Pitch Competition Jury

Henrik Rafaelsen

Actor

Has appeared in around thirty Norwegian and Swedish films and series. Won the Critic's Award in 2005, received the Amanda Award for Best Male Lead Role in 2011. Won the Award for Best Male Actor at the Karlovy Vary in 2012, won the Kanon Award in 2017, was nominated for Amanda in 2017 and nominated for the prestigious Guldbagge Award in 2018. Has worked permanently at Kilden in Kristiansand since 2020.

Signe Zeilich-Jensen

International advisor Meetings on the Bridge/Acting Head of Programme Netherlands Film Festival

Signe is a Swedish/Dutch script advisor and film curator with a long track record in film and media. She started her career at the Dutch film and television producer Bos Bros and later became a buyer and commissioning editor at the Dutch public broadcaster KRO and Nickelodeon Benelux. For the past five years she served the Netherlands Film Fund as a film commissioner with focus on children’s and family films. In 2021 she was a script editor trainee at the Torino, and she currently works as a Tutor at TFL and as an independent script advisor. Signe has an extensive experience in curating and managing festival programmes and industry events, such as Cinekid and Holland Film Meeting. She is an international advisor at Meetings on the Bridge and is in 2023 the Acting Head of Programme at the Netherlands Film Festival.

Ingunn Myklevoll Sjøen

Production advisor and information officer, Mediefondet Zefyr

Ingunn Myklevoll Sjøen is a production and information consultant at the Zefyr Media Fund. Ingunn has a long career in public administration aimed at the AV industry and also has many years of experience as a journalist and cultural director/cinema director. She graduated from the University of Sunderland in 2005 with a master's degree in media production. She also has a bachelor's degree in communication, culture and media studies from the same educational institution.