Joachim Zell
Short Film Program Jury President
Joachim Zell (known as JZ) is currently the Head of HDR Content Workflow at Barco.
For 12 years he served as VP of Technology and Imaging Science at EFILM/Deluxe, where he designed and monitored production workflows from on-set production to release. Previously he was VP of Advanced Technology at Technicolor Thomson in Burbank
Joachim is an Associate Member of the ASC and Co-Chair of the ASC's Motion Imaging Technology Council's Next-Generation Cinema Display Committee. He also served on the MITC DI team that defined the ASC CDL standard.
As a member of the Academy Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) he holds the position of ACES Project Vice Chair, supports SMPTE as Hollywood Section Manager and is a Board Member of the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA).