The jury is appointed by the board of The Norwegian Peace Film Award for one year. The jury is made up of three people with different backgrounds, like filmmaker, peace researcher, student at the Centre for Peace Studies, and with knowledge about the The Norwegian Peace Film Award's focus. During the first two years the jury was composed of five members.

The Jury 2008

Hisham Zaman, Film director, Oslo.
Unni Sørensen, Master's degree student at the Centre for Peace Studies, Tromsø.
Efrat Ben-Ze'ev , from the Ruppin Academic Center and the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

The Jury 2007

Rashid Mashawari, Film director and producer from Gaza who lives in exile in Paris.
Silje Ryvold, Master's degree student at the Centre for Peace Studies, Tromsø.
Michael Shapiro, Professor of Political Science at the University of Hawaii, Manoa and Guest Lecturer at the Master's in Peace and Conflict Transformation, Centre for Peace Studies.

The Jury 2006

Surla Stålsett, Associate Professor, University of Oslo.
Marjaana Hypönnen, MPCT Student, University of Tromsø.
Gerd Bjørhovde , Pro-rektor, University of Tromsø

The Jury 2005

Eva Gran, FN-sambandet, Tromsø
Margreth Olin, Film Director, Oslo
Ola Lund Renolen, Cultural Director, Municipality of Trondheim
Michael Shapiro, Professor, University of Hawaii
Alberto Valiente Thoresen, Student, Centre of Peace Studies, Tromsø

The Jury 2004

Agnete Schjønsby, Information Director, PRIO, Norway
Marit Gakkestad, Student, Norway
Åsne Seierstad, Journalist, Norway
Pål Bang Hansen, Journalist, Norway
Tommaso Mottola, Director, Italy