Competition of Immersive Films Jury

The jury grants the Immersive Films Competition Award to the virtual reality project with the most significant social impact in the Immersive Films Competition category. The use of contemporary immersive technology and distinctive storytelling to raise awareness of human rights issues is evaluated. The jury comprises artists, theorists, journalists, and experts in the fields of immersive and gaming art, as well as virtual reality.

Anna Szylar

Curator and cultural manager with eleven years of experience in international cooperation in the field of immersive media. Initiator and curator of the Digital Cultures festival, propagator and promoter of Polish art, the recognition of which she has built over many years of international work, collaborating with festivals such as SXSW, MUTEK, IDFA, the Tribeca Film Festival and the Sheffield Doc Fest, among others. Between 2021–2025 she was involved with the Visual Narratives Laboratory (vnLab), where she was in charge of VR distribution. She also works as a Program Advisor for immersive festivals, including IDFA Doc Lab.

In 2024 she founded Monster Mind Studio, which helps artists reach out for international exhibition opportunities and festivals to develop XR programs. Szylar is also involved in the research projects around archiving VR and propagating sustainable digital production.

Andrej Sýkora

Andrej Sýkora is the head of the Department of Game Design at FAMU. A graduate of the Center for Audiovisual Studies, he often utilizes technology and interfaces in his work, including JavaScript game engines, databases, and procedural content generation. He has been professionally engaged in programming web applications and systems since 2008.

Ester Geislerová

Ester Geislerová is an artist who works across diverse artistic mediums. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague with a degree in New Media II, followed by a year and a half at the Intermedia Confrontation studio at the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague (UMPRUM). Her primary focus is video installations, where she explores the interplay between image and sound. Geislerová's work delves into the existential banality of human lives, aligning her with artists who examine human identity, often through self-representation. She incorporates reflections on her own life, her varied professional experiences, humor, filmmaking, and acting into her work.

She is the curator of the multimedia project Therapy by Sharing and has been collaborating with couples therapist and psychotherapist Honza Vojtek since 2019 on lectures titled Therapy by Sharing LIVE and RESET. Together, they explore how online communication affects relationships and communication itself.

Geislerová is currently developing an exhibition of work by her father, calligrapher and Japanologist Petr Geisler, along with a documentary about him titled Two Deciliters of Ink, as well as a children's performance called About Mobile Phones and Children.

Her extensive video installation, What We Should Have Said and Didn't Say, comprising ten short films exploring relationships and communication, was presented at Kunsthalle in Prague from June to September 2024.

Other Juries

International Competition Jury Awards

The International Competition Jury presents two awards in the International Competition category: the International Competition Jury Award for Best Director and the International Competition Jury Award for Best Film. The jury consists of distinguished film experts from abroad and the Czech Republic.

Václav Havel Jury

In the Right to Know category, the film that makes an exceptional contribution to the protection of human rights is selected to receive the Václav Havel Jury Award for Best Film. The jury is composed of distinguished human rights defenders and international representatives from the non-governmental sector or institutions.

Czech Competition Jury

The jury presents the Czech Competition Jury Award for the best Czech or co-produced films from the past and current year in the Czech Competition category.

Competition of Immersive Films Jury

Regional Jury

The regional jury comprises two representatives nominated by our regional partners. The nominees are selected from One World’s fans and supporters in the relevant town. The jury is then complemented by the holder of the Golden Projectionist title, which is awarded by our platform Promítej i ty!. The winning film will be included in the selection of documentaries featured in the Get Your Audience! programme in 2025.

Student Jury

Every year, we select several active secondary school students involved in the One World in Schools programme. They then evaluate the best film in the One World for Students category during the festival. The winning film is announced at the closing ceremony and receives the Student Jury Award.

Audience Award for the Best Film

Viewers can vote for their favourite film. The highest-rated film will receive the Audience Award. Voting takes place directly in cinemas on tablets. You can rate the film by marking one to five stars. Five is the highest, and one is the lowest.

Ruka držící mobilní telefon zachycuje živý záznam diskuse na pódiu. Zatímco skutečný obraz účastníků debaty je rozostřený, obrazovka telefonu je ostrá a jasně ukazuje debatující sedící na jevišti.

Abakus Foundation Audience Award for Exceptional Debate

Audience members choose the post-film debate that has been the most rewarding for them and best complemented the screened film. Voting takes place on tablets or via QR codes at the exit from the cinema hall.

The award is supported by the Abakus Foundation.

Children Jury

The award will be presented for the second time in the One World for Children category for a short film that is part of the morning school screenings. It will be chosen by the students themselves, who are involved in the year-round One World in Schools activities.