In Recognition of Quality Filmcraft

Our Judges

Our Judge pool consists of industry professionals who have worked on short films, features and/or TV series. All have IMDB credits or work in video production or education. For reasons of security and integrity, we do not disclose which Judges scored which films.

Stephen P. Sherwood

Stephen P. Sherwood

Festival Director and award-winning writer, director, and editor with more than 70 IMDb credits. Runs a bi-weekly scriptwriting workshop and has written multiple features and shorts.

Kevin L. Powers

Kevin L. Powers

Former Program Director for the Gwinnett Center International Film Festival with fifteen years of industry experience in independent films.

Joshua Gohlke

Joshua Gohlke

Atlanta filmmaker specializing in post-production and editing. Sound editor for Atlanta Film Chat with experience in commercial, narrative, and documentary projects.

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson

Director of Photography and Colorist with extensive experience in features, TV shows, commercials, and documentaries including "America's Castles" and "A Man Named Pearl."