GUESTS OF HONOUR
Michael Moorcock, Author, UK
Chris Carter, Director, US
OPENING CEREMONY
Alain Borek, Actor (Hellvetia), CH
Laurent Fauchère, Director (Hellvetia), CH
Franck Semelet, Actor (Hellvetia), CH
Antoine Tinguely, Director (Hellvetia), CH
Matthias Urban, Actor (Hellvetia), CH
Caroline Velan, Producer, CH
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Aaron Moorhead, Director (SPRING), US
Justin Benson, Director (SPRING), US
Adrián García Bogliano, Director (SCHERZO DIABOLICO), MX
Benoît Forgeard, Director (GAZ DE FRANCE), FR
Julian M. Grünthal, Director (POLDER), CH
Samuel Schwarz, Director (POLDER), CH
Simone Häberling, Producer (POLDER), CH
Karin Koch, Producer (POLDER), CH
Nina Fog, Actress (POLDER), CH
Friederike Kempter, Actress (POLDER), CH
Teemu Nikki, Director (LOVEMILLA), FI
Miguel Llansó, Director (CRUMBS), ES
ULTRA MOVIES
Bethany Orr, Actress (EXCESS FLESH), US
Patrick Kennelly, Director, (EXCESS FLESH), US
JD Lifshitz, Producer (CONTRACTED : PHASE II), US
Mathieu Seiler, Director (TRUE LOVE WAYS), CH
Anna Hausburg, Actress (TRUE LOVE WAYS), DE
FILMS OF THE THIRD KIND
Aymeric Perceval, VFX Supervisor (MAGGIE), UK
Paddy Eason, VFX Supervisor (ROBOT OVERLORDS), UK
HISTOIRES DU GENRE
Bastian Meiresonne, Director, (GARUDA POWER : THE SPIRIT WITHIN), FR
Manlio Gomarasca, Journalist (ISTINTOBRASS), IT
CONCOURS SSA/SUISSIMAGE DU COURT MÉTRAGE SUISSE
Peter Volkart, Director (SUBOTIKA – LAND OF WONDER), CH
Clea Wanner, Producer (SUBOTIKA – LAND OF WONDER), CH
Rafael Bolliger, Director (CLONES), CH
Diego Hauenstein, Director (PARASIT), CH
Luc Walpoth, Director (REPLIKA), CH
Peter Zwierko, Director (A TRUNK FULL OF CARROTS), CH
Felix Tanner, Director (A TRUNK FULL OF CARROTS), CH
Daniel Gremli, Director (A TRUNK FULL OF CARROTS), CH
Simon Keller, Director (A TRUNK FULL OF CARROTS), CH
Matthieu Moerlen, Director (LES ANCIENS L’APPELAIENT CHAOS), CH
Joachim Delmotte, Producer (LES ANCIENS L’APPELAIENT CHAOS), FR
Michael Ayach, Chief Operator (LES ANCIENS L’APPELAIENT CHAOS), FR
COURTS MÉTRAGES FANTASTIQUES INTERNATIONAUX
Jurga Jutaitė, Producer (GHOST I DON’T REMEMBER), LT
TRIBUTE TO SONO SION
Sono Sion, Director (TOKYO TRIBE, WHY DON’T YOU PLAY IN HELL, STRANGE CIRCUS), JP
Kagurazaka Megumi, Actor, JP
CARTE BLANCHE À UNE PERSONNALITÉ DU CINÉMA SUISSE
Ursula Meier, Director, CH
GUILTY PLEASURES
Enzo G. Castellari, Director (IL GRANDE RACKET), IT
Russell Mulcahy, Director (RAZORBACK), AU
Michael Steiner, Director (DAS MISSEN MASSAKER), CH
François Cognard, Producer, FR
Manlio Gomarasca, Journalist, IT
Patrizia Lombardo, Professor, UNIGE, CH
NIFFF EXTENDED
IMAGING THE FUTURE
Nikolaus Roche-Kresse, Conception developer, Editorial creative services, Ubisoft International Production, FR
Erik Geslin, UX Director, Video game producer, Emotion design Ph.D. Affective Gaming key researcher, CA/FR
Erik Svedäng, Game designer, Independent, SE
Swann Pichon, Research associate, Swiss Center for Affective Science, Geneva University, CH
Sylvia Pan, Research associate, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, UK Robert Pratten, Co-founder & CEO, Conducttr, UK Ulrich Fischer (Bord Cadre films), CH
