pennsylvania, but he has called New York City home for most of his life. He is an award-winning independent documentary filmmaker and his portfolio of work showcases characters captured in the cinéma vérité style to stories driven heavily by archival research. He is a regular contributing producer and editor for TIME Studios, and his work has been distributed across platforms like Netflix (Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space), Hulu (Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days), Amazon (Wild Home), NBC, CNN, PBS and Nickelodeon, as well as art installations and film festivals.
For years, Gabriel has volunteered his time mentoring high school students in Queens about the non-fiction filmmaking process. If you look closely, you may spot him paddling his kayak on the Hudson and East Rivers, or joyriding his bicycle across the five boroughs.

Ingrid Price
Ingrid Price wanted to be an anthropologist, but accidentally earned a BFA in theatre instead. She has worked in the entertainment industry since 1980, primarily as a costume designer for film and television. Her work may be seen on Nurse Jackie, Law & Order Criminal Intent; as well as on many other series, films, television movies, music videos, and plays. She is a member of IATSE locals 829 and 764. She is a New York Women in Film and Television 2011 Designing Women honoree for her work as part of the Nurse Jackie wardrobe, hair and makeup team. Her first screenplay died peacefully after being optioned twice. Her second screenplay, written with director Davis Hall, became the short film; Mother’s House. She then produced other award-winning short films: In the Blind, Too Oh Seven, and the documentary Maria Torres: Neighborhood Artist. Ingrid lives in New York.

Francis Luta
Francis Luta is a Filipino-Canadian artist and filmmaker behind the award winning adventure feature documentary ‘Alone Across the Arctic’, Produced the short ‘Seeing’ for Oscar winning lens maker Cooke Optics, Canon Canada produced short thriller ‘Vivid’, social commentary documentary ‘Project Yellow’ and the award-winning short documentary ‘The Hammer Band: Music Child’.