People

Adriana Bumbes She

Producer

Adriana Bumbeș is a Romanian film producer with over 20 years of experience. Her credits include acclaimed films such as The Death of Mr. Lă…

Adrian Ramírez León He/him

Filmmaker

Director, NIGHT WHISPERS

Adrián Ramírez León is a Spanish award-winning filmmaker based in London, known for his genre-bending take on horror. His films have screene…

AJ Jefferies he/him

Filmmaker

Director, DUCKS / POOB

AJ is a director, animator and illustrator from the UK, specialising in CG character-driven comedy. His independent short films have screene…

Alex Boya

Filmmaker

Director, BREAD WILL WALK

Born in Bulgaria, Alex Boya is a Montreal-based animator and filmmaker known for his surreal, hand-drawn storytelling.

Alina Popescu she/her

Filmmaker

Director, OTHER I

Alina is an award-winning director, designer, and animator from Bucharest whose unique visual style first gained attention with her hand-dra…

Altay Ulan Yang he/him

Filmmaker

Director / Producer, HYENA

Altay Ulan Yang is a Mongolian filmmaker from Inner Mongolia, China. His visually driven films explore adolescence, masculinity, violence, a…

Alun Rhys Morgan Him

Filmmaker

Director, A WONDERFUL NEIGHBOUR

Born and bred in South Wales, Alun is a fluent Welsh speaking writer director and has always loved making films that are a bit more on the f…

Amrou Al-Kadhi

Filmmaker

Director, ORIGINAL SIN

Amrou Al-Kadhi is a British-Iraqi writer, filmmaker, and performer.

Andrea A. Walter she/they

Filmmaker

Director, DAYLIGHT

Andrea A. Walter is a British Filipino nonbinary filmmaker. Their work has screened at SXSW, Tribeca, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen…

Andreea she/her

Filmmaker

Director, DANCE OF THE SPIRITS

Andreea-Lorena Florea is a Romanian animator and traditional artist whose work is deeply rooted in folklore, visual metaphor, and heavy psyc…

Aneil Karia He/Him

Filmmaker

Director, VOTE GAVIN LYLE

Aneil has just completed his second feature film, a modern adaptation of HAMLET with a cast including Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn an…

Anna Ginsburg

Filmmaker

Director, HAG

Anna Ginsburg is a multi award-winning filmmaker with a diverse skillset, including stop motion, live action and her signature hand-drawn 2D…

Anna Mantzaris

Filmmaker

Director, PLEASE

Anna Mantzaris is a director and stop-motion filmmaker whose work blends awkwardness, dark humour and the quiet absurdity of the human condi…

Antonin Niclass he/him

Filmmaker

Director, INTO THE FOREST

Antonin is a Swiss-French animation director. His graduation film, Do Not Feed the Pigeons, won a BAFTA for Best Short Animation

Ariel Zengotita he/him

Filmmaker

Director, IMAGO

Ariel Zengotita is a Puerto Rican filmmaker based in North Carolina. His horror-dramedy films have screened at SXSW, Palm Springs and TIFF.…

Asli Bildirici

Filmmaker

Director, ROTTEN

Aslı Bildirici is a storyteller with a wide range experience in various roles in filmmaking. After completing her Masters in Film Studies at…

Aslı Bildirici she/her

Filmmaker

Aslı Bildirici is a storyteller with a wide range experience in various roles in filmmaking. Her films which are deeply inspired by her cult…

Bahij Jaroudi

Filmmaker

Director, BISOU SAUVAGE

Born in 1981 in Lebanon and recently relocated to Toronto, this award-winning illustrator and animation filmmaker has collaborated with majo…

Bara Anna she/her

Filmmaker

Director, 9 MILLION COLORS

Czech filmmaker and visual artist working in stop-motion. Her films have screened at SXSW and Annecy and were twice shortlisted for BAFTA St…

Ben Cohen He/Him

Filmmaker

Writer & Director, MODERATION

Benedict Cohen is a writer and director whose short films have shown at Austin, Aesthetica, Encounters, Exit 6, Bolton and the London Short…

Bill Morrison he/him

Filmmaker

Filmmaker, SAWYER AVENUE, SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Bill Morrison is best known for three films: Decasia (2002), Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016) and Incident (2023), which was nominated for an…

Boris Thompson-Roylance His/him/he

Filmmaker

Director, THE LAND REMAINS

Boris Thompson-Roylance is a film director, visual artist and co-founder of the multi-award-winning production company Deadbeat Studios.

