(Vila-real, 1971)

Since 2005, he has headed the audiovisual production company Dionisia Films, S.L., with which he has directed a total of 15 short films, both fiction and documentary.

And since 2019, he has directed ALMA, the Almassora International Short Film Festival (Castellón).

Filmmaker, screenwriter, and director of photography from Barcelona, ​​Spain. After earning his bachelor's degree in biology, he decided to pursue his artistic vision and began studying photojournalism and documentary photography. In 2020, he was selected by ESCAC for its Master's in Filmmaking. There, he wrote and directed his first short films: "Solo fue un rato" (It Was Only a While) and "La roca salvatge" (The Wild Rock) (in post-production).

As an animated film director, he won a Goya Award for 'El Cid, the Legend' (2004), a Creative Producer Award for 'Nocturna, a Magical Adventure' (2008), and was nominated for 'Donkey Xote' (2007), his second feature film as a director.

He is currently an Associate Producer on Santi Trullenque's feature film 'El Frío que quema' (2021), and is preparing what will be his fifth feature film as director and screenwriter, 'Unusual Cowboys', whose script was a finalist (Top 5) in the drama category at Final Draft's prestigious Big Break 2020 festival.

Actualmente es Productor Asociado en el largometraje ‘El Frío que quema’ (2021) de Santi Trullenque, y prepara el que será su quinto largometraje como director y guionista ‘Unusual Cowboys’, cuyo guión ha quedado finalista (Top 5) en la categoría de drama del prestigioso festival Big Break 2020 de Final Draft.
 

(Lorca, 1980). Graduated in Music Language, Piano, Pedagogy, and Musicology.

His recent short films have received more than thirty awards at national and international festivals, including the Silver Biznaga Audience Award at the 21st Málaga Film Festival for his animated short film Eusebio80, which was shortlisted for the 34th GOYA Awards.

(Barcelona, ​​1997). He graduated in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Barcelona in 2019, where he directed Mia, an interactive short film about abuse. A graduate in Film Direction from ESCAC, he wrote and directed the short film Valienta, mujer, which tells the story of a fifty-year-old trans woman's first outing. During his academic career, he produced the documentary short film 90 anys d’Aplec a Calella (2017) and the documentary Octubre (2018), by Ernest Vila.

Néstor López, director and producer, is CEO of Filmakers Monkeys. He has directed campaigns for brands such as Netflix and Sony, the documentary "Semillas de Kivu" (Abycine-Amnesty International Award 2021), and several short films selected at more than 100 festivals. As a producer, he is nominated at the 36th Goya Awards in the categories of Best Documentary Short Film with "Mama" and Best Animated Short Film with "Nacer."

Óscar Romero, director and screenwriter, develops projects at Filmakers Monkeys. He has directed six short films to date, and his scripts have received various awards and mentions.

Driven by his passion for writing and directing, Maximilien Saint-Cast launched his first audiovisual projects five years ago, with two feature films comprising the apocalyptic science fiction work, The Ending, and several short films, such as You Montez and Memory Way. Following these experiences, he decided to found and chair the audiovisual production association Studio N.

Pedro Blanco Uribe was born in Caracas, Venezuela, where he began his career at an early age producing television commercials. He is self-taught, learning on the job and watching a lot of movies. His first short film script won a national competition, and thanks to that opportunity, he launched his career as a director. He has experience in audiovisual media gained through his participation as a producer, screenwriter, editor, and director in various films, TV commercials, and television productions.
Pedro Blanco Uribe has a comprehensive vision of the filmmaking process that leads him to develop projects of undeniable artistic and promotional value.

After specializing in Editing at the ECAM, in recent years he has combined editing work on feature films ('Regresa el Cepa', 'Vampus Horror Tales') with work at his own production company, Kabiria Films, with which he has produced prestigious short films such as "Mujer sin hijo", "A ninguna parte" and "El amor amenazado".

Inga Kempe (Söråker, Sweden, 1992) is a screenwriter, director, and editor. After studying screenwriting, animation, and physical theater, she earned a degree in film directing in Prague (2015). She directed the short film "Sophie" (2015), and her short film "Graze" won Best Nordic Short Film at UEFF 2020. "Yellow Cross My Heart" is her third short film as a director.

