The Juries
Marnie Blok is a former actress, an accomplished screenwriter, and recently made her directorial debut. Her final acting role was in Frailer (TIFF 2014). As a screenwriter, she has written several feature films, including The Happy Housewife, Jackie (TIFF 2012), Kenau, Simon and the Oaks, and Open Water (based on Philip Huffs book), which received nine nominations and won Best Feature Screenplay.
She has written several acclaimed tv-series, including Line 32 and Ramses, which won multiple awards, such the Nipkow Award, the Prix Europa, and an International Emmy for Best Actor. Blok wrote Childhood Dreams(co-created with director Bram Schouw), which was selected at CANNESERIES in 2022. The series was nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Series in the Netherlands and received nominations for the Prix Europa and Prix Italia, ultimately winning Best Series at the New York Festival in 2024. Máxima, which she co-wrote, was screened Out of Competition atCANNESERIES in 2023.
Most recently, Marnie Blok wrote and directed Beyond Silence, a 17-minute short film about the devastating consequences of being silence(d) about sexual abuse, the necessity of breaking that silence, and the fear of social repercussions when coming forward.
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Omari Douglas is a BAFTA and Olivier nominated actor. He most recently starred in Joe Barton's series for Netflix, Black Doves, alongside Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw.
He is well known for his breakthrough role in Russell T Davies’ smash hit Channel 4 and HBO Max series It's A Sin, which earned him a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He can also be seen in Billie Piper and Lucy Prebble’s critically acclaimed series I Hate Suzie Too, Russell T Davies’ ITV mini-series Nolly and Raine Allen Miller’s feature debut Rye Lane.
Omari hails from a theatre background and has appeared in a number of notable productions including Ivo Van Hove’s adaptation of A Little Life alongside James Norton, Cabaret alongside Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne and Constellations opposite Russell Tovey, which led to an Olivier nomination for Best Actor. He recently starred in the world premiere of Coral Wylie’s debut play Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew at the Bush Theatre.
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Fauve Hautot is a multi-faceted artist: dancer, choreographer, director and actress. Passionate and bold, she was able to impose her own style within the French art scene.
She made her name thanks to the French version of Dancing with the Stars, in which she shined as a dancer but also as a judge, and became one the major figures in live entertainment.
In 2025, Fauve Hautot is starting her acting career: she played in Bastion 36, directed by Olivier Marchal (Netflix) and in the feature Délocalisés by Ali and Redouane Bougheraba. She will soon be seen on TF1 in Rien ne t’efface by Jérôme Cornuau or Zonz, directed by Marine Colomies and Marine Maugrain-Legagneur on France TV Slash.
While she was on set, she took part in the most memorable international event of 2024: the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. She has also started her own dance company this year, SAME BUT DIFFERENT, with Romain Guillermic.
Fauve Hautot keeps exploring new horizons across disciplines, with the same energy and passion as always.
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