Passionate about arthouse cinema in all its forms, Ana Alice de Morais is the cofounder of the Brazilian company 3 Moinhos, responsible for the production and coproduction of various titles in Latin America, screened at festivals such as the Berlinale and the IFFR. As a producer, she has taken part in numerous international labs and residencies, such as Rotterdam Lab, Buenos Aires Talent, Berlinale Talent, and the Binger Film Lab. Since 2018, she has been based in Tiohtià/Montreal, Canada, where she holds the position of coartistic director of RIDM – Montreal International Documentary Festival, as well as its professional market, the Forum RIDM. She also works as a mentor, advisor, selection committee member, and jury member for several events in the film industry.
Brazilian filmmaker, graduated in History and Cinema, and co-founder of Filmes de Plástico (2009). He directed feature films such as O Dia que te Conheci (2023), which won the Special Jury Prize at the Rio Festival and Best Actress for Grace Passô, and the documentary Nossa Mãe Era Atriz (2023), winner of the Audience Award at Tiradentes. His second feature, Temporada (2018), premiered at Locarno and was screened at over 50 festivals, receiving awards both in Brazil and internationally. His first feature, Ela Volta na Quinta (2014), premiered at FID Marseille and was shown at festivals such as IFFR and Bafici, where it won the Special Jury Prize. In short films, he stood out with Pouco Mais de um Mês (2013) and Quintal (2015), both selected for the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes. Honored at the 27th Tiradentes Film Festival (2024), André is preparing his fourth feature, Se Eu Fosse Vivo... Vivia, scheduled for release in 2026.
Founder of Filipino production company Popple Pictures, is an award-winning Filipina producer whose films have premiered at Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, Toronto, Sundance, and Busan. She has co-produced with Asia, Europe and Latin America. Her recent co-productions include The Garden of Earthly Delights, Movies that Matter, Tale of the Land (Busan Fipresci winner), Autobiography (Venice Fipresci winner), Kun Maupay Man It Panahon (Locarno Youth Jury Award, 40+ festivals), and Aswang (IDFA Fipresci winner, Gawad Urian Best Picture, Oscar-eligible). An advocate of equitable co-production models, Armi shuttles between Spain and Philippines.
She was in charge of production on several feature films until 2002, and then in charge of special events with the National French broadcaster France 3 between 2004 and 2009. Since 2011, she is heading Arizona Distribution dedicated to defending unique and engaging arthouse films from up-and-coming and established auteurs from all over the world.
She is part of the management, curation, and programming team at Itaú Cultural Play and works as an audiovisual producer at Itaú Cultural. She has over 15 years of experience in projects related to Brazilian cinema, art, culture, and education, with previous work at the Cinemateca Brasileira, Programadora Brasil, and Videobrasil. She holds a postgraduate degree in Cultural Management and Policy from the University of Girona, a specialization in Contemporary Cultural Management from Instituto Singularidades, and a bachelor's degree in Journalism from PUC-SP.
Experienced professional in the creative production of film festivals, markets, and audiovisual industry meetings. He has a solid track record in developing effective strategies for promoting Colombian content and talent, and establishing strategic alliances with public institutions and private companies. Carlos currently serves as director of international promotion at Proimágenes Colombia, and has played significant roles in the success of several audiovisual industry events in Colombia.
Colombian producer and filmmaker based in Berlin, founder and managing director of Urua Films, a production house and a creative platform for knowledge exchange. She was founder and CEO of the German production company Soilfilms from 2012 to 2022. Catalina studied Documentary Directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and the EICTV in Cuba. Her work has premiered at the Málaga Film Festival, Ji.hlava, Bafici, Achtung Berlin, Carthage Film Festival, and the Shanghai International Film Festival, among others. She leads the German mentoring program Into the Wild and collaborates with labs and institutions in Europe and Latin America as a trainer, consultant, and juror.
Born in 1973, Cosimo Santoro is an Italian distributor, former festival programmer, and film critic. During the years, he has served several juries (Berlinale Teddy Awards, Sofia Meetings, Tarragona REC and Madrid Margenes, among others) and gave industry masterclasses or participated at panels at several events including Bogota BAM, Curitiba Olhar de Cinema, Belo Horizonte Brasil CineMundi and Buenos Aires ABC Bafici. In 2012, he founded the World Sales Agency The Open Reel, focused on the the promotion, distribution and sales of long feature films, shorts and documentaries of all kinds of genre. Several are the talents scouted in these years: among them French Damien Manivel, Spanish Jaione Camborda and Diana Toucedo, Brazilians Daniel Nolasco and Rafaela Camelo and Italian Simone Bozzelli. He is a member of the European Film Academy and has been part of the experts committee for the 2024 EFA Awards. He has been also a consultant for the consultancy program First Lab Cut.