Caitlin McCarthy she/her

Filmmaker

Animation Director, FULL SET

Caitlin McCarthy is a director and animator known for her colourful, offbeat aesthetic and playful tone. She likes smoking cigs, going on he…

Cami Kwan

Filmmaker

Director, PAPER DAUGHTER

Cami Kwan is a Chinese-American stop motion director who creates stories exploring emotions, identity, and culture for young audiences. Draw…

Camille Surdez

Filmmaker

Director, L'AVANT-POSTE 21

Camille Surdez grew up in the Swiss Alps. In June 2025, she graduated from ECAL / Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne with a Bachelor's degree…

Catherine Lepage she/her

Filmmaker

Director, ULTRA STRONG

Montreal-based animation filmmaker, graphic novel writer and illustrator Catherine Lepage is known for her distinctive visual style and the…

Charlie Dennis

Filmmaker

Writer/Director, THE PIGS UNDERNEATH

Charlie Dennis is a filmmaker from the West Midlands, focused on bold, genre-driven storytelling with strong thematic undercurrents, particu…

Chheangkea

Filmmaker

Director, GRANDMA NAI WHO PLAYED FAVORITES

Chheangkea is a Cambodia-born filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. Through his films, Chheangkea seeks to showcase the complexities and nu…

Chloe Brown She/Her

Producer, THE DEVIL IS IN ME

South-West and Midlands based Producer and Production Manager, best known for Man Like Mobeen, Timestalker and The Devil Is In Me.

Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski

Filmmaker

Director, THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS

Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (Clyde Henry Productions) are award-winning writers, directors and animators, Oscar-nominated for Madame…

Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski

Filmmaker

Director, THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS

Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (Clyde Henry Productions) are award-winning writers, directors and animators. Their first film, Madame T…

Chris Ross he/him

Filmmaker

Writer/Director, OUR KINGDOM

Chris Ross is a writer, director, editor and producer who strives to tell soulful stories that are warm, gentle and filled with everyday mag…

Christopher Radcliff he him

Filmmaker

Director, WE WERE THE SCENERY

Christopher Radcliff is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has screened at festivals worldwide and online via Criterion, Short of the Wee…

Conor Kehelly He/Him

Filmmaker

Director, A PINT OF BITTER

Conor Kehelly is an Irish animator, illustrator and music producer known for films that blend playful textures with darker, introspective th…

Dalija Dozet she/her

Filmmaker

Director, BUŠE

Film director and screenwriter engaged in a variety of independent and commercial projects. Her work often explores the conventions of diffe…

David Junyent hi/him

Filmmaker

Director, Screenwriter & Editor, BLA BLA CRY CRY

David Junyent is a Barcelona-based director, screenwriter and editor. His films stretch contemporary anxieties into slightly displaced world…

Don Hertzfeldt

Filmmaker

Director, PAPER TRAIL

Don Hertzfeldt is a two-time Academy Award nominee whose animated films include "It's Such a Beautiful Day", the "World of Tomorrow" series,…

Dorian Jespers

Filmmaker

Director, LOYNES

Dorian Jespers (b. 1993, Brussels) is a filmmaker trained at INSAS, KASK, and Le Fresnoy. His short film Sun Dog, inspired by a surreal jour…

East Elliott He/Him

Filmmaker

Writer/Director, FROM SIDNEY, WITH LOVE

East Elliott is a London-based filmmaker, NYU MFA graduate, and BAFTA-Pigott Scholar. His short From Sidney, With Love, exec produced by Spi…

Edith Morris She Her

Filmmaker

Film Maker, REDMAN

Edith Morris is a Welsh artist and experimental filmmaker whose work draws on folklore, oral storytelling traditions and craft-based practic…

Eleanor Szydlowska she/her

Filmmaker

Director, ENDO

Eleanor is an illustrator, writer and animator from Merseyside, currently based in East London.

