Jury Portal Overview

The Jury Portal is a portal in the Sparq Festival Platform (SparqFest) where jury members review festival nominees, deliberate with one another, and ultimately pick winners for the festival awards. You may always access the Jury Portal by visiting your festival site and clicking on the “Jury Portal” link. This link is in the lower right footer for m...

Phases of Judging

Most of your work as a juror takes place in what is called the “Judging” phase of the overall judging process. The phases are: Nominating Judging (Tiebreaking) Approving Complete Nominating When you first receive your invitation to judge, the award you are assigned will almost certainly be in the “Nominating” phase. You can have a look at the nomine...

Your Job as a Juror

Thank you for supporting your festival with your time and expertise. Your festival is using a tool called the Sparq Festival Platform (SparqFest) to manage the juried voting process. SparqFest enables you to focus your time on what matters instead of messing with spreadsheets or physical media. Your primary job as a juror is to review all finalists ...