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ARMENIA
Samvel Tadevossian, actor
Shoghakat Vardanyan, director

AUSTRIA
Bianca Foscht, actress
Dilara Foscht, actress
Manuel Grandpierre, sound designer
Senad Halilbašić, screenwriter
Andi G. Hess, producer
Ines Kratzmueller, actress
Yavuz Kurtulmus, director
Carola Pizzini, costume designer
Deniz Simon Raunig, producer
David Schalko, director
Marie-Luise Stockinger, actress

AZERBAIJAN
Nadir Aliyev, actor
Kamran Gasimov, director
Orkhan Iskandarli, actor
Haji Safarov, critic / journalist

BELGIUM
Violet Braeckman, actress
Manuel Dacosse, cinematographer
Hugo Deghilage, producer
Sarah D’hanens, producer
Lukas Dhont, director
Pierpaolo Filomeno, editor
Julie Freres, producer
Kévin Giraud, critic / journalist
Nicolas Graux, director
Yort Jansen, institutional
André Logie, producer
Géraldine Sprimont, producer
Mohanad Yaqubi, director

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Edin Čusto, critic / journalist
Armin Omerović, actor

BULGARIA
Poli Angelova, producer
Krassimira Belev, actress
Vanya Dimitrova, distributor/exhibitor
Hristo Hristozov, distributor/exhibitor
Paraskevi Karageorgu, festival
Preslava Preslavova, distributor / exhibitor
Julian Vergov, actor

CHILE
Juan de Dios Larraín, producer

CROATIA
Dana Budisavljević, producer
Tina Hajon, producer
Draško Ivezić, producer
Marcella Jelić, int’l sales agent
Igor-Aleksander Nola, producer
Martina Petrović, institutional

CYPRUS
Emilios Avraam, director
Petros Charalambous, director
Nastazia Christodoulou, director

CZECHIA
Michaela Čajková, int’l sales agent
Dužan Duong, director
Nina Feriancova, production designer
Michaela Horáčková Hořejší, costume designer
Prof. Pavel Jech, institutional
Zuzana Kirchnerová, director
Ladislav Krapek, talent agent
Daniel Krátký, distributor/exhibitor
Václav Marhoul, director
Mikuláš Novotný, producer
Patricia Ortiz Martínez, production designer
Matěj Paclík, producer
Michal Sikora, producer
Tomáš Srovnal, producer
Helena Uldrichová, institutional
Alena Vandasová, producer
Tomáš Weber, actor

DENMARK
Lea Benjovitz, producer
Sebastian Blenkov, cinematographer
Mathias Broe, director
Danica Curcic, actress
Emma Drost Jensen, producer
Tine Fischer, institutional
Jakob Freudendal, critic / journalist
Kristian Håskjold, director
Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl, actress
Lars Knudsen, sound designer
Helle Le Fevre, editor
Nicolaj Monberg, editor
Freja Johanne Nørgaard Sørensen, int’l sales agent
Mille Rudfeld, producer
Franklin Symphor Henriksen, cinematographer
Katrine Vogelsang, producer

EGYPT
Ahmed Shawky, critic / journalist

ESTONIA
Marianna Kaat, producer
Olari Oja, producer
Ants Tammik, cinematographer
Emel-Elizabeth Tuulik, critic / journalist
Marian Võsumets, producer

FAROE ISLANDS
Jón Hammer, producer
Gudmund Helmsdal, director
Andrias Høgenni, director
Torfinnur Jákupsson, producer
Sakaris Stórá, director

FINLAND
Danai Anagnostou, producer
Joonatan Itkonen, critic / journalist
Laura Laaksonen, talent agent
Hannele Marjavaara, distributor/exhibitor
Fenella Munsterhjelm, talent agent
Ulla Simonen, producer

