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Stefan Weinert
Born in 1964. He studied acting in Cologne and New York before studying film at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna. After working as an actor in many German film and TV productions, he began his directorial career with the shorts The Right One" (2000) and "Always Sergej" (2002). His first...
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Manolo Nieto
Born in Montevideo, he graduated in media studies from the Catholic University of Uruguay. He worked in television before moving on to filmmaking. Since then, he has worked as assistant director to Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll ("Whisky", 2003, 28th Mostra) and Lisandro Alonso ("Los Muertos",...
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Chris Eska
He studied sociology and art at Rice University before attending The UCLA’s MFA film directing program. "Doki-Doki" (2003), his UCLA master’s thesis film, premiered on the American PBS series Independent Lens. His feature film debut, "August Evening" (2007), won the Cassavetes Award at the...
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Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
Tizza Covi was born in Bolzano, Italy, in 1971, while Rainer Frimmel was born in Vienna that same year. They both studied photography at the Vienna Higher College for Graphic Art. Since 1996, they have worked together in photography, stage and film projects. Together, they directed the feature...
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Barmak Akram
Born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1966. He resides in Paris, where he studied fine arts. His first feature film was "Kabuli Kid" (2008). He has also made experimental and documentary films, including "Toutes les Teles du Monde" (2009) for television. "Wajma, An Afghan Love Story" (2013) is his second...
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Daniel Joseph Borgman
He studied film in New Zealand and Denmark and has directed the short films "The Man and The Albatross" (2008), "Lars and Peter" (2009), and "Berik" (2010), which won the Jury Grand Prix for best short film at the Cannes Film Festival. "The Weight of Elephants" (2013) is his first feature film.
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Aran Hughes
Born in London in 1983 and attended the London University of the Arts. He directed the short films "My Polska" (2008), "No Destination" (2009) and "Pride of Dover" (2010). "To the Wolf" (2013) is his first feature film.
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Christina Koutsospyrou
Born in Athens, Greece in 1980. She studied at the London College of Communication, where she developed a long-standing passion for photography and film. "To the Wolf" (2013) is her first feature film.
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Anne Zohra Berrached
Born in Erfurt, Germany, in 1982. She worked as a drama teacher in London and studied film at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. She directed short films such as "Der Pausenclown" (2010), "E.+U." (2011), "Saint & Whore" (2012), and "The Right Hand" (2013), and the feature film "Two Mothers"...
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Yannis Sakaridis
Born in Greece in 1968. He studied photography and art history in London. He worked as a professional editor, editing feature films and trailers. He directed many short films, like "Paris" (1993), "Buskers" (1995), "Dogkillers" (1996), and "Mausoleum" (2004). "Wild Duck" (2013) is his first feature...
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Jacques Ouaniche
A French scriptwriter, producer, director, and writer, he was born in Oran, Algeria, and grew up in Paris. He is responsible for producing the film "Games of Love and Chance" (2004), by Abdellatif Kéchiche, "3 Petites Filles" (2004), by Jean Loup Hubert, and Félix Olivier’s "Jihad" (2006)....
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Juan Carlos Donoso Gómez
Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, in 1983, Gomez studied film and video, minoring in philosophy at the University San Francisco de Quito. He worked as an editor assistant on features such as Tania Hermida’s "Qué tan lejos" (2006, 30th Mostra), Gabriela Calvache’s "Labranza Oculta" (2010), and Mateo...
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Pablo Diconca
He lives in Montreal where he works in video, cinema and dance since 1995. He directed several short films like "Al dente" (2008) and "Un grito" (2009). "Two Days and a Half" (2013) is his first feature film.
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Lina Chamie
Brazilian filmmaker, she has a singular body of work that explores cinematic language in both fiction and documentary. She holds a degree in music and philosophy from New York University, and a master’s degree in music from the Manhattan School of Music, and worked for more than ten years in the...
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Adalberto Kemeny & Rudolf Rex Lustig
Filmmaking pioneers who specialized in photographic processing for film prints and later worked for Vera Cruz studios, the Hungarian brothers owned one of the best film laboratories in Brazil.
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Marcio Kogan
A São Paulo-born architect who graduated from the Mackenzie Presbyterian University, he directed 13 short films with Isay Weinfeld, such as "Went With the Wind" (1983, 7th Mostra), winner of the best picture prize at the Gramado Film Festival, and the feature “Fogo e Paixão” (1988).
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Isay Weinfeld
Alongside São Paulo architect Marcio Kogan, he directed 13 short films, such as "Idos Com o Vento" (1983, 7th Mostra), awarded at the Gramado Film Festival, and the feature film "Fogo e Paixão" (1988).
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Carlos Reichenbach
Born in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre in 1945, he was one of the most important advocates of Brazilian cinema since the late 60s. Among his main body of work are the features "Lilian M: Relatório Confidencial" (1974), "Filme Demência" (1985) and "Buccaneer Soul" (1993, 36th Mostra).
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Philippe Barcinski
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1972. He graduated in film from the University of São Paulo. He came to prominence with the shorts  "A Escada" (1997), "Palíndromo" (2001), and "The Open Window" (2002, 27th Mostra). "Not by Chance" (2007) was his first feature film, followed by "Between Valleys" (2012).
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Walter Salles
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1956. His first documentaries, “Krajcberg, the Poet of the Traces” (1986) and “Socorro Nobre” (1995), won awards at several festivals. He was a member of the 19th Mostra’s international jury, in 1995. In partnership with Daniela Thomas, he directed...
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Daniela Thomas
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1959. Playwright, set designer, screenwriter and art director, she started her career in the early 1980s at La MaMa Experimental Theater, in New York. She co-directed "Foreign Land" (1995, 29th Mostra) with Walter Salles. The duo also directed "Midnight" (1999,...
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Fernando Meirelles
Born in São Paulo in 1955. He studied architecture, but soon joined his friends in creating Olhar Eletrônica, an independent company that produced content for television. In the 1990s, with other partners, he founded O2 and began to produce for cinema. Among his feature films are "Maids" (2001),...
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Marcelo Mesquita
With a degree in advertising, he began as an editor and later directed commercials and institutional videos. “Grey City ” (2013) is his first feature film, created alongside Guilherme Valiengo.
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Guilherme Valiengo
Graduating in advertising, he started as an assistant and then became a film production manager. "Grey City" (2013), directed by him and Marcelo Mesquita, is the duo`s first feature film.