Marta Sousa Ribeiro (1992, Lisbon, Portugal) did the 1st year of the Lisbon Film School, later attending the European Film College. She was one of the co-founders of the production company VIDEOLOTION (2014-21). She has produced shorts, features, video-installations, series, and more.
Matevž Jerman is a filmmaker and film curator, co-founder of the Kraken Association for the Promotion of Short Film, and Programme Director of FeKK – Ljubljana Short Film Festival.
Mónica Santos is a multifaceted author with two Sophia Awards from the Portuguese Film Academy, a César nomination from the French Film Academy, and over 70 international distinctions, including selections at festivals such as Hiroshima, Palm Springs, Clermont-Ferrand, Annecy and Curtas Vila do Conde.
Paolo Gaudio is an Italian director, screenwriter, and animator specializing in experimental animation techniques, including stop motion, cut-out, and CGI. His feature debut Fantasticherie di un Passeggiatore Solitario earned 14 international awards.
Son of winegrowers, Simon Panay ventured at the age of eighteen into independent cinema and was named Young Talent of the Year 2014 by ARP (the French Guild of Authors, Directors, and Producers).
Slavi Angelov has been an investigative journalist for more than 30 years. He is also the creator of the 11-part documentary series “On target” (2014/Bulgarian National Television), as well as the investigative documentary films “The Protected Witness”, “233 Meters Between Life and Death”, and “8 Years of Slavery” (2020/Nova Television).
Soňa Morgenthalová has been managing training programs for film professionals at the MIDPOINT Institute since 2017, focusing on the development of feature and short films as well as the skills development of emerging script consultants and producers.
Zurab Diasamidze is a Georgian film producer from Batumi. In 1989 he graduated from Shota Rustaveli Institute of Theatre, Tbilisi, Georgia as a Theatre and Film Actor. He founded his production company MIFASI Music back in 1998 and since then is taking position of Board Director.