Elena Walf she/her

Filmmaker

Director, FULL NEST

After finishing her studies in design at the Moscow State University of Printing Arts in 2004, Elena started to work as an illustrator. In t…

Elham Ehsas He/him

Filmmaker

Director, FORGOTTEN SPACEMAN

Elham Ehsas (1990, Kabul) is a London based filmmaker, playwright and theatre director.

Elizabeth Chatelain

Filmmaker

Director, I & ME

Born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota, Elizabeth Chatelain is an award-winning documentary and narrative filmmaker with a focus on working…

Elsie Lean she/they

Filmmaker

Runner/PA & Writer/Director, A GRAND NIGHT OUT

Elsie is a Bristol based graduate writer/director/producer who tells stories exploring queerness, neurodiversity, and a general feeling of '…

Emily Downe she/her

Filmmaker

Animation Director, MAKING A MOTHER

Emily Downe is an award-winning animation director from London. She is co-director of Studio Desk, as well as working with Theos to create a…

Emma Calder & Coco Cripps

Filmmaker

Director, HOUSE OF LOVE

Emma is a renowned Animation Director, Artist, Graphic Designer, Writer, Lecturer and co-founder of Pearly Oyster Productions having made ma…

Emy Mirel Ivașcă

Filmmaker

Director, ON SAINT NICHOLAS' EVE

Ivașcă Emy-Mirel is a romanian animator and film director, he graduated Film School at “Hyperion” University from Bucharest and he has a mas…

Eric Jackowitz

Filmmaker

Director, THE SEEING EYE DOG WHO SAW TOO MUCH

Influenced by Dario Argento, John Carpenter, Quentin Tarantino, and Spike Jonze, Eric’s work blends music, humor, and genre filmmaking into…

Erin Cramer she/her

Filmmaker

Writer / Director, ENJOY YOUR VISIT

Erin is an Emmy-winning screenwriter / director of fiction, documentaries and hybrids. She is directing a documentary for Netflix and recent…

Eva Lusbaronian she/her

Director

After graduating from Gobelins and studying literature, Eva worked as an animator on various films. She now works across supervision and dir…

Eva Lusbaronian

Filmmaker

Director, THE DEATH OF THE FISH

After studying at the Gobelins, Eva worked as an animator on various short and feature films. At the same time, she studied literature at th…

Fanny Capu She/Her

Filmmaker

Director, PICKLED

Fanny Capu is an animation director and self-taught model maker from Germany. After gaining experience on live-action sets in Berlin as a pr…

Finn Walther he/him

Filmmaker

Director, GRAVITY RACER

Finn Walther is a Norwegian director whose award-winning short films include Cabin Ban (2020) and Freewheelin’ (2016). His debut feature doc…

Florrie Macleod she/her

Filmmaker

Director, A CLAYFUL ADVENTURE

Florrie Macleod is a Stop Motion Animator, Ceramicist, Artist and Designer who enjoys creating characters with unique backstories and bringi…

Freya Billington She/Her

Speaker

Head of Bristol Film School, Boomsatsuma, Boomsatsuma

Freya is a filmmaker and lecturer. She is currently Head of Bristol Film School, Boomsatsuma and in pre production on I FEEL PRETTY a projec…

Gwenola Heck she/her

Filmmaker

Animation Director, GAÏA

Gwenola Heck is a french-german experimental animation director using techniques that gravitate around 2D animation and stop motion. Loving…

Hao Yu he/him

Filmmaker

Director, WHY DID KAI STOP PAINTING

Hao Yu is a Chinese filmmaker and animation director based in Germany. A graduate of Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, his work has sc…

Heather Young she/her

Filmmaker

Director, A SOFT TOUCH

Heather Young is a Canadian filmmaker based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Holly Warburton

Filmmaker

Director, WAVELENGTH

Holly Warburton is an illustrator and animator from Bath, inspired by the everyday scenes she captures in her daily sketchbooks.

