Farid Ahmad Farid Ahmad is a nonfiction film writer-director from Bangladesh. He also worked as a program producer for televisions for more than 10 years. His films are mainly focused on freedom and human rights. His latest film 'Antara' received 'Short Documentary Showcase Excellence Film Award' at the Tokyo Docs-2020. His academic background is in Media Studies and communication. In addition, he teaches nonfiction film
Catalina Torres Uruguayan artist, writer, and filmmaker, interested in exploring the complex relationship between people and their environment, focusing on identity formation and issues of gender and LGBT+ communities. She graduated from the Andy Goldstein Creative Photography School in Buenos Aires in 2019, and later pursued a degree in Documentary Film at the National University of San Martín. She holds a master's degree in Photography
Natasha K. Sung Coming from a diverse background, including a Bachelor's degree in Science and 10 years of experience as an advertising creative awarded at Cannes Lions, Natasha K. Sung has since pursued filmmaking, receiving an MA in Filmmaking from Goldsmiths, University of London. With unique cinematic language, she looks to uncover the absurdities of life with a sense of humour to deliver a touch
Katsuya Tomita After his A-levels Katsuya Tomita worked as a labourer and lorry driver. He has been making his own films since 1996, in his hometown, investing the money he had saved and having his friends act. ABOVE THE CLOUDS (2003), was shot on 8mm and took three years to complete, he financed it working as a truck driver. He then used the prize money
Abderrahmane Sissako Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film Waiting for Happiness was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard winning a FIPRESCI Prize. His 2006 film Bamako received much attention. Sissako's themes include globalisation, exile and the displacement of people. His 2014 film Timbuktu was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section
Gitanjali Rao Gitanjali Rao graduated as an applied artist from Sir. J. J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, in 1994. Her two independently produced, directed and animated short films 'Orange' and 'Printed Rainbow', have won her 28 Awards Printed Rainbow has been the first ever Indian animation film to be selected at Cannes. It went on to win three Awards for the best Short film,
Juanita Onzaga Colombian filmmaker and visual artist currently based between Bogotá, Brussels and Mexico. In her films, Juanita combines fiction and non-fiction elements, touching the importance of memory, death and imagination, creating poetic tales that reflect different ways of perceiving reality within strong political contexts. Her work explores the crossroads between mysticism, ancestral knowledge, transformation of trauma from violent conflict, the dreamworlds, animism, futurism, technology
Konstantin Bojanov Born in Bulgaria in 1968, KONSTANTIN BOJANOV is a writer, director and a visual artist. He graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Sofia in 1987 and received an M.A. from the Royal College of Art, London. His career as an artist began in London in the early 90s, and his work has been exhibited internationally. His directorial debut was the
Pascal Tessaud Pascal Tessaud was born and grew up in the suburb of Paris. Coming from a working class family, he obtained a Baccalaureate specialized in fine arts before completing a master degree in Cinema at Nanterre-Paris X University. He studied Italian cinema at the Universtà Ca’Foscari Di Venezia and then specialized in documentary cinema at the IECA of Nancy. He directed four short-movies: Night
Carlo Francisco Manatad Born in Tacloban City, Carlo Francisco Manatad is an alumnus of the Asian Film Academy, Berlinale Talent Campus, and Docnet Campus Project. His short film, Junilyn Has was screened in Festival del film Locarno, Clermont Ferrand, and has since travelled the festival circuit. His other short film, Sandra has premiered at Fribourg International Film Festival last March and has won several awards
Omar Shargawi is a self-taught director and independent photographer. He was born in Copenhagen from a Danish mother and a Palestinian father. His first feature film, GO WITH PEACE JAMIL (2008), was rewarded by many international festivals. It received the VPRO Tiger Award at Rotterdam, the Church Award, the FIPRESCI prize at Göteborg, and the best director prize in Transylvania. MY FATHER FROM HAIFA (2009)
Zhang Tao ZHANG Tao is a Chinese director, screenwriter and actor. Born in the Shandong Province, the birthplace of Confucius, ZHANG Tao is the son of peasants. He first studied law while working as a civil servant. He quit his career to depict, through cinema, modern China and its evolutions. He joined the prestigious Central Academy of Dramatic Art of Beijing, within the department of
Duccio Chiarini Duccio graduated from the London Film School. After doing several short films in 2011, he directed the autobiographical documentary “Hit the road, nonna”, about the explosive life of his entrepreneur grandmother Delia. The film premiered at the Venice Days the same year. In 2014 he wrote and directed his first feature film “Short Skin”. Produced within the Biennale Cinema College workshop, the film
Martina Juncadella Poet, actress and filmmaker from Buenos Aires. She began working as an actress in theatre as well as in cinema, taking part in films with a wide international reach such as Encarnación and Habi, la extranjera. In 2016, she participated in a film workshop led by Andrés di Tella at the Torcuato Di Tella University. In this intensive lab, she worked on two
Vimukthi Jayasundara Vimukthi Jayasundara was born in Sri Lanka in 1977. He studied at Mahinda College in Galle (Sri Lanka), then took part in several political and artistic movements. He became an author, screenwriter and film critic, and made three short films before the age of 17. In 1998, he left his first love behind and joined an international advertising agency as a copywriter, but