The Big Syn Institute is honoured and proud to have international luminaries from the world of film, media, sustainability and policy in the Grand Jury of the 2025 Big Syn International Film Festival.
Rt. Hon. Baroness Lola Young
Crossbench member, House of Lords, UK
George Webster
BAFTA award-winning actor/presenter (BBC)
Prof. Mark Maslin
Global Sustainability thought leader and influencer | UCL
Xoliswa Sithole
2X BAFTA award-winning filmmaker
Joseph C Stillman
EMMY award-winning filmmaker
Angela Patton
CEO, Girls For A Change | Peabody award winner
Prof. Ioannis Ioannou
Global Sustainability Guru, LBS
Alexandra Genova
BAFTA award-winning filmmaker | Journalist
Prof. Lindiwe Dovery
Professor of film and screen studies | Filmmaker | Film curator