Hugo Docking he/him

Filmmaker

Co-Founder / Director, MR. VAPEY MAN

Hugo Docking is a stop motion filmmaker with a penchant for the mischievous and macabre. He uses unsettling imagery, dark humour and unusual…

Hywel Prytherch Roberts he/him

Filmmaker

Freelance Director, Animator & Storyboard Artist, BWGAN

Hywel Roberts is a Welsh director, animator and storyboard artist with over ten years' experience, including at Aardman Animations. His grad…

Ian Scott McGregor he/him

Filmmaker

Director/ Actor/ Writer/ Producer, DROPPING OFF

Ian Scott McGregor is a writer, actor, filmmaker, and comics historian, known for his popular roles in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto and…

Ilke Paddenburg

Filmmaker

Director, A SHOT AT ART

Ilke Paddenburg (37) is a writer, director and award-winning actress.

India Opzoomer

Filmmaker

Director, POSTER BOY

India Opzoomer is a British-Canadian Director and DoP. Her most recent short film ‘Poster Boy’ received the Austin Film Society grant, premi…

Jakub Gomółka he/him

Filmmaker

Director, INTIMATE SCENES

Polish filmmaker working across documentary and fiction. A graduate of Film Studies at Jagiellonian University and the Lodz Film School. His…

Jamie Hewlett He/Him

Filmmaker

Director, THE MOUNTAIN, THE MOON CAVE & THE SAD GOD

British artist Jamie Hewlett is a prolific creative who defies easy categorisation. Working at an unrelenting pace for over three decades he…

Janna Kemperman she/her

Filmmaker

Director, Freelance, WORK | WERK

Janna’s work is driven by morally complex, character-driven stories that blend dark humour with raw, emotional intensity. Janna has multiple…

Jasmine Blackborow She/Her

Filmmaker

Actor/Director, LOVELY

Jasmine is a British actor who has worked extensively across stage and screen. She is best known for her roles in the Netflix hits LEGENDS a…

Jenny Jokela

Filmmaker

Director, DOLLHOUSE ELEPHANT

Jenny Jokela (1990) is a Finnish animation director and artist based in Edinburgh, UK. She earned an MA in Animation from the Royal College…

Jérémy Comte

Filmmaker

Writer, director, BRUTE

Jérémy Comte is a Montreal-based filmmaker. His short film “Fauve” (Sundance, TIFF, Telluride 2018) was nominated at the 91st Academy Awards…

Joe Hsieh He/His

Filmmaker

Director, PRAYING MANTIS

Joe Hsieh,An independent Taiwan animation director whose works often explore the dark side of human nature and filled with horror and suspen…

John W. Lustig he/him

Filmmaker

Animator, filmmaker, I BEG YOUR PARDON

John W. Lustig is a filmmaker and animator based in Queens, NY. Past films include “Eye in Tuna Care,” “c/o Flap Jackson,” and “10 Being the…

Jon Dunleavy he/him

Filmmaker

Animation Director and Educator, THE MIDNIGHT WITCH

Jon Dunleavy is an Animation Director, Artist and Educator.

Joshua Oppenheimer he/him

Filmmaker

Director, THE REVOLUTION AGAINST DEATH

Two-time Oscar® nominee Joshua Oppenheimer’s films have moved from fiction to documentary and back again.

Justine Klaiber

Filmmaker

Director, LOST TOUCH

Justine Klaiber (1989) graduated in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in Animation from HSLU (Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art), followed…

Kangding Ray

Guest

Performer

There are few musicians who manage to explore the convergence between techno and experimental music as successfully as Kangding Ray

Kiana Naghshineh

Filmmaker

Director, WITH TAPES AND TOASTS IN THE CAR

Kiana Naghshineh is a German-Iranian director from Mannheim. During her studies at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, she created several a…

Laura Kavanagh she/her

Filmmaker

Director, SUB5

Screenwriter and Director.

Laura Rigney She/Her

Creative Producer

Laura Rigney is a Creative Producer. Recent credits include Work|Werk, All That’s Carried and Cheer. She is currently developing a feature f…

Laurence Thérien

Filmmaker

Director, BALL FACE

Laurence Thérien is a Montréal-based director, designer, and animator with a focus on materiality and claymation. She completed a Master’s i…

Léo Brunel he/him

Filmmaker

Director, DUET

Leo Brunel is a 3D director in visual comedy.

