The 2026 jury
Eight jurors | Twenty films | Awards Sunday, October 4
This year's jury watches every film in the official selection and decides the awards presented at the closing ceremony on Sunday, October 4 at the Tara Theater. Eight people from film, business and the Atlanta community, with one shared job: choose the stories that deserve the spotlight.
Anvita Gupta
Kapil Tanwar
Roshni Malik
Shally Venkatesh
Bharath Tejasvi
Vikas Kapil
AJ
Anuj Jain
VG
Varsha Gupta
Be there when the envelopes open
The awards ceremony runs 7:15 to 8 PM on Sunday and is included with the Sunday screening pass, the two-day pass and the full festival pass.