FRANCE
Cendrella Abi Gerges, festival
Saleem Albeik, critic / journalist
Viviana Andriani, critic / journalist
Nora Armani, actress
Ari Bafalouka, director
Benoit Berthe Siward, talent agent
Priscillla Bertin, producer
Rémi Burah, producer
Hélène Cardona, actress
Alexis Cassanet, int’l sales agent
Aurélie Cerveau, hair & make-up artist
Fanny de Donceel, casting director
Félix de Givry, director
Auberi Edler, director
Tania El Khoury, producer
Monique Esclavissat, distributor/exhibitor
Perrine Feminier, producer
Pierre Filmon, director
Anaïs Gagliardi, int’l sales agent
Martin Gondre, int’l sales agent
Julien Graff, producer
Gala Hernández López, director
Ching-Lo Hsu, int’l sales agent
Mina Keshavarz, director
Gwennolé Le Borgne, sound designer
Julie Marnay, festival
Philippe Martin, producer
Sophie Mas, producer
Patricia Mazuy, director
Pierre Menahem, producer
Judith Nora, producer
Flemming Nordkrog, composer
Géraldine Ohana, producer
Rebecca Palud, talent agent
Indiana Perrier, int’l sales agent
Pierre-François Piet, producer
Aude Py, screenwriter
Romain Rancurel, int’l sales agent
Antoine Reinartz, actor
Ivan Solovov, director
Eliane Umuhire, actress
Maïlys Vallade, director
Rosalie Varda, producer

GEORGIA
Anano Bakuradze, critic / journalist
Beka Maisuradze, critic / journalist
Levan Tskhovrebadze, director
Sergei Yahontov, producer

GERMANY
Sejad Ademaj, director
Greta Amend, casting director
Judith Angerbauer, director
Vincent Assmann, editor
Silke Bacher, talent agent
Cynthia Beatt, director
Burcu Beaufort Schmidt, critic / journalist
Dirk Beinhold, producer
Rand Beiruty, director
Philip Bender, actor
Reinhild Blaschke, production designer
Quentin Bosschaert, int’l sales agent
Sandra Brandl, editor
Enzo Brumm, actor
Gabriele Brunnenmeyer, institutional
Dejan Bućin, actor
Vincenzo Bugno, festival
Maximilian Bungarten, director
Marlene Burow, actress
Alfredo Castro Ortigoza, editor
Dieu Hao Do, director
Lea Drinda, actress
Daniel Ehrenberg, producer
Karimah El-Giamal, casting director
Ameer Fakher Eldin, director
Hermina Fátyol, casting director
Marcel Fechenbach, talent agent
Pegah Ferydoni, actress
Karina Gauerhof, festival
Florian Geißelmann, actor
Aelrun Goette, director
Verena Gräfe-Höft, producer
Frauke Greiner, festival
Alexander Griesser, cinematographer
Doğa Gürer, actor
Matthias Halibrand, cinematographer
Leila Hamid, distributor/exhibitor
Leon Harms, producer
Johannes Hegemann, actor
Henning Hein, sound designer
Janina Sara Hennemann, producer
Irene Höfer, producer
Halima Ilter, actress
Lorand Balazs Imre, producer
Alissa Jung, director
Tímea Junghaus, producer
David Kamp, sound designer
Pavel Karykhalin, producer
Florence Kasumba, actress
Fred Kelemen, director
Marie Kloos, distributor/exhibitor
Arne Körner, director
Justyna Koronkiewicz, int’l sales agent
Sabrina Krämer, costume designer
Prof. Stephan Krumbiegel, editor
Kai Künnemann, producer
Karl Kürten, cinematographer
Benedikt Lange, production designer
Ursina Lardi, actress
Robert Lehniger, institutional
Constantin Lieb, screenwriter
Malve Lippmann, distributor/exhibitor