Leto Meade

Director

Leto Meade is a UK animation director whose internationally acclaimed films have screened and won awards at leading Oscar, BAFTA and BIFA-qu…

Leto Meade & Jonathan Rockefeller

Filmmaker

Director, A LITTLE DEATH

Leto Meade is a UK animation director whose internationally acclaimed films have won awards at leading Oscar and BAFTA-qualifying festivals.…

Levi Stoops He/His

Filmmaker

Director, CLOT

Levi Stoops (*1990) lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. After graduating from RITCS (Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound) as an an…

Luisa Zürcher she/her

Filmmaker

Filmmaker, I'M NOT SURE

Luisa Zürcher (*1998) is a filmmaker from St.Gallen, Switzerland. After studying Animation in Lucerne at the HSLU Design & Kunst she returne…

Luke McQueen He/Him

Filmmaker

Director, NITPICKER

Luke McQueen is a writer, comedian, actor and director. His work has appeared on BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Sky and Amazon.

Madhiha Duynhouwer she/her

Producer

Clove Film creates stories that move across borders. Rooted in lived experience and shaped by diverse cultural perspectives, our films are c…

Malcolm Lamont he/him

Filmmaker

Animation Director, FOIL GUY VS ANVIL

With over 25 years of experience working in the stop motion animation industry, Malcolm Lamont has played a critical role in many of the hig…

Marcus Söderlund

Filmmaker

Director, AT NIGHT

Marcus Söderlund is a Swedish director. He studied at the School of Film Directing in Gothenburg and has directed music videos for artists s…

María Cristina Pérez González

Filmmaker

Director, ONCE IN A BODY

Independent animation filmmaker. Her short films have been selected at numerous festivals around the world, including Locarno, Annecy, Clerm…

Marta Reis Andrade

Filmmaker

Director, DOG ALONE

Born in Porto, Marta Reis Andrade sutied Animation at the Royal College of Art. She has worked internationally as an animator, but now estab…

Maryam Tafakory she/they

Filmmaker

Director, DARIA’S NIGHT FLOWERS

Maryam Tafakory, born and raised in Iran, works with film and performance. She was the 2024 winner of the Film London Jarman Award.

Matt Freeth he/him

Filmmaker

Director, RESET

Matt Freeth is an award-winning British writer-director creating imaginative genre films with emotional depth.

Matthew Wells He/him

Filmmaker

Director, I'M JOEY

Matthew is a producer and director based in Bristol.

Matt Nicholas he/him

Filmmaker

Writer/Director, STUCK

Matt Nicholas is a London-based writer/director drawn to absurd stories about ordinary people. His work uses humour to explore universal hum…

Max Taylor

Filmmaker

Director, THE MOUNTAIN, THE MOON CAVE & THE SAD GOD

Meghan Spurlock she/her

Filmmaker

Motion Graphics Designer, HAM WALL

Meghan is an illustrator and animator who has worked in the design industry for over 15 years, using both 2D and 3D. In her personal work sh…

Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miguel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit, Arjen van der Plas

Filmmaker

Director, CELL BUDDIES

Studio Brute Beesten was formed as a one time animation collective by Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miguel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit, and Arjen v…

Mohammadreza Mayghani

Filmmaker

Director, YO YO

Mohammadreza Mayghani is an Iranian filmmaker with a Master's degree in Dramatic Literature. In 2021, his debut short film ORTHODONTICS, ins…

Molly Allen She/they

Filmmaker

Freelance Animator, EXTINCTION

Molly Allen is a Welsh animator based in Leicester. She studied animation and illustration at Cardiff Metropolitan University and has had he…

Morten Borgestad & Fridtjof Stensæth Josefsen

Filmmaker

Director, TRIO

Fridtjof Stensæth Josefsen is a Norwegian comedian, actor and music producer who has worked across television and stage over the past decade…

Mulan Fu She/her

Filmmaker

Director, JUST ONE PEEK

Award-winning director, animator, and creative producer.

