Marie Balducchi produces films for cinema and television within the independent collective AGAT Films / Ex Nihilo in Paris. She is involved in several European funding and development programs and has served on juries at festivals in Tangier, Sofia, Valencia, and Malmö.
 

Anja Fröhner is Head of Programming at the Zurich Film Festival. She has been part of the team since 2014, contributing both to film selection and to moderating talks and conversations with filmmakers.
 

Anja Fröhner is Head of Programming at the Zurich Film Festival. She has been part of the team since 2014, contributing both to film selection and to moderating talks and conversations with filmmakers.
 

After more than 35 years at Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam, where he served as Head of Acquisitions and Senior Programmer, René Wolf now works as an independent consultant in film programming and distribution. He initiated the Previously Unreleased program, dedicated to rediscovering significant films that never received international distribution, including several Romanian titles.

After more than 35 years at Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam, where he served as Head of Acquisitions and Senior Programmer, René Wolf now works as an independent consultant in film programming and distribution. He initiated the Previously Unreleased program, dedicated to rediscovering significant films that never received international distribution, including several Romanian titles.

Josh Siegel is a curator in the Film Department at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), where he has organized over 150 exhibitions and retrospectives dedicated to cinema and the moving image. He is the founder of the festival To Save and Project: The MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation and has served on juries at festivals including Venice, Locarno, and BAFICI.

Josh Siegel is a curator in the Film Department at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), where he has organized over 150 exhibitions and retrospectives dedicated to cinema and the moving image. He is the founder of the festival To Save and Project: The MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation and has served on juries at festivals including Venice, Locarno, and BAFICI.

Oscar and BAFTA-nominated Alexander Nanau is one of Europe’s most acclaimed contemporary documentary filmmakers. His films, including World According to Ion B., Toto and His Sisters, and Collective, have been selected and awarded at major festivals such as Venice, Sundance, and San Sebastián. Collective became the first Romanian film nominated for both Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature at the Academy Awards.

Oscar and BAFTA-nominated Alexander Nanau is one of Europe’s most acclaimed contemporary documentary filmmakers. His films, including World According to Ion B., Toto and His Sisters, and Collective, have been selected and awarded at major festivals such as Venice, Sundance, and San Sebastián. Collective became the first Romanian film nominated for both Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature at the Academy Awards.

Estonian filmmaker Anna Hints gained international recognition with Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, which won the Directing Award at Sundance and the European Film Award for Best European Documentary. The film represented Estonia at the Oscars and was distributed worldwide. Her most recent short film, Sauna Day, premiered at Cannes Critics’ Week.