Hugo Emmerzael is an Amsterdam-based film critic, public speaker and curator with over a decade of experience at the intersection of cinema, music and culture at large. As an editor at Filmkrant, the Netherlands’ leading independent film magazine, and Deputy Digital Editor of the Locarno Pardo, Hugo has extensive experience in online and print criticism. Other bylines include MUBI Notebook, Filmmaker Magazine, Documentary Magazine, Little White Lies, Talking Shorts, In Review Online and Swissinfo. He is a Golden Globes voter since 2025, a member of FIPRESCI, and a member of the Circle of Dutch Film Journalists. He has served on juries at Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Bishkek International Film Festival, Off-Camera Film Festival (Krakow), and goEast Filmfestival (Wiesbaden).