The series' jury includes composer Philip Glass, experimental artist and composer Laurie Anderson, actress Kirsten Dunst, producer /filmdirector Michael Polish, editor Susan Littenberg, producer Lawrence Inglee, actor and filmmaker David Price, author Susan Zsigmond, and cinematographer Dean Semler.
This was the first year the series was not held in Big Sur. Due to a the closure and subsequent demolition of Big Sur's Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in the spring, the series, held from June to August, relocated to the Henry Miller Memorial Library's satellite location in Carmel, CA.
The series will move back to Big Sur in 2018.