Press Start: Jury
Information on the jury process
After formal examination of all applications by employees of the Foundation for Digital Games Culture the valid submissions will be presented to an independent, 24-member jury of experts, who will evaluate the applications in a two-stage process.
Our JurorsJury members
Linda Kruse (Jury Chairperson)
Founder / Managing Director
The Good Evil
Thomas Bedenk
Freelancing Consultant
bedenk.de/sign
Valentina Birke
Director Indie Arena Booth
Super Crowd Entertainment
Mona Brandt
Freelancer
UI / UX / Game Design
Marek Brunner
Head of Rating Procedures
Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK)
Lena Falkenhagen
Author / Games Writer
Verband dt. Schriftsteller*innen
Manuel Fritsch
Editor-in-Chief
Insert Moin / IGN Deutschland
Adrian Goersch
CEO / Founder
Black Forest Games
Tobias Graff
Managing Director
Mooneye Studios
Daniel Helbig
Co-CEO
Megagon Industries
Sebastian Hollstein
Indie Game Developer / Lecturer
I knew It! - Games / Hochschule Luzern
Jan Klose
Regional Representative
game Hessen
Ulrike Küchler
CEO / Founder
Gamebook Studio HQ
Ruth Lemmen
Freelancer
Interim Management + Coaching
Michael Liebe
Managing Director
Booster Space Events und Consulting
Benjamin Lochmann
CEO
Pixel Maniacs
Jennifer Pankratz
CEO / Project Manager
Pithead Studio
Jana Reinhardt
Director
Rat King Entertainment
Wolfgang Schmitz
CEO / Co-Founder
Ahoiii Entertainment
Manouchehr Shamsrizi
Co-Founder
gamelab.berlin
Mai-Vy Thach
PR Manager Central Europe
Capcom
Martin Thiele-Schwez
Managing Director
Playing History
Anika Thun
CEO
Kalypso Media Group
Carolin Wendt
Lead International Community
CD Projekt RED
Information on compensation for jury work
- Jury members receive an expense allowance of EUR 1,600 (net) for their work on the jury. This allowance covers all viewing and meeting expenses as a lump sum.
- An additional EUR 100 (net) can be charged for writing a brief characterisation/critical appraisal of a pitch.
- Members of the main jury receive an additional EUR 1,000 (net) expense allowance. This additional expense allowance covers all additional viewing and meeting expenses as a lump sum.
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