He is the CEO of the distribution company Embaúba Filmes and Embaúba Play. He began his career in film club in the 1990s. He was coordinator and programmer of two important movie theaters in Belo Horizonte, Cine Humberto Mauro and Cine 104 and curator of several festivals, as Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival of Belo Horizonte and Semana Film Festival.
Filmmaker and programmer, she studied cinema at the National University of Colombia. As a producer, she has been known for supporting authors whose vision and voice explore new perspectives, such as Ciro Guerra, Oscar Ruiz-Navia, Nicolas Pereda, Julio Hernadez-Cordon and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Our Movie is her first documentary feature film, released in DOCNYC.
He is the executive director of DiALAB, a leading platform for accelerating audiovisual projects in Ibero-America. Co-founder of Portátil, he works in partnerships with Nigeria, Mozambique, and the USA, producing for TV, film, and multiple platforms.
In 1981, he founded Cema – a pioneering institution for Uruguayan audiovisual expression – where he alternated roles as photographer, screenwriter, producer, and director. He directed El Viñedo (2000) and Matar a Todos (2006). In 2012, he premiered as executive producer Selkirk, the Real Robinson Crusoe, the first Uruguayan animated feature film, directed by Walter Tournier. He is also the executive producer of Vacío (Ecuador, 2019) and Eurídice, Allá Lejos (France, 2020). In 2024, was the co-director and screenwriter of the documentary La Huella de las Palabras. In 2025, he began working on Pueblo Chico, a stop-motion animated feature film, co-produced with Spain and Brazil, scheduled for release in 2027.
He is CEO at Retrato Filmes and has been working for over 15 years in the audiovisual market, going through the areas of production, distribution, film festivals and audiovisual public policies. He has participated of Berlinale Talents 2022. With more than 120 films as a distributor, his main releases are Bacurau (Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dorneles; A Vida Invisível (Karim Aïnouz); The Lighthouse (Robert Eggers); Druk – Another Round (Thomas Vinterberg), and the 4K re-release of Mulholland Drive (David Lynch). His next releases at Retrato includes Sorda, winner of the audience award at Berlinale, and Sirat, Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival.
Brazilian filmmaker, born in Belo Horizonte and based in Contagem (MG). He graduated from Escola Livre de Cinema/BH and holds a degree in Social Communication – Cinema and Video from UNA. He is a co-founder of the production company Filmes de Plástico (2009), alongside André Novais Oliveira, Maurílio Martins, and Thiago Macêdo Correia. Throughout his career, he has directed 12 award-winning short films, including Contagem (Best Direction at the Brasília Festival, 2010), Dona Sônia Pediu uma Arma ao seu Vizinho Alcides, Meu Amigo Mineiro, and Rapsódia para o Homem Negro. In 2017, he released Nada, selected for the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes, and co-directed O Nó do Diabo. The following year, in partnership with Maurílio Martins, he directed the feature film No Coração do Mundo (2019), which was screened at international festivals and released in both Brazil and France. His first solo feature, Marte Um (2022), premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, won over 30 awards across 70 festivals, and was Brazil’s official submission for the 2023 Oscars. His upcoming releases include O Natal dos Silva and Vicentina Pede Desculpas, scheduled for 2025 and 2026, respectively.
For 30 years worked in feature films, documentaries and series as producer, line producer and AD/ character research. With a diverse cinematic experience, produced films and acted as Line Producer in films and TV series directed by established talents such as Ruy Guerra, Walter Lima Jr. and Jorge Duran, as well as by debut directors. Currently working as production executive at Amazon Studios, Brazil.
Dominican film producer, graduate of the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión de San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV) in Cuba. His work focuses on sociocultural films that explore Caribbean and Latin American identity. He has participated in programs such as Eurodoc, Locarno Open Doors Producers Lab, and Talents Guadalajara. His most recent films include Loma de Lilí (Rotterdam Film Festival, 2023), Pattaki (BFI London, 2020; Sundance, 2020; Rotterdam, 2018), and FIN (Sundance and Havana, 2019). He is the founder of Casa Latina Films, a production company that highlights the diversity of the Caribbean and Latin America.
