Final Jurors
Anne Doshi
Anne Doshi is a media professional and the Co-Founder & Artistic Director of AniMela Festival, India’s first international festival for animation, VFX, gaming, comics, and XR. Through partnerships with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the Government of India, she helps create global platforms for Indian creators via initiatives like IMC and Namaste MIFA.
Tara Douglas
Dr. Tara Douglas is a British researcher, animator, and filmmaker working at the intersection of animation and Indigenous storytelling in India, and the Co-Founder of the Adivasi Arts Trust. A doctoral graduate of Bournemouth University, her work focuses on collaborative animation with tribal communities, including nationally broadcast projects on Doordarshan, and ongoing research with the Wancho tribe of Arunachal Pradesh.
Ethan Reitz
Ethan Reitz is an accomplished Animation Supervisor with nearly two decades of experience, currently working at ReDefine, part of the DNEG Group. He has led animation on major projects within the SpongeBob SquarePants universe and Mattel’s Barbie franchise, with earlier feature work including Speed Racer and Tarzan.
Pre-Selection Jurors
Tehzeeb Khurana
Tehzeeb Khurana is an award-winning Indian animation filmmaker, director, and educator based in Mumbai, and the Founder of Toon Club. With over two decades of experience, she has supervised 70+ ad films and internationally awarded student projects, is Co-Founder of AniMela, Creative Director at Climb Media, and an honoree of ASIFA International
Avinash Medhe
Avinash Medhe is an award-winning Indian director, writer, and designer based in Pune, and the Co-Founder & COO of Girgit Studios. A postgraduate in Animation Film Design from the National Institute of Design, he is known for poetic storytelling, with acclaimed shorts like 09:09 F and Muskaan, and over 125 animation projects spanning films, documentaries, and commercial work.
Debjyoti Saha
Debjyoti Saha is an Indian animation filmmaker and visual storyteller, and the Founder & Creative Director of Goppo Animation. An alumnus of the National Institute of Design, he has worked with Disney India and ESPN India, and is known for bold, socially driven animation including the viral Korona series and music videos for Bloodywood ft. BABYMETAL
Rituparna Sarkar
Rituparna Sarkar is a Mumbai-based creative director, designer, and entrepreneur, and the Founder & Creative Director of Visual Sarkarsm. An alumna of the National Institute of Design, she is also a Co-founder of Animators Guild India, a published author with Penguin Random House India, and the creator of M.O.M. – Ma On a Mission, pitched at the Annecy International Animation Festival 2025.
