Juries
FILM CRAFT LOTUS AND NEW DIRECTOR LOTUS
JURY
Kim Wildenburg
Founder & Executive Producer
Sedona Productions
Sydney
Kim Wildenburg is the Founder and Executive Producer of Sedona Productions, an independent creative production company based in Sydney, Australia. With over 27 years of experience in both the United States and Australia, she specializes in producing films that blend traditional filmmaking techniques with cutting-edge design, animation, visual effects, and emerging technology.
Kim’s career has spanned key roles in major creative production companies, including Managing Director of Exit Films, Executive Producer at Psyop and Mill+, and VFX Producer at Method Studios LA and Fin Design. She has produced groundbreaking campaigns for global brands including Coca Cola, Nike, Honda, Pepsi and Qantas, through to the OSCARS show package, and President Obama and Biden’s initiative ‘It’s On Us’ which premiered at The White House in DC.
Her most notable project, Google 'Through the Dark’, was recognized as the most successful digital interactive project of the year, receiving over 50 accolades, including 7 Cannes Lion, multiple D&AD, AWARD, Ciclope, One Club, London International Awards, Webby, FWA, MMA, Amy, Innovation finalist at SXSW and six awards at Spikes Asia, including the coveted Grand Prix.
Kim has served on the jury for prestigious festivals including the Cannes Lions, Ciclope Asia and Berlin, Spikes Asia, AICP, Lisbon Advertising Festival and The Webby’s.