She has been working for over 20 years in cultural management in areas such as investigation, promotion, organization of festivals, distribution, exhibition e production. Several experiences in Latin America and Africa reinforced her interest and commitment for cultural diversity and cultural exchange. Since 2004 Gudula has been working on coproduction and distribution with the production companies Mil Colores Media e Autentika Films. Together with Paulo de Carvalho and Autentika Films, she realized 27 coproductions, feature length documentaries and fiction films in different roles and stages, especially with directors and producers from Latin America and with European partners. Their films have won awards in Berlin, Locarno, Rotterdam and Venice. From 2005 to 2010 she was manager of the Mannheim Meetings of the International Film Festival of Mannheim – Heidelberg, Germany. From 2010 to 2020 she was head of industry at the International Film Festival Visions du Réel in Switzerland, following with project selection until 2024. Gudula works as producer, consultant and distributor in Switzerland, specializing in audience development and outreach/impact strategies. She offers training for pitches, project development, production and audience design/impact distribution. As “green film consultant” she commits to a sustainable film production and distribution.
Sociologist and cultural manager specializing in audience design, strategic consulting, and training in the audiovisual sector. Born in Barcelona and based in Berlin since 2001, she brings extensive international experience as a long-time coordinator of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund since 2009, as well as mentor and advisor for film industry programs such as the Creative Europe Media, Ibermedia, and others. She is an experienced script and project reader and analyst, with expertise in designing training formats, jury selection, project evaluation, and developing strategic alliances. She also has a strong international network that she has built steadily over the years. Educated in Spain and Germany, and trained through renowned industry programs, she supports filmmakers worldwide in refining their artistic vision and strengthening their connection with audiences.
He is a founding partner of the independent production and distribution company CUP Filmes. He was a producer and programmer of the São Paulo International Film Festival, artistic director of the Paulínia Film Center, and has produced various film festivals and screenings. He was a partner at Africa Filmes, which coproduced films such as The Second Mother and Don't Call me Son by Anna Muylaert. At CUP, he produced between others Body Electric by Marcelo Caetano, Alvorada by Lo Politi and Anna Muylaert, The Mother by Cristiano Burlan, Tinnitus by Gregório Graziozi, Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People by Cesar Cabral, and more recently Baby, by Marcelo Caetano.
Directs the Nuevas Miradas project development lab and the Production chair at EICTV. She is a partner and co-founder of Galaxia 311 SAS. She specializes in working with debut features and co-produces with multiple countries. Her films have premiered at Cannes, Toronto, Rotterdam, among others.
Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – Oscars®. He was nominated for the Student Academy Awards and awarded the Silver Goddesses for Best Mexican Short Film, granted by Mexican film critics. He earned a master's degree in Film from Columbia University in New York, specializing in Directing and Screenwriting. His work has been showcased at prestigious international festivals such as the Critics' Week and the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. He has served as an advisor at Independent Film Week (New York), Tribeca Film Festival, BAM (Colombia), Ventana Sur (Argentina), Sanfic (Chile), Nuevas Miradas (Cuba), and the Central American Audiovisual Market (Costa Rica). He is co-founder and Executive Director of Cine Qua Non Lab, an organization recognized for its support of independent filmmakers through script residencies in Mexico, promoting diversity and the creation of new cinematic voices globally.
She is an editor of documentaries and trailers. She collaborated with Eduardo Coutinho on films such as Santo Forte, Edificio Master, and Jogo de Cena, among others. She has worked with Renato Terra and Daniela Broitman – who won the Best Editing Award at the Rio Festival for Marcelo Yuka no Caminho das Setas – and with Ricardo Calil on the film Cine Marrocos, which won festivals in Leipzig and Guadalajara. She was the editor of Democracia em Vertigem, nominated for an Oscar in 2021, and Apocalipse nos Trópicos, by Petra Costa. Jordana taught at EICTV-Cuba in 2018. She edited the latest film by Swedish director Nathan Grossman (Greta) and the film Eami by Paz Encina, winner of the Golden Tiger at Rotterdam and the Grand Coral in Havana. In 2025, she was the editor of Widow Champion, directed by Kenyan filmmaker Zippy Kimundu. She is a member of Rough Cut Service, a Danish editing consultancy company. In 2019, she became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscar Academy). She is currently working on the film El Inventario, directed by Mexican filmmaker Ilana Coleman.
