The juries of the 32nd festival edition can be found here shortly before the next festival in May 2026.


Feature Film Competition

Every year and in memory of cinema legend Klein, who died in 1999 at the age of 79, his daughters Madeleine Budde and Jacqueline Hopp endow the prizes in the two JFBB competitions.

Gershon-Klein-Spielfilmpreis
Gershon Klein Documentary Film Award
The prize is awarded to a director and is endowed with a prize money of 3,000 EUR


Documentary Film Competition

Gershon Klein Documentary Film Award
The prize is awarded to a director and is endowed with a prize money of 3,000 EUR.