BFF Industry Jury
The jury awards the BFF FILM AWARD of NOK 50.000 to the Best International Kids Film. The prize money are awarded to the Norwegian distributor who imports the film to Norwegian cinemas. The jury also awards the BFF SHORT FILM AWARD to the Best Norwegian Short Film. The winning film will be shortlisted for the Amanda Awards.
Film composer and music producer
Nicholas Sillitoe
Nicholas Sillitoe is a British film composer and music producer based in Kristiansand, Norway. His work spans post-classical, electronic, and folk-pop genres, with soundtracks for feature films, television dramas, short films, and international commercials. In 2015, he won the Amanda Award for Best Music for The Disappearing Illusionist and is best known for scoring the Norwegian drama series Occupied (Netflix). He has also collaborated with director Marianne Ulrichsen, whose film Warrior Heart (Smerteterskel) won Best Norwegian Short at the 2024 BFF Festival. Throughout his career, Sillitoe has worked with many of Norway’s most respected filmmakers, contributing to numerous film projects and artist releases. This year, he will also release Let the Wall of Sound Come Down, a post-classical soundtrack album, worldwide via Universal Music.
Film director and screenwriter
Ola Martin Fjeld
Ola Martin Fjeld is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter who since his graduation in 2008 has directed a wide range of short films, music videos, and commercials. His work has been screened and nominated at festivals such as Nordisk Panorama, Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, Haugesund Film Festival, and Kineko in Japan. He has been nominated for Best Short Film at the Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival three years in a row, receiving an honorable mention for one of his works. In the music video space, he was awarded Best Dance Video at the UK Music Video Awards. Ola Martin runs the production company Antfarm and is currently developing his first feature film.
CEO at Stiftelsen Festivalkontoret
Ingrid Sølverud
Ingrid Sølverud has a Master of Science in Economics from Copenhagen Business School and has extensive experience from the film industry. Prior to her appointment as CEO of Stiftelsen Festivalkonotret, she was the general manager of the production company Zentropa Int. Norway, and has previously worked with film distribution, production and film festivals. Ingrid Sølverud has special responsibility for Stiftelsen Festivalkontoret children's and youth program; Oslo Pix Ung, Oslo Pix Junior, Film fra Sør Mini and Barnas Sør.