"If you love our film and TV industry, then being an AACTA Awards juror is a real privilege. Not only do you get to view plenty of impressive home-grown content, but being a part of the judging process challenges and enhances your own production skills. On a personal level, it’s a great opportunity to contribute something worthwhile to an industry we all want to see flourish and continue to grow."
Anita Jacoby
Producer
AFI Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series winner, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008
AFI Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series winner, The Gruen Transfer, 2010
AACTA Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series winner, The Gruen Transfer, 2012
AFI Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series nominee, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, 2005
AACTA Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series nominee, Hungry Beast, 2012
AACTA Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series nominee, Gruen Sweat, 2013
Applications Now Open
Each year, juries of highly experienced screen professionals from a cross-section of crafts come together to determine the nominees and winners in various categories of Australia’s highest screen accolades, the AACTA Awards.
For information about the jury process and jury timelines for the 3rd AACTA Awards, see below.
In order to be a juror, you must be an AACTA Member. AACTA members also have the exclusive privilege of voting across the AACTA Awards which are not determined by juries. To apply for membership, click here.
To apply to become a juror, please complete the online Expression of Interest form, then email your current CV or details of your professional screen guild accreditation to Chloe Boulton, AACTA Awards Manager at awards@afi.org.au by 5pm Tuesday 11th June 2013.
"It was a great pleasure to be a jury member for the AACTA Awards, as an industry member, film-lover and passionate armchair critic. I would encourage anyone who cares deeply about the future direction of our industry to throw their hat in ring and make their voices heard."
Matt Day
Actor
AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role nominee, Kiss or Kill, 1997
The Jury Process
As part of the jury process, jurors will be required to:
- View all productions entered in the category which they are judging (approximately 10-30 hours of viewing, depending on the number of entries and the category). Jurors will have a minimum of four to five weeks to view the relevant productions on DVD in their own homes.
- Assess and shortlist productions for discussion at the jury meeting.
- Participate in a jury meeting. All jury meetings will occur in Melbourne (interstate jurors will participate via conference call). An independent scrutineer from Ernst & Young will attend all meetings.
- Vote via a preferential ballot. Individual juror’s votes are not disclosed to the rest of the jury, and winners are not revealed by the scrutineer at any of the jury meetings.
Jurors’ names will be publicly released at the end of each year to ensure transparency and authenticity in the judging and voting process. However, the specific jury on which individual jurors participated will not be published.
Jurors must not have any vested interest in any of the entries which they will be assessing, and jurors must sign a statutory declaration attesting to this.
"I really enjoyed my experience on the AACTA TV jury for 2012. It was a great way to view all the fantastic television work of the year! I felt it was a great privilege to be involved, and be able to discuss and voice my opinion and support of fellow film industry colleagues and their work."
Cappi Ireland
Costume Designer
AFI Award for Best Costume Design winner, The Tender Hook, 2008
AFI Award for Best Costume Design winner, The Home Song Stories, 2007
AFI Award for Best Costume Design nominee, Animal Kingdom, 2010
AACTA Award for Best Costume Design nominee, Oranges and Sunshine, 2012
Timelines
| Jury | Viewing & Meeting |
|---|---|
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Feature Film Pre-Selection |
July 2013 |
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Short Fiction Film & Short Animation |
July – August 2013 |
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Feature Length Documentary |
July – August 2013 |
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Television Drama |
September – October 2013 |
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Television Comedy & Light Entertainment |
September – October 2013 |
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Reality Television |
September – October 2013 |
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Children's Television |
September – October 2013 |
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Documentary Television |
September – October 2013 |
|
Television Grand Jury |
October – November 2013 |
|
Television Craft Grand Jury |
October – November 2013 |
"I've had the honor to be an AACTA Awards juror for the past two years. I can honestly say I have not regretted for one moment being involved as a juror. From a selfish perspective, it's been a godsend. I've been able to view all the latest productions, gain an overview of what's being produced and enjoy the films that I otherwise may not have had the advantage of seeing. But it's also given me an opportunity to give back a little to the industry I've had the privilege to work in for the past 25 years. Viewing the films is a joy, but the adjudication process is what I love most. Passionate, unexpected and always fascinating - just like filmmaking. I just hope they ask me back to do it again this year."
Steven Robinson ASE
Editor
AFI Award for Best Editing in a Documentary winner, Inside The Firestorm, 2010
To Apply
If you are an AACTA member and are interested in being a juror for the next AACTA Awards, please complete the Expression of Interest form, then email your current CV or details of your professional screen guild accreditation to Chloe Boulton, AACTA Awards Manager at awards@afi.org.au by 5pm Tuesday 11th June 2013.