The Jury
Jury-voted nominees.
IAWTV Awards submissions will be judged by a curated panel of former IAWTV Award winners and nominees as well others that excel in the digital short form space.
The panel of jurors will be selected and overseen by a Jury President who will have experience in digital content production and distribution. The president will be responsible for selecting a panel of relevant industry professionals to vote on the nominees. This panel of jurors will review all the awards submissions and determine nominees.
The aim of the IAWTV Awards is to withstand any judging trends from year to year and to promote fairness in what is admittedly a subjective process. Each year, a new Jury President is named and the panel of jurors are selected accordingly.
The IAWTV Awards understands the complex issues surrounding fairness in judging and strives to create a balanced and egalitarian process during each awards season.
Julie Kalceff,
2022 IAWTV Awards Jury President
Julie Kalceff is an Australian writer, director and producer best known for writing, directing and co-producing the television series First Day. This ground-breaking story of a 12 year-old transgender girl starting middle school was the first Australian series to star a transgender actor in the lead role. It has sold to multiple territories worldwide including the UK (CBBC) and the US (Hulu).
In April 2021, First Day won a GLAAD Media Award (Children and Youth) which honour media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQIA+ community. In 2020, First Day was nominated for two AACTA Awards (Australian Academy Awards) for Best Children's Program and for Best Screenplay in Television. That same year, the series won its category at the prestigious 59th Rose d'Or Awards. And in October 2021 First Day won an International Emmy Award.
Also in 2020, Julie was part of a "powerhouse female directing team" that spearheaded the feature film anthology drama Here Out West.
Julie first gained international attention when she created, wrote, directed, and produced the global hit digital drama series Starting From Now. Attracting critical and popular acclaim, it is one of the most watched web series in the world - amassing over 170 million views in 230 countries. The series sold to and played on broadcast television in Australia.
A graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School with a Masters Degree in Scriptwriting, Julie founded and is director of the Sydney-based production company Common Language Films.