Elina Sahlin (Stöde, Sweden, 1987) is a screenwriter and director. The story of "Yellow Cross My Heart" was published as a short story before being turned into a short film and is based on her childhood as a farmer's daughter in a small Swedish village. It is her first short film as a director.

Doğuş Özokutan (Nicosia, Cyprus, 26/10/1984) has a degree in Visual Arts. Her first short film, "Random Attempts" (2015), was selected at festivals around the world and nominated for Best Short Film at the 2016 Oscar Short Shorts & Asia qualifying festival. Her second short film, "Kısmet" (2018), was screened in 39 countries and was nominated for several audience awards, including at the Leeds International Film Festival, a BAFTA qualifying festival. Her animated documentary short "Çoban (Shepherd)" (2020) won the Remi Award at Worldfest Houston. "The Delivery" (2020) is her fourth short film as a director.

Gonzalo Ballester (Murcia, 1982) is an audiovisual filmmaker specializing in the documentary genre. He has won more than 40 awards and numerous selections around the world for his works such as "Mimoune" (2006, 11'), "La Serenissima" (2006, 30') - nominated for Best Short Documentary at the 2007 Goya Awards -, "The Molky Way" (2009, 24'), "Al-Madina (The City)" (2011, 14') - selected at Idfa Amsterdam -, "Al Otro Lado del Mar" (2011, 65'), and "Ramón Gaya.

Galician filmmakers Sonia and Miriam Albert-Sobrino, better known as the Also Sisters, have directed a remarkable number of films with prestigious screenings at top festivals such as Edinburgh, Raindance, Cinespaña, Chicago Underground, etc. The work of these twin sisters, whose peculiar collaboration is often described as the result of two heads working as one, is not limited exclusively to the field of cinema. Committed to the education of new generations of filmmakers, the Also Sisters combine their work with teaching at the University of Utah.

Ignacio Rodó always wanted to be a troubadour. Unfortunately, he was born a few centuries too late, so he had to settle for being a filmmaker. Since directing his first short film in 2007, his work has won more than 100 awards and been selected for more than 750 festivals (including several Oscar qualifiers).
His short film "Tuck Me In" (2014) is an online hit, with over 15 million views. At festivals, he has garnered more than 30 awards and 250 selections. The rights to his short films "El Abogado" (2016) and "Deep Down" (2019) were acquired by HBO USA.

(Vila-real, 1971)

Since 2005, he has headed the audiovisual production company Dionisia Films, S.L., with which he has directed a total of 15 short films, both fiction and documentary.

And since 2019, he has directed ALMA, the Almassora International Short Film Festival (Castellón).

Fernando Souza (he/her) studied film and has a master's degree in screenwriting. He worked for Magnolia TV, developing, writing, and selling some of Spain's biggest programs. He has made videos for fashion brands, communications agencies, GoPro, and has been featured on VICE. The Floating World is his first documentary.

Pablo Curto (he/her) works as a photographer and director. In 2013, he left his job as an industrial engineer to dedicate himself to imagery.
Having worked primarily in fashion and music, The Floating World is his first foray into documentary filmmaking.

Jiajie Yu Yan (Barcelona, ​​1989). Her short films A Lonely Trip (2014) and Blissful City (2015) have been awarded by the Thailand International Film Destination Festival. The short film Aliens (2016) has been selected in more than 40 festivals. Her latest project Xiao Xian (2019), nominated for the 2020 Goya Awards, has achieved a record 10 nominations at the Fugaz Awards and 5 awards. She is currently developing San Dai Shi Guang, her first feature film which is part of the Film Academy Residency.

Paula Lorenzino graduated in Journalism from the Universitat Jaume I; however, she has focused her professional career on audiovisual creation.

To date, Isabel Sáez has always directed documentary films from a feminist perspective. Her first short film, "En Nigún Sitio Como En Casa" (2010), is an intimate portrait of the relationship between the author, her father, and the development of analog photography. In 2018, she co-directed "Zauriak: Madness, Body, and Feminisms," a feature-length documentary in which she interviews various women, lesbians, and trans people about their first-hand experiences with the psychiatric institution and their diagnosis.

Born in Reims in 1987, Simon trained in literature, then film, before joining the Femis image department in 2008. He chose to make his graduation film in stop-motion; La Ravaudeuse received the praise of the jury, as well as more than 60 festival selections and five awards. After school, he worked as a cinematographer and assistant cameraman, always with a penchant for stop-motion films.