Vinneren av Gnistprisen mottar 25.000 kroner gitt av Altibox, samt markedsføring og distribusjon av vinnerfilmen på Altibox' strømmetjeneste. Prisen går til en norsk filmskaper som avslører en særskilt dristighet og et skapertalent som Altibox ønsker å hedre og støtte videre. Juryen er oppnevnt i samarbeid mellom Altibox og Kortfilmfestivalen.
SVEIN ARONSEN is the team leader in Altibox, responsible for TV and content. He has degrees in film photography and editing, and has produced for television, lectured at Stavanger university, been Head of Development at NRK, and ran a private production company in Stavanger.
TORE TOMTER is a consulting buyer at Altibox, responsible for short film, documentary, and animation. He formerly worked for NRK, where he from 1991 was responsible for documentary acquisitions.
BENTE MAALEN is a producer and production manager for short films and feature films and has established the production company Blaane in Trondheim. Maalen has several years of experience as an event producer and programmer from film festivals such as Kosmorama and Ramaskrik. In the mid-2010s, she moved on to the production side of the film industry. First as production coordinator and then as production manager on The 12th Man, Heimebane and Hope. In 2018, she established her own production company, Blaane Film, which has produced two short films, and which has several new projects underway.
Juries
The Norwegian Short Film Festival / kortfilm@kortfilmfestivalen.no
Kortfilmfestivalen i Grimstad
kortfilm@kortfilmfestivalen.no