Thomas Loibl, actor
Johannes Louis, cinematographer
Constantin Lücke, actor
Katharina Lüdin, director
Sandra Maischberger, producer
Michaela Marmulla, talent agent
Bärbel Mauch, producer
Tanja Meissner, festival
Moritz Moessinger, cinematographer
Marta Moneva-Enchev, critic / journalist
Lea Amal Najjar, director
Steffi Niederzoll, director
Diego Noguera, composer
Flavia Oertwig, producer
Stefan Oliveira-Pita, editor
Faysal Omer, producer
Ann Oren, director
Agnesh Pakozdi, cinematographer
Xandra Popescu, director
Stefanie Reinhard, cinematographer
Anna Roller, director
Claudia Rorarius, director
Roxana Safarabadi, actress
Lasse Scharpen, producer
Lucas Schmidt, producer
Maren Schmitt, producer
Esther Schreiner, production designer
Hildegard Schroedter, actress
Petra Schwuchow, talent agent
Farahnaz Sharifi, director
Daniel Sibbers, institutional
Anna-Lena Slater, casting director
Carolina Steinbrecher, cinematographer
Radu Sticlea, institutional
Niki Théron, institutional
Hanka Thot, hair & make-up artist
Oleg Tikhomirov, actor
Laure Tinette, talent agent
Enno Trebs, actor
Seth Turner, production designer
Lena Urzendowsky, actress
Amelie von Kienlin, producer
Anne Walcher, casting director
Idan Weiss, actor
Marvin Wiechert, distributor/exhibitor
Erik Winker, producer
Matthias Ziegler, int’l sales agent
Esther Zimmering, actress
David Zitzlsperger, institutional
Jenni Zylka, critic / journalist

GREECE
Panos Achtsioglou, festival
Orestis Andreadakis, festival
Aris Antonopoulos, actor
Thodoris Dimitropoulos, critic / journalist
Stergios Dinopoulos, director
Elias Fragoulis, critic / journalist
Ilias Georgiopoulos, distributor/exhibitor
Dennis Iliadis, director
Elise Jalladeau, festival
Sonia Liza Kenterman, director
Maria Kontogianni, producer
Konstantinos Koutsoliotas, director
Rena Kyprioti, actress
Theo Panagopoulos, director
Elissavet Paneta, producer
Argyris Papadimitropoulos, director
Yianna Sarri, festival
Fragkiskos Xydianos, casting director

Arsinoi Pilou, cinematographer
Ioanna Stais, int’l sales agent
Petra Terzi, festival
Yorgos Tsiantoulas, actor
Konstantinos Vassilaros, producer
Nina Veligradi, festival

GREENLAND
Arina Kleist, director
Mads Madsen, actor

HUNGARY
Éva Demeter, distributor/exhibitor
László Illés, director
Béla Klingl, visual effects supervisor
Nóra Lakos, director
Katalin Moldovai, director
Zsófia Ördög, editor
Claudia Sümeghy, producer
Attila Szász, director
Petra Szászi, composer
Zalán Takács, actor
Tamás Yvan Topolánszky, director

ICELAND
Svandís Dóra Einarsdóttir, actress
Tinna Hrafnsdóttir, director
Hanna Björk Valsdóttir, producer

IRELAND
Wendy Blackstone, composer
John Butler, director
Niamh Fagan, producer
Tadhg Fleming, cinematographer
Roberto Herrador, sound designer
Louise Kiely, casting director
Deirdre Levins, producer
Diarmuid Noyes, actor
Áine O’Sullivan, casting director

ISRAEL
Eliya Or, producer
Orr Sigoli, festival

ITALY
Valerio Azzali, cinematographer
Erica Barbiani, producer
Filippo Barracco, sound designer
Aurora Alma Bartiromo, producer
Giuseppe Basso, institutional
Matteo Bendinelli, sound designer
Marco Busato, critic / journalist
Viviana Calò, producer
Prof. Mauro John Capece, director
Daniel Casagrande Napolin, critic / journalist
Serena Catalano, producer
Manuela Cavallari, critic / journalist
Stefano Centini, producer
Anne-Riitta Ciccone, director
Lorenzo Cioffi, producer
Alessandro Costantini, producer
Marco Cucco, institutional
Andrea Curti, producer
Gianluca Curti, producer
Lucy De Crescenzo, distributor/exhibitor
Domenico De Gaetano, institutional
Walter de Majo, producer
Mattia Della Puppa, producer
Domenico Distilo, director
Franco Eco, composer
Alessandro Elia, producer
Fabrizio Federico, editor
Maurizio Fiume, director
Antonio Fresa, composer
Andrea Gambetta, producer
Paola Gattabrusi, hair & make-up artist
Giuditta Giuffrida, int’l sales agent
Monica Goti, festival
Alessandro Grande, director
Stefano Jacono, distributor/exhibitor
Debora Leonardi, producer
Andrette Lo Conte, producer
Vinicio Marchioni, actor
Davide Marengo, director
Giada Mazzoleni, producer
Rodolfo Migliari, visual effects supervisor
Valentina Neumann, institutional
Dr. Massimiliano Orfei, producer
Sarah Pennacchi, producer
Armando Pizzuti, casting director
Anastasia Plazzotta, distributor/exhibitor
Laura Pozzaglio, production designer
Luca Previtali, editor
Tommaso Priante, int’l sales agent
Martina Prosperi, producer
Renate Ranzi, institutional
Alessia Ratzenberger, distributor/exhibitor
Anita Rivaroli, screenwriter
Laura Romano, producer
Nicoletta Romeo, festival
Francesca Maria Scanu, screenwriter
Greta Scarano, director
Giuseppe Tranquillino Minerva, composer
Emanuele Vernillo, institutional
Georgia Xirou, actress
Gloria Zerbinati, festival

