Jury History

  • Jordan can currently be seen starring in Netflix’s “Umbrella Academy” as ‘Grace/Mom’ opposite Ellen Page, Colm Feore and Tom Hopper, which was just renewed for a second season.

    Other TV credits include the CW’s “Supernatural”, FX’s “Man Seeking Woman” and SyFy’s “12 Monkeys”. She had a successful career in modeling before she set her sights on acting. In her free time, she enjoys singing and playing the piano. Jordan hails from Bermuda and currently resides in Toronto.

  • Born and raised in Winnipeg, and having completed degrees from University of Manitoba in Mechanical Engineering, Economics and Law, Ken left his hometown in 1999 for Ottawa to join the Canadian Foreign Service. He has had overseas postings in Johannesburg, Los Angeles and Beijing as a Trade Commissioner, promoting trade and investment in diverse areas including education, tourism, engineering services, and the cultural industries.

    Of note — he led a successful investment program that saw Pixar, Sony Imageworks, Rhythm and Hues and others open studios in Canada. Today, he is at the Consulate General of Canada in Bengaluru, India leading the commercial program.

2022

  • Céline Gittens, born in Trinidad and raised in Vancouver, trained under her mother, Janet Gittens, and at Vancouver’s Goh Ballet Academy. She joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2006, becoming a Principal in 2016. Throughout her career, she has danced lead roles in ballets by prominent choreographers like Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, David Bintley, and Kenneth MacMillan, portraying characters such as Juliet, Odette/Odile, Aurora, Lise, the Sugar Plum Fairy, Swanilda, and Giselle.

    In 2005, she won a Gold medal and Audience Award at the Genée International ballet competition at Sadler’s Wells theatre, London. Céline has also been recognized for her talent by meeting Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2011 and performing at the palace in 2016 for HRH Prince Charles. She holds a Master of Philosophy from the University of Birmingham.

    Céline is dedicated to teaching and has conducted masterclasses for various ballet institutions in England and Canada, including Elmhurst Summer School and the Royal Academy of Dance. She also served as an Artistic Examiner for the Solo Seal 2019 in London and has coached Principal dancers at Birmingham Royal Ballet.

  • Daniel Lismore is a London and Coventry-based artist known for his elaborate living sculptures. He creates three-dimensional tableaux from fragments of clothing he has worn, blending history with futurism. Lismore, a fixture in London's fashion and art scenes for two decades, was named 'England’s Most Eccentric Dresser' by Vogue. He has curated exhibitions at Tate Modern and Tate Britain, published a book, and exhibited at the Venice Biennale and Reykjavik Arts Festival.

    Lismore is a Global Ambassador for Graduate Fashion Week and an activist for human rights and the environment. He has worked with brands like H&M and Bulgari and collaborated with Vivienne Westwood. Lismore gave a TED Talk in 2019 and opened Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Relief show at the British Museum. His upcoming exhibition is in February 2022 in Coventry.

  • Ajai is popularly known as the person who revived the fashion design industry of Sri Lanka in the last 17 years. He fathered Sri Lanka’s fashion development movement and as a result close to 80% of fashion designers we see today are the product of the fashion development platform Ajai created. CFW is the backbone of Sri Lanka’s fashion design industry and its voice.

    Founder and President of Colombo Fashion Week, his deep-rooted faith in Sri Lanka’s fashion design industry got him started on this journey 17 years ago (2003). Colombo Fashion Week is one of Asia’s four fashion weeks that are over 10 years old, a development project that is actively working on impacting and enhancing every aspect of Sri Lanka’s fashion design industry. CFW is covered internationally on Fashion TV.

  • Paloma is a Professor in the department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. She is also Honorific Director of the Degree in Fashion Communication and Management at Centro Universitario Villanueva

    Some of her recognitions: 2020, Spanish National Fashion Industry Award (delivered by Her Majesty the Queen of Spain) Director of the Course “Fashion Film Academy”. Conferences, round tables and Fashion Film Marathon. www.fashionfilmacademy.com

  • Heather literally fell into modeling, when friends of hers pushed her into the waiting room of her 1st agency. Booked on the spot, it wasn’t long before she was on the cat walks of Paris, Milan and New York dressed by legendary houses including Chanel, YSL and Dior

    In the age of the 90’s ‘Supermodel’ Heather was known for her gentle grace as well as her looks making her one of the most sought after cover girls photographed by legends of the industry.

    She did campaigns for Dior, Maybelline, Gucci, L’Oréal and Hermes to name a few, and often graced the covers of Vogue, Elle and Marie Claire

    A mother and published author Heather’s work has recently appeared The Vogue exhibition of 100 years at the Pallais Galleria in Paris and a retrospective of the work of Helmut Newton.