2025 Juries

Each year we assemble the best creative talent from around the globe.

The best shows have the best judges. Like attracts like.

So, appointing the right judges is a serious business. LIA puts careful thought and consideration into selecting the best frontline practitioners to sit on the juries. Every year, the jury members are high-profile professionals from diverse communities internationally; each accomplished in their field and acclaimed by their counterparts in the industry. Having a diversified jury (DEI) across the world - companies, networks, holding companies, independent companies to clients means having different points of view that would eventually lead to the best work being funneled through.

There is a big weight of responsibility to push the most notable work to the top. That’s why, in the interest of total fairness, every jury member must see every piece of work from the get-go. No pre-judging off-site. And any juror who has a vested interest in a piece of work must abstain.

2025 Production & Post-Production and Music Video Jury

Jury President
Paul Hunter
Co-Founder
PRETTYBIRD, Culver City

Paul Hunter is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose illustrious career spans genres and mediums. As the co-founder of PRETTYBIRD, he started the company to support and foster pioneering storytellers and artists. Paul’s efforts and mentorship have helped launch the careers of acclaimed directors such as Melina Matsoukas and the Oscar-winning duo Daniels.
 
Through his signature visual style and collaborative filmmaking approach, Paul has directed global campaigns for some of the world’s biggest brands, including Nike, Sony, Adidas, Apple, Audi, Microsoft, and T-Mobile, the last of which premiered during the Super Bowl XLIX and was rated a top ad of the game.
 
His innovative and Emmy-nominated commercial for Nike’s 2001 ”Freestyle” campaign, which merges basketball and hip-hop culture, is widely considered one of advertising's most memorable spots ever created and is showcased at the Smithsonian.
 
Additional accolades include a Gold Cannes Lion for his landmark Nike “Stickman” campaign and multiple Clio Awards for his Beats by Dre campaign “Hear What You Want” starring Colin Kaepernick. His short film disguised as a Hollywood trailer for the LA Rams titled “On the Clock” earned multiple wins at the Clio Sports Awards, among other distinctions throughout the 2022 awards season. He is also considered one of the most prolific and respected innovators of the music video genre, with four of his iconic music videos living in Billboard’s top 100 videos of all time.

To Be Announced