Caroline Velan (Caravel Production), CH
Michael Frei (Playables), CH
Douglas Stanley, CH
Raphaël Muñoz, CH
Adrian Blaser (Bande à part Films), CH
Laura Gomez (Panimage), CH
Nick Manning, Senior Manager, Global Field Marketing, Autodesk Media & Entertainment – Sponsor principal, UK
Stephanie Barish, CEO, IndieCade – International Festival of Independent Games, US
Laura Perrenoud, Independant, CH
Mario von Rickenbach (Digital Alchemy), CH
Philomena Schwab (artgear), CH
Dominik Haas (Team Schlicht), CH
Don Schmocker (Team Schlicht), CH
Sebastian Tobler (ateo), CH
Janina Woods (ateo), CH
Andreas Halter (Capsule Games), CH
Jérémy Hervé Wuthrer Cuany, Game Designer, CH
Toni Fisler, Web Developer, CH
Caroline Hirt, Game Jam coordinator, CH
Samuel Schwarz, Director, CH
Julian M. Grünthal, Director, CH
Alessandro Cioffi, VFX Supervisor, Trixter, DE
Marti Romances, Art Director, Territory Studio, UK
Ean Carr, Sequence Superviseur, Double Negative, Membre et trésorier de la Visual Effects Society, UK
Kai Wolter, FX Software Lead, MPC, UK
Fabrice Vienne, 3D Supervisor and lead layout, Rodeo FX, CA
Simon Carr, VFX Supervisor, Method Studios, UK
Ged Wright, VFX Supervisor, DNeg, UK
Aymeric Perceval, VFX Supervisor, Cinesite, UK
Paddy Eason, VFX Supervisor, Nvizible, UK
Jacques Levesque, VFX supervisor, Vision Globale, CA
TV SERIES STORYWORLDS
Nicolas Dufour, Journalist (Le Temps), CH
Chris Carter, Director, Screenwriter (THE X FILES), US
Anders Banke, Director, Screenwriter, SE
Frédéric Azémar, Screenwriter, FR
Robert Pratten, CEO & Co-Founder, Conducttr, UK
Géraldine Rod, Director, Screenwriter, CH
NEW WORLDS OF FANTASY
Michael Moorcock, Author, UK
John Howe, Illustrator, Production Designer, CH/CA
Marc Atallah, Director, Maison d’Ailleurs, CH
André Kuenzy, Artist, Director, CH
Romuald Reutimann, Illustrator, FR
NIFFF INVASION
Gus Brandys, Gus & co, CH
Corinne Brandys, Gus & co, CH
INTERNATIONAL JURY
Julie Bergeron, Head of Industry Programs, Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, FR
Axelle Carolyn, Director, BE
Zoë Bell, Actress, Stuntwoman, NZ
Sabrina Baracetti, Director, Far East Film Festival d’Udine, IT
Sylvie Fleury, Artist, CH
JURY MÉLIÈS
Fabrice Lambot, Producer, FR
Russell Mulcahy, Director, AU
Cyril Despontin, Managing Director – Paris International Fantastic Film Festival
NIFFF INTERNATIONAL CRITIC’S JURY
Shelagh Rowan-Legg, Cinema’s Critic (Twitch), CA
Gilles Esposito, Cinema’s Critic (Mad Movies), FR
Lorenzo Del Porto, Cinema’s Critic (Nocturno), IT
Sarah Stutte, Cinema’s Critic (Deadline Magazin), DE
Raúl Gil, Cinema’s Critic (ScifiWorld), ES
SSA/SUISSIMAGE JURY
Stéphane Gobbo, Journalist, Representant, Semaine de la critique du Festival del Film Locarno, CH
Arnaud Gantenbein, Producer, CH
Roland Cosandey, Representant, SSA et Suissimage, CH
TAURUS STUDIO INNOVATION JURY
Claude Lander, Founder, Taurus Studio, CH
Jean-Marc Ertel, Payot Neuchâtel, CH
Christophe M. Saber, Director, CH
Sophie Sallin, Fiction Producer (RTS), CH
Thomas Lüthi, Scenarist (SRF), CH
IMAGING THE FUTURE JURY
Paddy Eason, VFX Supervisor (Nvizible), UK
Lorenz Merz, Chief Operator, CH
John Howe, Illustrator, Production Designer, CH/CA