It is a real pleasure for us that the awards in the Best Climbing and Best Mountaineering Film categories are decided by a part of the team of the Macedonian Alpine Climbing Federation.

The jury consists of people who have experience in the field of film and are proven passionate lovers of nature and climbers.

Hristina Krsteska is a visual artist and researcher. She has completed her master's studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts, and her artistic work is based on multimedia practices. In the field of art, she employs an interdisciplinary approach, researching rocks and the impact human activities leave upon them. Hristina has also been an active member of the Macedonian Alpine Federation for 10 years. She has completed numerous climbs at alpine locations both within the country and abroad, and has participated in multiple mountaineering seminars.

Ilia Ciriviri is an accomplished climber with years of experience and a deep passion for winter climbing. Some of his most challenging mountaineering feats have been done embracing the beauty and challenges of the winter landscape. A climbing instructor whose climbing adventures motivate the younger generation and a former President of the Macedonian Alpine Climbing Federation. As a film producer, synthesizing the raw beauty of mountaineering and the mountaineering challenge, he creates films that defy and embody the spirit of exploration. 

Darjan Radenkovikj is a climber and creative who considers rock faces and good stories equally important. He is a member of the Alpine Club Skopje and the Macedonian Alpine Climbing Federation, and his love for climbing has also led him to edit the climbing guidebook for the "Otmar's Rock" climbing area at the Matka canyon, near Skopje. As a creative director and producer of numerous advertising and storytelling videos, he knows how much a good story matters, whether it is filmed in a studio or on a rock face.

With a degree in literature and a master’s degree in communications and media, he is the founder of "Žar Ptica", a marketing and strategic communications agency, and a marketing lecturer at Brainster Next College. He previously served as business director at the storytelling studio "Vidi Vaka".