JORDAN
Saja Kilani, actress

KOSOVO
Fatlume Bunjaku, actress

LATVIA
Lauris Ābele, director
Mārcis Ābele, cinematographer
Raitis Ābele, director
Ivo Briedis, screenwriter
Marta Dzene-Morkāne, casting director
Harijs Grundmanis, director
Kristīne Simsone, critic / journalist

LITHUANIA
Audra Avižiūtė, critic / journalist
Linas Dabriška, cinematographer
Ida Giedraitė, screenwriter
Dovilė Grigaliūnaitė, festival
Rūta Adelė Jekentaitė, producer
Elena Kairytė, director
Gediminas Kukta, critic / journalist
Austėja Kuskienė, critic / journalist
Lina Lužytė, director
Gytis Oganauskas, institutional
Irma Pužauskaitė, director
Ieva Šakalytė, director
Deimantas Saladžius, institutional
Viktorija Seniut-Strolienė, producer

LUXEMBOURG
Christel Henon, producer
Hanaa Issa, producer
Gintarė Parulytė, director
Vincent Quénault, producer

MALTA
Jean-Pierre Debattista, producer

MOLDOVA
Igor Babiac, actor
Ion Gnatiuc, producer

MONTENEGRO

Marko Eraković, institutional
Bojana Radulović, producer

NETHERLANDS
Hany Abu-Assad, director
Isabel Arrate Fernandez, festival
Joes Brauers, actor
Loeke de Waal, critic / journalist
Elsbeth Fraanje, director
Susanne Groen, casting director
Francine Hofstee, institutional
Arnold Janssen, producer
Florian Myjer, actor
Joanne Oldenbeuving, festival
Roeland Oude Nijhuis, institutional
Sara Rajaei, director
Paulina Reizi, institutional
Ilse Ronteltap, institutional
Ilja Roomans, producer
Bart Schrijver, director
Gijs Walstra, editor

NORTH MACEDONIA
Igor Ivanov Izi, director
Tomi Salkovski, producer
Goce Smilevski, screenwriter

NORWAY
Meghan Beaton, institutional
Live Becker Knudsen, hair & make-up artist
Håvard Bustnes, director
Jens Christian Fodstad, editor
Helga Guren, actress
Hege Hauff Hvattum, producer
Janne Hjeltnes, producer
Beathe Hofseth, producer
Lars Jacob Holm, actor
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, actress
Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen, producer
Anne Köhncke, producer
Mats Lid Støten, sound designer
Siri Natvik, producer
Elisa Pirir, producer
Lars Thomas Skare, producer
Stefan Sundlöf, editor
Joachim Trier, director

PALESTINE
Kamal Aljafari, director
Hanna Atallah, producer
Adam Bakri, actor
Mahmood Bakri, actor
Ziad Bakri, actor
Areeb Zuaiter, director

