Jury Member for Film Festival

SR Socially Relevant Film Festival NY

We are seeking to expand our jury database and invite NYWIFT members with festival-judging experience to contact us. We are looking for entries in the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature categories.

Candidates can be from any section of the entertainment industry; however, experience in judging films for festival competition is preferred. 

The commitment extends over four weeks, during which the nominated films are viewed and graded using a very simple system. 

SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival New York

13th annual edition - SRFF 2026 - March 2026.

SRFF is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization founded in January 2013 by actress/filmmaker Nora Armani in response to the proliferation of violence and violent forms of storytelling. The mission of SRFF is to promote films with socially relevant™ content and filmmakers who tell human-interest stories. Over 795 films from 40 countries have been screened, bringing meaningful entertainment and social awareness to the community. SRFF strives to raise awareness of social issues through cinema, promoting positive social change, peace, understanding, and a clean environment. http://www.ratedsrfilms.org/ 

Spokespersons of SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY include Amy Goodman of Democracy Now, Erin Brockovich, Martin Sheen, Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winner Robert Schenkkan, best-selling French novelist Marc Levy, Academy Award Nominee and Emmy Award Winner Guy Davidi, and American TV personality and author Gretchen Carlson. Honor awardees of 2023 were Gale Anne Hurd, Tonya Lewis Lee, Robert Schenkkan, and Nicole Ansari-Cox. The 2025 Honor Awardee was Karren Karagulian of Anora.