Muling Tzai, Olivia Lin she/her

Filmmaker

Animation Director, LAND OF NO MAN

Muling Tzai and Olivia Lin are animation duo grew up in Taiwan and New Jersey. They have shared passions for Asian culture, exploring fun vi…

Myles Kamwendo He / Him

Filmmaker

Actor / Director, WHY YOU SHOULDN'T DATE IN BRISTOL

Myles Kamwendo is a Welsh born, Bristol bred actor, best known as Omar in BBC Three’s Boarders. He will next appear in Ruben Östlund’s The E…

Natalia Martínez Mejía she/her

Filmmaker

Artist, SATANASCABAÑA

Multidisciplinary artist exploring the body through film, video, performance, movement, and visual arts. Her practice includes audiovisual d…

Natalia Mirzoyan

Filmmaker

Director, artist, WINTER IN MARCH

Natalia Mirzoyan is an animation director and artist from Yerevan, Armenia, based in Estonia. Her films have been selected and awarded at ma…

Nazgol Kashani

Filmmaker

Director, UNCLE FILMI

Nazgol Kashani is an Iranian-American filmmaker based in Berlin.

Niamh McArdle

Filmmaker

Director, MEAL DEAL

Niamh McArdle, Amy Mulcahy and Anaïs Kheir are recent graduates of the UWE Animation course who collaboratively produced Meal Deal in their…

Nicholas Pitts

Filmmaker

Director, JUST MY LUCK

Nicholas works as a VFX Supervisor for Film and TV. And when he's not VFXing on movies, he is writing, directing, or otherwise finding excus…

Nikki Girod she/her

Filmmaker

Director, EVER ENDING SUMMER

Nikki Girod graduated her diploma in Animation Direction at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2025. She is a co-founder of the games stu…

Nikki Girod she/her

Filmmaker

Director, EVER ENDING SUMMER

Nikki Girod graduated in Animation Direction at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2025, and co-founded the games studio Blossom Seeker.

Noah Morse he/him

Filmmaker

Director of Partnerships, BUT I'M YOUR BROTHER

Noah Morse is a director, writer, and producer from Johnston, RI, based in Los Angeles. He serves as the Creative Director and Director of P…

Ohad Ira Amram he/him

Filmmaker

Writer/Director, ALL THE REAL BOYS

Ohad Ira Amram is a Los Angeles-based writer/director, originally from Atlanta, Georgia. A 2014 Hofstra University Film Studies and Producti…

Oliver Laxe

Filmmaker

Director

Oliver Laxe is a French-born Spanish filmmaker of Galician heritage. He began making short films in London and Tangier, including running 16…

Paolo Laganà they/them

Filmmaker

Director, FOR THOSE WHO LOVE, LEAVE, AND LOVE AGAIN

Paolo Laganà is an Italian-German film director whose work explores queer identity, intimacy, and memory. They currently live in Berlin, whe…

Paul Holbrook he/him

Filmmaker

Writer/Director, TOR LEWA

Paul is a multi-award-winning writer and director. Repped by United Agents.

Paul Silcox he/him

VFX Director

VFX director and Houdini specialist at Bristol based Lux Aeterna. Leads creative and technical oversight of complex visual effects pipelines…

Piaoyu Xie she/her

Filmmaker

Director, BIRDIE O BIRDIE

Piaoyu Xie is a filmmaker based between Shanghai and Europe. Her shorts have screened at Palm Springs, Iris Prize and Cannes, among others.…

Rachel MacLean She/Her

Filmmaker

Director, FINISHED

Rachel MacLean is a filmmaker based in Edinburgh and recent graduate from Screen Academy Scotland's MA Film masters, where she specialised i…

Radheya Jang he/him

Filmmaker

Director, TRADING CARDS

Radheya Jang is an Australian director based in London. His film Trading Cards was selected for 19 Academy Award-qualifying film festivals,…

Radu Gaciu he/him

Filmmaker

Director, HAPPY NEW YEAR

Radu Gaciu is Romanian animation director, screenwriter and storyboard artist. He has also been involved in documentary work as a cameraman…

Rob Hifle

Filmmaker

Director, RENO

Rob is a multi award-winning director whose work spans film and television, bringing a distinctive visual sensibility to every format he tou…

Rob Ling he/him

Filmmaker

Director, SAUSAGE POEM

Hi! I’m Rob Ling, a UK illustrator and motion designer creating playful, textured artwork in Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere Pro. My s…

