Jury for the IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary

Tarik Traidia has been a prominent figure in the Dutch TV and film industry for nearly 20 years. After completing his Film and Television Studies at the University of Amsterdam, he began his career as a TV director, working with major brands such as MTV, Endemol, and BNNVARA. Over time, he transitioned into the role of a creative, spending nearly a decade as a Creative Director/Producer and partner at NewBe. During this period he was responsible for the development and production of numerous high-profile scripted and unscripted projects aimed at Millennial and Gen Z audiences, including the box office-smashing  Misfit film franchise, the critically acclaimed Boef documentary series, and the International Emmy Award-winning Netflix reboot of Heartbreak High. In January 2025, Tarik will step into the role of Manager Film Benelux at Netflix. 

Rhianna Woods is a talented young filmmaker from Ireland. Her debut film, I'll Know, is a 2.5-minute short that she wrote and shot herself. The film beautifully captures the emotions of leaving home, with a poignant awareness of those who have left before. For this work, Rhianna won the Radharc Trust Award. She was also part of the Fresh Horizons program, which highlights the talent and innovation of a new generation of filmmakers aged 16 to 19. These young filmmakers bring fresh perspectives and unique voices, pushing the boundaries of traditional storytelling.

Additionally, Rhianna was nominated at the prestigious All American High School Film Festival (AAHSFF) in New York, one of the largest international student film festivals, awarding over $3,500,000 in prizes and scholarships to emerging filmmakers worldwide. Rhianna is currently studying film at the National Film School, IADT, and recently completed her second film, In Other Words Goodbye (2024).

Festus Toll is a Kenyan-Dutch documentary filmmaker and editor known for his experimental, essayistic films blending moral questions with the search for identity. Graduating from St. Joost School of Art & Design in 2017, his student film We Will Maintain—a personal exploration of family, origins, and Dutch society—premiered at IDFA and won the TENT Award for best graduation film of Dutch art academies in the Netherlands. His follow-up, When You Hear the Divine Call (2020), took him to Kenya, where he crafted a poignant essay on home and roots from the perspective of a bicultural child, earning him the VERS Film Award. Toll’s 2023 documentary The Story of Ne Kuko premiered at IDFA and screened at HotDocs 2024. Through Toll’s deep fascination with the poetic beauty and unity of Africa, his work sharpens our senses and introduces audiences to worlds unknown. He aspires to collaborate internationally on innovative films that evoke ecstasy while addressing vital issues.

Aneta Ozorek is Artistic Director of Kaboom Animation Festival (Utrecht and Amsterdam). She has extensive industry experience as curator and organizer of film events, educational workshops, exhibitions and festivals in the European market. She is Head of the Short Films section of the CEE Animation Pitching Forum (Czech Republic), which brings regional activities for promotion and development of animation together with talents in 17 countries of Central and Eastern Europe. She is also a member of the board of REX Animation Festival (Sweden), Animela (India) and Emile European Animation Awards (Greece). As a tutor and consultant of film projects in development Ozorek has worked with TAICCA (Taiwan), New Producers Academy (Netherlands), NEXT Talent Hub (Netherlands), Baltic Pitching Forum (Lithuania), WEIRD Market (Spain). She was a programmer of Cinema in Sneakers (Poland), program consultant of Let’s Doc – Documentary Ideas Lab (Poland) and International Documentary Festival for Young Audiences LET’S DOC (Poland).

Sara Luna Zorić began performing at a young age at a youth theater school in Amsterdam. She landed her first major role at the age of 17 in the award-winning film Take Me Somewhere Nice (dir. Ena Sendiarević, 2019). Following this, she continued to act in several short films and series. Some of her most recent projects include Der Amsterdam Krimi (2022) and Il Fait Beau, which had its world premiere in the main competition at the TriBeCa Film Festival in 2023. Currently, Zorić is studying Drama and Contemporary Music Theatre at the Amsterdam University of the Arts.