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Silent House

Born in Tehran, Iran, Farnaz Jurabchian works as an independent filmmaker based between Tehran and Toronto. She received her BA in French Literature from Tehran University, and worked as writer and translator for art magazines in Iran. She later immigrated to Canada and studied cinema at Concordia University in Montreal. Most of her films revolve around the notion of homeland and characters that each represent a part of society. Her debut mid-length documentary, Overruled, about unauthorized Afghan tennis players was premiered at Hot Docs 2016 and won 5 international prizes. Her autobiographical documentary Silent House had its world premiere at IDFA 2022, and was nominated for the IDFA Award for Best First Feature. With her brother Mohammadreza Jurabchian, Farnaz started an independent film company, F&M Productions, where they work as co-directors and producers.

Mohammad Reza Jurabchian works as an independent filmmaker and cinematographer based in Tehran. He received his BA in photography from Azad University. He was among the best photographers of the year in the 10th Iranian National Biennial of Photography and had several group exhibitions in and outside Iran. He made several short films and documentaries which have been selected for a number of international film festivals. Jurabchian's films are heavily indebted to photography. He tries to depict his relationship with the world around him and his lived experience. He and his sister, Farnaz Jurabchian, started an independent film company, F&M Productions, where they work as co-directors and producers. They directed Overruled and Silent House together.

Geographies of Solitude

Jacquelyn Mills is a filmmaker from Cape Breton Island, based in Montréal. Her works are immersive and sensorial, often exploring a healing connection to the natural world. Her award-winning documentary In the Waves (2017) premiered at Visions du Réel. Her most recent work, Geographies of Solitude (2022) premiered at the Berlinale Forum and won three awards. It has since garnered 27 awards, including Best Canadian Feature Film at Hot Docs and Outstanding Artistry in Filmmaking from the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. Jacquelyn is a Sundance Doc Fund Alumni, an IDA Documentary Award and Canadian Screen Award nominee. She has also worked as an editor, sound designer, and cinematographer on many internationally-acclaimed films.

Bloom

Canadian documentary filmmaker and editor Fanie Pelletier graduated in social sciences and filmmaking. Her short film, Faded Photograph (2016), a revelation about her father’s life story, has been screened and awarded at several festivals. Her documentary Bloom, which, like her previous films, addresses the issue of representation in the context of social structures, is her feature debut.

Who I Am Not

Tünde Skovrán was born in Transylvania, Romania. After graduating in 2005 from Babes Bolyai University (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) with a bachelor’s degree in drama, Tünde became a repertoire actress at the prestigious Hungarian State Theatre in Cluj-Napoca. In 2014, Tünde was invited to participate in the Sarajevo International Film Festival Talent Campus. She is a Berlinale Talent alumni. She made her movie debut in Puzzle (2013), for which she received the Best Actress in a Lead Role Award at two US film festivals. Presently, she lives in Los Angeles, where she was an observer at The Actors Studio West. In 2016 she created J.U.S.T. Toys, a pioneer, experimental theatre production company in Los Angeles. She produced and starred in acclaimed productions, the last of which opened off-Broadway in 2019, under the direction of Yuri Kordonsky. The documentary Who I Am Not is her first feature-length film as a director. As a work in progress, the film was awarded by Dok Incubator at IDFA.

The Choice

Dr. Joanne Popinska lengyel-kanadai díjnyertes XR filmrendező, dokumentumfilmes és szociológus, a Lengyel Nemzeti Filmiskola filmrendezői szakán (szakirány: VR) szerzett doktori fokozatot. Kreatív látásmódját az olyan összetett témákról szóló fontos beszélgetések kialakításának szenteli, mint az emberi jogok, az állatok jogai és a környezetvédelem. A legújabb technológiák és különböző narratív technikák alkalmazásával folyamatosan azt kutatja, hogyan lehet felkelteni a közönség figyelmét, és hogyan lehet különböző nézőpontokból empátiát és érdeklődést kiváltani.