Founding partner and currently general director of Geração 80, an audiovisual production company that, since 2010, has aimed to connect generations and produce national cinema. Cohen understands the role of a producer as the place to reinvent paradigms and create sustainable models of cultural production. He produced most of the production company's films, with emphasis on Meu Semba (2024), Nossa Senhora da Loja do Chinês (2022), Ar-Condicionado (2020) and Independência (2015), his work circulated in dozens of film festivals in the five continents. In 2023, he produced 52 episodes of the series Njila for M-Net, making his debut in television production. Cohen is the mentor of the Cine Geração project that shows African cinema and the Cine Zunga project that aims to bring cinema to one million spectators. Jorge has a master's degree in Global Cultural and Creative Industries from Soas, London University (2018) and a master's degree in Business Administration from the Univ. Catholic Church of Lisbon (2009).
She comes to film production after 15 years in high tech. She cofounded MPM Film in 2007 then Still Moving in 2015. Her credits includes Béla Tarr, Julia Murat, Paz Encina, Omar El Zohairy, Maya Da Rin, Maha Haj, Amanda Nell Eu, Marcelo Caetano, Mariana Rondón. Her latest film from Portuguese director Pedro Pinho, O Riso e a Faca won Best Actress Prize in Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2025. She is a member of the French Académie des César and the European Film Academy.
Master in Performing Arts, with a degree in Radio and Television, a postgraduate degree in Communication/Marketing, Higher Education Teaching, and a specialization in Cultural Management. Since 1997, she has worked as an audiovisual programmer, conducting research, curation, and production of national and international showcases. Starting in 2008, she conceived and developed award-winning audiovisual projects such as Iconoclássicos and The Passion of JL. Between 2011 and 2022, she coordinated audiovisual and literature departments, leading programs such as Encontros de Interrogação and supporting the Oceanos – Literature Prize. In 2021, she led the development and curation of the Itaú Cultural Play platform. Since 2024, she has been in charge of editorial production at Itaú Cultural. She has strong expertise in project management and high-performance team leadership.
Expert in Public Policies Promoting Culture, the Arts, and the Creative Economy. He is a university academic. He was invited by the Public Policy Program of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. He has directed, designed, and implemented policies and programs to promote culture and the arts with an economic focus, as well as fostering the audiovisual industry at the Ministry of Economy, Corfo, MinCAP, and several regional governments in Chile. He was executive secretary of the Interministerial Committee on the Creative Economy and a key driver of strategic actions in Latin America such as Micsur and the Iber programs by Segib. Currently, he implements audiovisual promotion strategies and is part of the Film Experts Committee for the Industry Zone of the Málaga International Film Festival, CineMundi at the CineBH International Film Festival in Brazil, at EICTV in Cuba, and directs the Santiago Creativo Foundation.
Producer and distributor. As a producer, she was behind the award-winning short films Chão de Fábrica, by Nina Kopko, and Até a China, by Marão, as well as the feature films Amor, Plástico e Barulho, by Renata Pinheiro, and Libelu – Abaixo a Ditadura, by Diógenes Muniz. As a distributor, she coordinated the release of more than 30 feature films, including Sem Coração, A Hora da Estrela (4K), Veríssimo, and Histórias que o nosso Cinema (Não) Contava. She is one of the partners and directors of Vitrine Filmes.
She works in film distribution, research, curation, and programming. She holds a Master’s degree in Communication from the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB), where she researched the circulation of Sarah Maldoror in Brazil. In 2023 founded Cajuína Audiovisual, a distribution company based in Bahia, focused on independent cinema.