Roozbeh Gezerseh

Filmmaker

Director, GROWING STONES, FLYING PAPERS

Roozbeh Gezerseh, born in Tehran, Iran, studied Graphic Design at Guilan University and Painting at the Art University of Tehran before earn…

Rory Waudby-Tolley he/him

Filmmaker

Director, I HAVE A

Rory is an animator and filmmaker from London. His short films have won multiple prizes including at Annecy, Palm Springs and Flickerfest. A…

Sacha Beeley She/ her

Filmmaker

Filmmaker & comedy writer, BABYFACE

Sacha Beeley is an animation director and filmmaker based in London working across independent film, comedy shorts & series.

Said Zagha

Filmmaker

Director, COYOTES

Said Zagha is a Palestinian-British director focused on political thrillers.

Saoirse Ronan she/her

Filmmaker

Director, PAPER PLANE

Saoirse Ronan is an Irish actress, producer and director who has worked with a range of visionary filmmakers, including Greta Gerwig, Wes An…

Sara Gregorić

Editor, BUŠE

Sara Gregorić is a Croatian film editor working across fiction and documentary. Guided by a playful and experimental approach to film langua…

Scott Coello he/him/they

Filmmaker

Freelance dolphin, FUTURE OF…

Cribble is Scott Coello; a queer, Cornish freelancer, living and making animations in Hastings.

Seán Connolly he/him

Filmmaker

Writer/Director, THE CURE

Seán is a writer/director from Ireland. THE CURE is his directorial debut. He is also the writer of EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION, which premiered…

Shuang Li

Filmmaker

Director, BIRDIE O BIRDIE

A screenwriter, novelist and director, Shuang Li graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Simon Ellis he/him

Filmmaker

Director, (BASED ON) ROO EVENTS

Simon's short film awards have included the International Jury Prize at Sundance, Best Short Film at the BIFAs, plus BAFTA and European Acad…

Soraya Shamsi

Filmmaker

Director, GROWING STONES, FLYING PAPERS

Soraya Shamsi, born in Esfahan, Iran, studied Graphic Design at Guilan University and completed a Master's in Animation Directing at Film Un…

Sylvia Jorde she/her

Filmmaker

Director, SEND NUDES

Sylvia Jorde graduated in Economics and Business Administration in 2017 after spending time abroad in Japan and Portugal. From 2019 to 2025…

Sylvia Jorde she/her

Filmmaker

Director, EVER ENDING SUMMER

Sylvia Jorde studied Production at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and is Co-CEO, Producer and Game Designer at Blossom Seeker.

Sylvia Jorde she/her

Filmmaker

Director, EVER ENDING SUMMER

Sylvia Jorde graduated in Economics and Business Administration from the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in 2017 after spending time a…

Theodore Ushev

Filmmaker

Director, LIFE WITH AN IDIOT

Theodore Ushev is a Canadian animation filmmaker of Bulgarian origin, born in Kyustendil, Bulgaria, on February 4, 1968. He is also a visual…

THIEN AN NGUYEN he/him

Director, THE DREAM IS A SNAIL

Thien An Nguyen is a Vietnamese self-taught director with a background in music videos, commercials, and documentaries. His latest short "Th…

Tia Salisbury She/Her

Filmmaker

Writer/Director, THE DEVIL IS IN ME

Tia Salisbury is a Bristol based director working in scripted comedy. Her slate of short films have screened internationally picking up awar…

Toffee Hammer

Filmmaker

Director, WAVELENGTH

Toffee Hammer is a team of six creatives and filmmakers that specialise in telling human stories.

Vadim Vandenven

Filmmaker

Director, LIFE ON THE LINE

Vadim Vandenven is a Swiss director, writer and cinematographer.

Varun Raman & Tom Hancock He/Him

Filmmaker

Writer-Directors, INTO THE BETAVERSE

Varun & Tom’s BFI NETWORK sci-fi slacker comedy short INTO THE BETAVERSE had its World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival and t…

Varun Raman & Tom Hancock

Filmmaker

Director, INTO THE BETAVERSE

Varun Raman and Tom Hancock are a Manchester-based writing and directing duo. Into the Betaverse had its World Premiere at TIFF.