Az utolsó fa

Cam díjnyertes filmkészítő, aki dokumentumfilmes, kereskedelmi és életmóddal foglalkozó filmeken dolgozik. Pályafutása nagy részét rendezőként töltötte, és a természetvédelmi, természetismereti filmezés területén aratott sikert. Cam a természetvédelem néhány legbefolyásosabb személyiségével dolgozott együtt, legutóbbi dokumentumfilmje, melyet mint operatőr is jegyez, pedig elnyerte a "Legjobb kanadai dokumentumfilm" díját a BC Environmental Film Festen. Cam filmesként a környezetéből merít ihletet, és ez gyakran érezhető a munkáiban - a természet az igazi művész!

Medveprobléma

Jack Weisman díjnyertes rendező, operatőr és producer. 2015-ben a York Egyetemen BFA fokozatot szerzett filmproducerként. Munkái többek között olyan rangos fesztiválokat megjártak, mint a TIFF, a Sundance, az SXSW, az IDFA, a Sheffield DocFest vagy a True/False. Az amerikai-kanadai Documist produkciós cég társalapítója, és a 2022-es Sundance Fesztiválon közönség- és különdíjas The Territory című dokumentumfilm gyártásvezetője. Szenvedélyesen szereti az olyan, befogadó történetmesélést, amely szorosan kapcsolódik a természeti világhoz. Első rendezése, a Nuisance Bear rövid dokumentumfilm 2021-ben elnyerte a TIFF Legjobb kanadai rövidfilmnek járó különdíját, 2022-ben pedig a Canadian Screen Awards a Legjobb rövid dokumentumfilmek közé válogatta be.

Gabriela Osio Vanden Torontóban élő, díjnyertes venezuelai-kanadai operatőr, a York Egyetemen BFA fokozatot szerzett filmproducerként. Munkáit olyan kiemelkedő fesztiválokon mutatták be, mint amilyen a TIFF, a Camerimage, az SXSW, az IDFA, a Sheffield DocFest vagy a True/False. Rambler című diplomafilmjének köszönhetően szakmai gyakorlatként Alexander Payne Downsizing filmjében Phedon Papamichael díjnyertes és elismert operatőr munkáját kísérhette. Első rendezése, a Nuisance Bear rövid dokumentumfilm 2021-ben elnyerte a TIFF legjobb kanadai rövidfilmnek járó különdíját, 2022-ben pedig a Canadian Screen Awards a legjobb rövid dokumentumfilmek közé válogatta be.

Bábák

Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing rendező, producer, vágó és hangmérnök, 2006 óta szabadúszó filmkészítőként dolgozik Mianmarban. Tanulmányait Mianmarban és Németországban végezte. Burmese Butterfly című rövidfilmjét több mint húsz ország fesztiváljaira hívták meg, Period@Period dokumentumfilmjéért pedig átvehette a Wathan Filmfesztivál legjobb rövidfilmnek járó díját. Első egész estés dokumentumfilmje a Midwives.

The Choice

Dr. Joanne Popinska is a Polish-Canadian award-winning XR filmmaker, documentarian, and sociologist, with a Ph.D. in Film Directing (specialization: VR) from the Polish National Film School. She dedicates her creative vision to developing important conversations around complex topics such as human rights, animal rights, and the environment. By using the latest technology and various narrative techniques, she is continually exploring how to get the attention of audiences and how to evoke empathy and interest from different perspectives.

Before They Fall

Cam is an award winning filmmaker with a demonstrated history of working on documentary, commercial and outdoor lifestyle focused films. He has spent the majority of his career building his portfolio as a director, and has found success in conservation/natural history storytelling. Cam has had the pleasure of working with some of the most influential names in conservation and his latest documentary won "Best Canadian Documentary" at the BC Environmental Film Fest. Through this work he has also cut his teeth as a cinematographer and editor. Cam’s inspiration as a filmmaker comes from the environment he is in and this often comes through in his work- nature is the true artist!

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