She holds a degree in Film from Faap and also completed postgraduate studies in Screenwriting and International Distribution at Ucla (USA) and DFFB (Germany). She also participated in the training programs Locarno Industry Academy, Berlinale Talents and Torino Film Lab. Lidia worked for several years in the production and programming of film festivals in Brazil and the United States, being the coordinator of Ambulante California, created by Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, and the programming director of HBrFF, focused on Brazilian independent cinema in Los Angeles. She also worked in development at the American production company Ambush Entertainment (films by Noah Baumbach, the Daniels, Marielle Heller etc.). For seven years she managed sales, acquisitions and festivals at the American agency FiGa Films. Later she led the international department of O2 Play, the distributor of O2 Filmes. She recently cofounded and is a partner in the international distribution company MoreThan Films and is a mentor and workshop leader for the Berlin Film Festival’s EFM Toolbox Diversity Program, as well as a consultant for the IFF Rotterdam Pro Hub and Locarno Open Doors, and program manager for the Locarno Industry Academy in Brazil.
She is from the Canary Islands and has been living in Berlin since 2020. She has been part of the team at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival since 2001, playing a key role in consolidating the festival’s identity and current vision. In 2017, she launched Mecas, the International Market dedicated to Almost Finished Films, a program dedicated to professionals and the industry within the festival. She combines directing Mecas with international distribution of auteur films through the Croatian sales agency Split Screen. She participated in the Puentes program by Eave (2021) and has served as a jury member at WIP labs including: Catapulta Ficunam (Mexico City, 2020), PushPlay at Ficx Pro (Gijón, 2018), Fidocs (Santiago de Chile, 2022), and CoCo WIP (Cottbus, 2023). She has been a project mentor at the Novos Cinemas Lab (Galicia, 2024). She is also a photographer and is currently preparing her first film project.
She is from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, has directed and served as executive producer for over 20 films, including Girimunho (2010), A Cidade Onde Envelheço (2016), Breve História do Planeta Verde (2019), Kevin (2021), and the recent Praia Formosa (2024), Suçuarana (2025), and O Silêncio das Ostras (2025). With extensive experience in international co-productions, her films have been showcased and awarded at major festivals in Brazil and around the world, as well as commercially released in various countries. She is a partner at Anavilhana and was a member of Teia, having created films, exhibitions, and installations with members of the group. In addition to production, Luana teaches workshops, participates in seminars, laboratories, consulting, and collaborates on various Brazilian and international projects.
Director of DocSP – International Documentary Meeting of São Paulo since 2015 and of Good Pitch Brasil since 2020. Founder director of DocMontevideo, (2009-2023). Member of the Advisory Board of the TAL Latin American Television Network since 2010. He has coordinated training programs and international calls of documentaries for Al Jazeera English, Proimámages Colombia and has participated as Jury and consultant in funds and film festivals in more than 10 countries. Master in Documentary Creation, Pompeu Fabra University (Spain, 2006-07). Responsible leader of the BMW Foundation since 2020.
A professional with over 10 years of experience in the audiovisual sector, in recent years focusing on curation, research, and content development for film and television. With solid experience in rights negotiation and extensive knowledge of Brazilian audiovisual production, she also works independently in screenwriting, acting, and editing.
Colombian filmmaker, producer, and impact strategist. Founder of Viceversa Cine, she has been developing original and international projects since 2012. Her documentary Aislados was selected for over 30 festivals and received multiple awards. She has produced films such as Suspensión (premiered at IDFA) and A Loss of Something Ever Felt (premiered at Hot Docs). She is currently producing Stranded, by Simón Uribe, and Sein Zare and the God Particle, in collaboration with the Indigenous collective Yosokwi. She also leads Nodo Sur, a Colombian organization that strengthens the social impact of cinema in Latin America through impact strategies, labs, workshops, and the development of initiatives such as the Latin American Forum and the Cinema Mediatheque.
Head of the TV Channel Globo in Minas, Marina Crespi has built a long career at the network. Since 1998, she has worked across areas such as Journalism, Entertainment, Branding, Promotions, and Research. She has held roles in several regions of Brazil, developing regional multiplatform products aligned with local culture. Based in Belo Horizonte since 2017, she has strengthened programming and created new formats that expand and celebrate Minas Gerais’ cultural identity. She structured the Promotions and Research departments and initiated the management of Marketing and Digital. Today, TV Globo Channel in Minas operates in a multiplatform model, with activations in public and private spaces and a strong digital presence, connecting diverse audiences to Brazil’s most-watched content.