POLAND
dra hab. Justyna Budzik, institutional
Jagna Dobesz, production designer
Marlena Gabryszewska, distributor / exhibitor
Marta Gmosińska, producer
Izabela Igel, producer
Anna Kępińska, producer
Mateusz Kozak, producer
Małgorzata Kozera-Topińska, director
Inga Kruk, producer
Zofia Kujawska, producer
Iga Lis, director
Glib Lukianets, producer
Łukasz M. Maciejewski, screenwriter
Karol Marczak, screenwriter
Michał Marczak, director
Marcin Matlak, sound designer
Jolanta Matych, producer
Beata Pisula, producer
Anna Różalska, producer
Justyna Rutkowska, producer
Karolina Rzepa, actress
Mara Tamkovich, director
Ania Trzebiatowska, festival
Agata Trzebuchowska, director

PORTUGAL
Ines Adriana, sound designer
Carlos Horta Ferra, talent agent
Matamba Joaquim, actor
Edgar Morais, actor
Daniel Pereira, producer
Rui Poças, cinematographer

ROMANIA
Andrei Agudaru, distributor/exhibitor
Andrei Boncea, producer
Andreea Cristina Borțun, director
Mara Bugarin, actress
Ileana Cecanu, distributor/exhibitor
Andrei Cohn, director
Andrei Epure, director
Victor Fulicea, production designer
Ana Gheorghe, producer
Ruxandra Ghițescu, screenwriter
Nicoleta Hâncu, actress
Alexandra Hash, producer
Anda Ionescu, producer
Bogdan Ionescu, production designer
Ioana Lascăr, producer
Elena Martin, producer
Sebastian Mihăilescu, director
Ioana Mischie, director
Csilla Nagy, distributor/exhibitor
Irina-Margareta Nistor, critic / journalist
Marina Palii, actress
Andreea Ioana Popa, production designer
Camelia Popa, director
Cristina Adriana Popa, editor
Vlad Ionuț Popescu, actor
Carmen Rizac, producer
Adina Sădeanu, screenwriter
David-Costin Stroe, visual effects supervisor
Liliana Toma, casting director
Claudiu Trif, editor
Dr. hab. Andrea Virginás, critic / journalist

RUSSIA
Ekaterina Tirdatova, screenwriter

SERBIA
Monika Husar Tokin, festival
Marko Ivanović, actor
Miloš Ivanović, producer
Danilo Lazović, producer
Dr. Željko Mirković, director
Maja Popović Milojević, producer

SLOVAKIA
Ivana Hucíková, director
Barbara Janišová Feglová, producer
Agata Novinski, producer
Veronika Paštéková, producer
Anton Škreko, producer
Simona Weisslechner, cinematographer

SLOVENIA
Ludvik Bagari, actor
Daša Bezjak, editor
Nataša Burger, actress
Matic Drakulić, editor
Zoran Dževerdanović, producer
Mateja Fajt, costume designer
Alen Kermac, actor
Suzana Krevh, actress
Mateja Madvedić, production designer
Gašper Markun, actor
Špela Murenc Škulj, editor
Jara Sofija Ostan, actress
Boris Petkovič, director
Robert Prebil, actor
Sonja Prosenc, director
Jani Sever, director
Saša Tabaković, actor
Viva Videnović, producer
Leon Vidmar, director
Petra Vidmar, producer
Matej Zemljič, actor

SPAIN
José Luis Alcaine Bartolomé, sound designer
Ander Barinaga-Rementeria Arano, producer
Alejandra Beyron, editor
Adolfo Blanco, distributor/exhibitor
Charli Bujosa Cortés, producer
Mayte Cabrera Cazorla, sound designer
Aránzazu Calleja Garate, composer
Manuel Calvo, producer
Domingo Corral, producer
Pascale Dillemann, distributor/exhibitor
Miguel Eek, director
Guillermo Farré, producer
Susana Fernandez, festival
Luis Ferrón, producer
Francisco Javier Frutos Pérez, editor
José Ignacio García Cucucovich, producer
Ingrid García Jonsson, actress
Fernando González Gómez, director
Eva Herrero, institutional
Nahikari Ipiña, producer
Chelo Loureiro, producer
Maximiliano Martínez, sound designer
Carolina Martínez Urbina, editor
Eugenio Mira, director
Angélica Muñoz, costume designer’
Nuria Muñoz Ortín, producer
Javier Pachón, distributor/exhibitor
Pedro Juan Palacios Botana, producer
Deborah Palomo Sturla, talent agent
Araceli Pérez-Rastrilla, producer
Paco Plaza, director
Carles Pulido, actor
Maria José Revalderia, producer
María Rodrigo, casting director
Nadine Rothschild, int’l sales agent
Ander Sagardoy, producer
Marichu Sanz, casting director
José Skaf, producer
William Welsh, producer

