Jury

Eva Fischer

Eva Fischer is a leading figure in media art and immersive technology. As founder of sound:frame and director of the Civa Festival, she produces innovative projects that continuously set new standards in audiovisual experiences around the globe.

Copyright: Elodie Grethen

Martin Schinzel

USTP Lecturer for Teaching and Practice
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Franziska Proksa

Interim Head of Research Institute
Institute of Creative\Media/Technologies
Head of Media Creation Research Group
Institute of Creative\Media/Technologies
Senior Researcher
Media Creation Research Group
Institute of Creative\Media/Technologies
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Nino Leitner

Nino Leitner is an award-winning cinematographer and filmmaker whose work ranges from wildlife documentaries in Africa to prominent commercial campaigns. As Co-CEO of CineD and co-head of MZed, he is a leader in both production and industry education.

Rosa von Suess

Academic Director Media Technology (BA)
Lecturer
Course Leader Film, TV and Media – Creation and Distribution (MA)
Department of Media and Digital Technologies
Head of c-tv

Felix Blasinger

Junior Professor Media Technology (BA)
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Michaela Javorsky

Michaela Javorsky has played a key role at ORF, where he has shaped entertainment TV and program development with a focus on international formats. Today, as TV program manager, he oversees some of ORF’s most successful shows and co-productions, delivering world-class entertainment.

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Lars Oertel

Deputy Academic Director Digital Media Production (MA)
Lecturer
International Coordinator
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Tanja Ploner

Junior Digital Producer c-tv
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Astrid Drechsler

Astrid Drechsler is a sound designer and Senior Lecturer at FH JOANNEUM. After years of experience at ORF Funkhaus Vienna and research in Sound Studies, she founded her own multimedia agency in 2013 and has since crafted outstanding audio experiences for radio, film, and other media.

Andreas Markus Büchele

Lecturer
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Clara Hollomey

Professor Media Technology (BA)
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Philip Pürcher

Philip Pürcher is a cameraman and drone pilot known for his work on live events and television documentaries. Since 2016, he has contributed to major productions such as “Universum” and “Herrschaftszeiten,” and captured remarkable moments at events ranging from the Erste Bank Open and Ironman to projects for Red Bull.

Johanna Grüblbauer

Academic Director Media Management (BA)
Deputy Head of
Media Business Research Group
Institute of Creative\Media/Technologies
Member of the UAS Board from 2023 to 2026
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Georg Vogt

Senior Researcher
Media Creation Research Group
Institute of Creative\Media/Technologies
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Gesine Schmidt-Schmiedbauer

Gesine Schmidt-Schmiedbauer is co-founder of one step beyond, where she advises global organizations – including Médecins Sans Frontières and Greenpeace – on strategic and hope-based communication. She also supports the arts as an advisor at artcare and is on the board of flomyca, focusing on narratives that connect art and social values.

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Markus Wintersberger

Deputy Academic Director Digital Design (MA)
Lecturer
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Graziele Lautenschlaeger

Professor Media Technology (BA)
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Andrea Mayr-Stalder

Andrea Mayr-Stalder stands at the intersection of art, technology, and education. She created Turtlestitch, an award-winning platform that combines coding with textiles and now features over 50,000 open-source designs shared and developed by a worldwide community.

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Stefanie Größbacher

Junior Researcher
Media Computing Research Group
Institute of Creative\Media/Technologies
Junior Researcher
Josef Ressel Center for Knowledge-Assisted Visual Analytics for Industrial Manufacturing Data
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Markus Seidl 

Academic Director Creative Computing (BA)
Interim Head of
Media Computing Research Group
Institute of Creative\Media/Technologies
Member of the UAS Board from 2023 to 2026
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Reanne Leuning

Reanne Leuning directs international programs for Austria’s creative industries at ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, building bridges between design, fashion, film, music, and gaming and the international stage. She is also Deputy Chair of KAT – Kreativwirtschaft Austria.

Sibylle Moser

Head of Center for Cultural and Creative Industries
Senior Researcher
Media Creation Research Group
Institute of Creative\Media/Technologies
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Franz Fidler

Head of Faculty of Engineering and Business
Academic Director Digital Design (MA)
Academic Director Digital Media Management (MA)
Academic Director Digital Media Production (MA)
Academic Director Interactive Technologies (MA)
Member Extended University Leadership
Department of Media and Digital Technologies

Klaas Vansteenhuyse

Klaas Vansteenhuyse is a higher education expert with broad international experience in university management and innovation in learning. As Director of Learning at E³UDRES² and a trained archaeologist, he brings together educational leadership and a passion for human history.

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Leopold Kögler-Vencour

Section Head International Relations
Programme Development
Service and Competence Center for Higher Education Development and Quality Management

Ramona Mauthner

Visual Design and Communications Management E³UDRES²
Center for Research and Cooperation