Brazilian filmmaker, born and based in Contagem (MG). In 2009, he co-founded the production company Filmes de Plástico alongside André Novais Oliveira, Gabriel Martins, and Thiago Macêdo Correia. The company is behind dozens of films that have been screened and awarded at festivals such as Cannes, Rotterdam, Locarno, Brasília, and Tiradentes. In 2019, he directed his first feature film, No Coração do Mundo, co-directed with Gabriel Martins. The film had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), was screened internationally, and had commercial releases in France and Brazil. In short films, he stood out with Contagem, which won Best Direction in 35 mm at the Brasília Festival (2010), and Quinze, which won Best Film at the Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife (2014) and Best Screenplay at the Vitória Festival. His first solo-directed feature, O Último Episódio, is set to be released later this year, marking a new chapter in his career.
He is a graduate of Cinema and Audiovisual from Unifor and works in various areas. He directed the short films Figuras no Espelho (2023) and Olhos Abertos (2023), and collaborated on other works shown at various festivals, like Fenda (2024) and Kila e Mauna (2023), among others. He has also programmed independent screenings and film sessions for institutions and film clubs, and mediated debates. In the education field, he has taught audiovisual classes at public and private schools in Fortaleza. As a critic, he has written for several websites and participated in the first Critical Residency of the 28th Tiradentes Film Festival. Besides cinema, he is involved in cultural production and other art forms, such as photographic exhibitions and literary salons.
As part of Lightdox team, Nevena oversees distribution and sales in Central & Eastern Europe, Asia, Latam and Africa. She embraced the challenge of mastering the most promising and excitingly evolving markets with worlds of creativity and innovativeness. She graduated Painting at the Academy of Arts Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and holds a Master’s degree in Stage Design from Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno. Nevena has been working in sales and distribution of documentary films since 2015, with a deep focus on VOD and festival distribution.
Documentary film producer and director. Founder of Errante, one of Chile’s most prominent documentary production companies. Her works address social issues, indigenous topics, human rights, gender, and art. Her filmography highlights include Malqueridas, Best Film at the Venice International Critics’ Week 2023; and Allende, Beyond My Grandfather Allende, Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival 2015. She has also directed award-winning documentaries such as Frontera, Genoveva, 74m2, La Última Huella, among others. She is executive director of the Chilean Documentary Corporation (CCDoc) and deputy director of the sector brand Chiledoc, both non-profit organizations that have contributed to the national and international visibility of Chilean documentaries. She mentors development labs with a special focus on creators living in regions and indigenous filmmakers. She has served as a juror at various film festivals and as an evaluator of international funds.
She is from Aracaju, Sergipe, holds a degree in Marketing and Business Management from FGV and has over 17 years of experience in the audiovisual sector. She is co-founder and General Director of Olhar, a distributor dedicated to the diversity of independent cinema. She previously worked as an executive producer of shorts, features, and TV content, and served in public administration, coordinating the Southeast Regional Office of the Public TV Content Program (FSA/Ancine/EBC) and working at Fundação Aperipê, a public TV and radio network. She was President of the Paraná Video and Cinema Association (2021–2022), a Municipal Culture Councilor in Curitiba (2020–2021), and is an alternate member of Brazil’s Superior Council of Cinema (2023–2025).
Artistic director of the Cinelatino Festival in Germany. He was a programmer for the Locarno Festival, DokLeipzig and a consultant for Quinzaine de Cannes. Through Autentika Films (Berlin), together with Gudula Meinzolt, he makes several co-productions with Latin America and Africa, such as: Yo Ví Tres Luces Negras, by Santiago Lozano (2024, Colombia), premiered in Berlinale 2024; Los Angeles, by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña (2024, Chile); Nunkui, by Verenice Benitez (2024, Ecuador); and Our Land, our Freedom, by Meena Nanji and Zippy Kimundu (2023, Kenya). He teaches at EICTV, Cuba – Workshop on Strategies for Project Development. He is an international consultant for the Projecta Selection Committee in Ventana Sur. He is currently artistic advisor for the Open Doors – Locarno Film Festival. He is an advisor and consultant for projects at the Extremadura Cinematographic Residency, Spain.
Film critic, curator, researcher and teacher. He is part of the team of the coproduction meeting Brasil CineMundi since 2016. He has been mentor of Talent Press program at the Berlin Film Festival and coordinator of Talents Rio, held within the scope of Rio's Intl' Film Festival. He currently writes the column Janela Crítica, in the Valor Econômico newspaper, and is a professor of the Cinema and Audiovisual course at ESPM-Rio.