Veras Fawaz he/him

Filmmaker

Filmmaker, THE GLEAM

Véras Fawaz (1993) is a Dutch-Lebanese filmmaker, writer and musician based in Amsterdam. His films are precise and dreamlike: tightly contr…

Viv Li

Filmmaker

Director, A SOIL A CULTURE A RIVER A PEOPLE

Viv Li is a Chinese filmmaker based in Berlin. An alumna of Sundance Institute, her works have been nominated for the Short Film Palme d’Or…

Vyacheslav Turyanytsya he/him

Filmmaker

Director, THOUGHTS ON PEACE IN AN AIR RAID

Vyacheslav Turyanytsya is a Ukrainian filmmaker and writer. His films include Kharkiv Music Fest Did Happen and Thoughts on Peace in an Air…

Wesley Wang

Filmmaker

Director, VIOLET AND MARLOWE ROB A BANK

Wesley Wang is the 21-year-old writer/director of “nothing, except everything”, which received nearly 10 million views and sold to Sony Tris…

Wilhelmina Silba

Filmmaker

Writer, BORDERLINE

Wilhelmina Silba is a Sámi-Kven writer and filmmaker based in Northern Norway. Her work focuses on contemporary Indigenous stories and dry A…

William Burger, Siméon Jacob, Odelia Laine, Garance Mondamert, Tara Rewal, Mathilde Vergereau & Arthur Wong

Filmmaker

Director, THE ROSSINI GARDEN

The seven co-directors of The Rossini Garden share an interest in Nabi painters, Mary Blair illustrations and the theme of heritage.

Will Mayo

Filmmaker

Director, DROPPING OFF

Will Mayo is an editor of independent features, short films, series and commercials, and co-directs award-winning films with Ian Scott McGre…

Willy Fair he/him

Filmmaker

Director, DEATH'S PEAK

Willy Fair is an animation director from Vail, Colorado.

Winston Hacking He Him

Filmmaker

Director, Animator, ACTION BOG

Winston Hacking is a moving image artist who combines found footage, collage, compositing, and tactile animation.

Xin Wang

Filmmaker

Director, 4 WISE MONKEYS

Xin Wang is a French-Chinese director and actress. She first came to prominence with the series Ex-Model, and now creates fiction between Fr…

Yeonwoo Kim she/her

Filmmaker

Director, FINGERBANG

2000 Born in Seoul. 2026 Graduated from the School of Film and Animation at Hongik University. Yeonwoo Kim is an animation director who tell…

Yijian Shan she/her

Filmmaker

Director and Screenwriter, SUMMER RIPPLES

Yijian Shan is a New York-based writer-director. Her work has been selected for international film festivals. She is a recipient of the Kath…

Zhenia Kazankina she/her

Filmmaker

Film director, CITY OF OWLS

Zhenia Kazankina is a director, screenwriter, and editor based in Rome, Italy. Her short films screened at Locarno, Palm Springs, ZINEBI, Tr…

Zoë Hutber she/her

Filmmaker

Director, THE FLOWER WITCH

Zoë Hutber is a BAFTA-nominated writer/director and stop-motion animator based in Bristol, UK.

Zoe Jones She/Her

Director & Creative Producer, MODERATION

Zoë is a Scottish / Northern & London-based producer working across film, television and branded content.

Zoé Pelchat she/her

Filmmaker

Director, THAT'S MY SISTER

Zoé Pelchat is a filmmaker based in Montreal. Her short films Moon, Gaby's Hills and That's my sister have competed at prestigious festivals…

Zoë Whittaker She/her

Filmmaker

Director, UNCLE ARTOO

Zoë has been working in the uk film industry for 20+ years as a video operator. This is her first short film. She is currently developing se…

Zsuzsanna Kreif

Filmmaker

Director, ADGWA-ATA

Zsuzsanna Kreif is a freelance animation filmmaker based in Budapest, graduated from MOME. Her first film, co-directed with Bori Zétényi was…

Zuzanna Heller she/her

Filmmaker

Filmmaker, THE HEDGEHOG

Zuzanna Heller, born in 1998, in Krakow, Poland. Got bachelor's degree in graphic design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Currently st…