Our Fantastic Jury for the 2025 NEXUS Awards

Pamela Ribon is a filmmaker, screenwriter, performer, and novelist whose work blends grounded, emotional intimacy with bold, genre-pushing storytelling. An Academy Award® nominee for the animated short My Year of Dicks, an adaptation of her critically-acclaimed comedic memoir NOTES TO BOYS (AND OTHER THINGS I SHOULDN’T SHARE IN PUBLIC), her career spans Oscar-nominated animation (Moana, Nimona, Ralph Breaks the Internet), Emmy-winning television (Samantha Who?), documentaries (Disneynature’s Bears), acclaimed comics (SLAM!, My Boyfriend is a Bear), and bestselling novels.

Hugleikur Dagsson a cartoonist, writer, and satirist, Hugleikur is known for his dark humor, sharp social commentary, and unique perspective on human nature. His work merges outrageous comedy with painful honesty in a way that is unmistakably his own. A true storyteller, Hugleikur dares to laugh at the darkness — and turn it into art.

Together, Pamela and Hugleikur form the festival’s dream jury for the NEXUS Awards, honoring creativity, courage, and the fantastic in storytelling.