Researcher of the Anima Mundi and StreamScapes projects, supported by the European Commission. He was a German Chancellor Fellow through the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Oberhausen Festival in Germany. He served as a programmer for the São Paulo Short Film Festival and is an alumnus of the Cultural Relations Platform cultural diplomacy program, as well as the U30 think tank at the Locarno Festival in Switzerland. He holds a master’s degree in Multimedia from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and works as a producer and consultant.
Creative strategist and cultural producer working between Germany, Africa and Brazil. He is driven by a commitment to center and amplify under-represented stories and voices through his work. He has over a decade of experience at the intersection of the arts and creative economy, designing and implementing on and offline platforms dedicated to empowering creative professionals at various stages of their careers. As the Director and founder of Creative Africa Lab (established in 2023), Romeo is dedicated to strengthening the African film industry. Since 2024, he has partnered with organizations such as RIDM (Canada), and Rough-CUT LAB Africa (South Africa) to create on and offline mini labs focused on film project development, production, audience design and distribution. In addition to leading Creative Africa Lab, Romeo also holds the position of Africa coordinator for Brazil-Africa Audiovisual Encounters and serves as the managing director of Hi Kigali production.
She began her career in production at Ciné sud Promotion. She started Parati Films with the goal of creating a cinematic exchange program, most notably between France and the countries of Latin America. The dynamism of the four areas of Parati Films – event organization, subtitle & translation, production and teaching production management – has resulted in collaborations with countless professionals from the world of cinema and international festivals. One such example is the Cannes Film Festival, where from 2011 till 2021 Parati has been the official partner of the Institut Francais and Séverine is in charge of the selection of projects and the coordination of the La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde program. She also teaches International Co-production at the EICTV (Cuba) and Film Production at the master level in Paris. Parati has just produced two short films: Salvo, a documentary by Séverine Roinssard and Julio Lisboa (France) and Bolero Rojo by Angel Molina (Paraguay) and is co-producer of projects in development: Corações Solitários, by Caru Alvez (Brazil), El Lugar y la Esperanza by Ariagna Fujado (doc, Cuba), and Neon by Angel Molina (Paraguay). Séverine is focusing part of her work also on Crok Cine – the Education and the Image Project – focus on social mix in France, using auteur cinema as a tool.
Italian-Taiwanese producer based in both Rome and Taipei. His comany Volos Films has produced feature films, documentaries and VR experiences that have been selected in major A festivals, from Sundance to Venice, Cannes and Berlin.
His passion for cinema and the power of storytelling has led him to work across several areas of audiovisual production and advertising, in programs by Faperj and institutions such as BNDES. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Film and Audiovisual from the Federal Fluminense University and is currently part of Globo’s Film team as a Content Analyst, where he follows the development of fiction and documentary projects.
Director of Fidba (Buenos Aires International Documentary Festival). Director of #Link, the industry segment in Buenos Aires, and #Link:Rio in Rio de Janeiro. Programmer and coordinator of Málaga WIP at the Málaga Film Festival. He was coordinator of the Incaa Documentary Incubator program for five years and curator of Ventana Doc at Ventana Sur 2024. He has been a guest consultant at festivals and workshops such as Sanfic, DOCSMX, and Guadalajara, among others. He coordinated and programmed Argentine documentary showcases at Cannes Doc and IDFA. He has served as a financing jury member in Chile and Colombia. He holds a master's degree in documentary film from Pompeu Fabra University. Director of the Creative Documentary Master's program at Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid). Professor in the documentary film master's program at FUC (Argentina). As a filmmaker, he directed Nublado and Sin Patrón, and is currently editing his new films Manada and the screenplay for León Muerto (fiction).
A trained journalist, Yas Chiden began her career in the newsrooms of TV Bandeirantes (RS) and TV Cultura. Since 2016, she has worked in the independent audiovisual sector as a producer and curator. Founder of CineClube Invenção, she produced the documentary Anhangabaú, winner of the Best Documentary Kikito at the Gramado Film Festival (2023). She participated in the Locarno Industry Academy (2021) and the Taturana Mobi Impact Cinema Forum (2022). She is currently part of Descoloniza Filmes, a distributor awarded twice with the Human Rights Seal. With extensive experience in social impact campaigns, she aims to expand the circulation of thought-provoking works, prioritizing films directed by women and committed to social transformation.