Selection process for judges for a circus awards festival

It was decided after many Monte Carlos that there was a conflict of interest if show producers were used as judges, as they may vote favorably for acts they wanted on their show, and could use the BS press that comes with an award winner. Do you suppose??????? Yet 2 golds and a silver posted below went to the show that the Festival Director act's as booking agent for.

It was then decided, to avoid the Festival Director issue, after many Monte Carlos that there was a conflict of interest if Booking Agents were used as judges, as they may vote favorably for acts that they booked at the festival, or use their judgeship as a lure to sign new acts. Do you suppose?????? This is a quote from a former Booking Agent/ judges web page: "Bookings in Monte Carlo for the past 29 years, never any act booked through Entertainment Inc, walked a way with less than silver or gold.