SWEDEN
Denise Åhlund, costume designer
Ulrika Akander, sound designer
Kristina Börjeson, institutional
Anna Byvald, producer
Anna Croneman, institutional
Ardalan Esmaili, actor
Dennis Harvey, director
Andreas Hylander, visual effects supervisor
Eliza Jones, producer
Lizette Jonjic, producer
Rebekka Karijord, composer
Anders E Larsson, critic / journalist
Erika Malmgren, producer
Basel Mawlawi, producer
Lisa Nyed, institutional
Anders Nyman, visual effects supervisor
Christian Olander, visual effects supervisor
Kardo Razzazi, actor
Sara Rüster, institutional
Ashley J. Smith, producer

SWITZERLAND
Gabriela Betschart, cinematographer
Max Borg, critic / journalist
Saladin Dellers, actor
Dennis Gnoni Visconti, editor
Aurel Graf, distributor/exhibitor
Linda Harper, costume designer
Carlos Ibañez Diaz, sound designer
Carla Juri, actress
Meret Madörin, cinematographer
Irene Muñoz Martín, producer
Giulia Paganini, actress
Myriam Rachmuth, editor
Klaudia Reynicke, director
Sandrine Rudaz, composer
Mirjam Skal, composer
Peter Staubli, sound designer
Fiona Ziegler, director

TUNISIA
Amal Attia, sound designer

TÜRKIYE
Serpil Altın, director
Zümrüt Arol, producer
Hatice Aşkın, director
Kerem Ayan, festival
Ilayda Cetinkaya, producer
Cem Davran, actor
Engin Ertan, critic / journalist
Cihan Aslı Filiz, producer
Diloy Gülün, producer
Burhan Gün, producer
Nesra Gürbüz, producer
Ramazan Kılıç, director
Gülçin Kültür Şahin, actress
Berfi Dicle Öğüt, director
Bige Önal, actress
Emre Oskay, producer
Esra Saydam, producer
Gökçe Işıl Tuna, producer
Dr. Müge Turan, critic / journalist
Korhan Uğur, director
Sinan Yusufoğlu, producer

UK
Laurily Adams, talent agent
Joseph Adesunloye, producer
Christopher Barnett, composer
Ute Bergk, production designer
Tom Brumpton, institutional
Raife Burchell, composer
Marcus Cammack, distributor/exhibitor
Peter Carlton, producer
Roger Charteris, talent agent
Elizabeth Chege, festival
Joe Cornish, director
Mark Cousins, director
Tim Dams, critic / journalist
Andy Drummond, production designer
Victoria Emslie, actress
Diandra Ferreira, hair & make-up artist
Francesco Gabriele, director
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, director
Suzy Gillett, institutional
Reinaldo Green, director
Emily Sky Hickin, producer
Billy Howle, actor
Nia Hughes, talent agent
Melanie Iredale, distributor/exhibitor
James Jones, director
Kevin Macdonald, director
Peter Marsden, cinematographer
Liza Marshall, producer
Charlie McDowell, director
Annita Nitsaidou, festival
Zac Ntim, critic / journalist
Lorenzo Ormando, critic / journalist
Luiza Paiva, producer
Lucy Pardee, casting director
Beck Rainford, production designer
Nina Rothe, critic / journalist

Rafa Sales Ross, critic / journalist
Jen Skinner, distributor / exhibitor
Federico Spoletti, critic / journalist
Simona Şuşnea, cinematographer
Annie Symons, costume designer
Lucinda Syson, casting director
Robert Taylor, talent agent
David Taylor-Matthews, festival
Jack Thomas-O’Brien, producer
Ben Tisch, producer
Victor Tomi, visual effects supervisor
Mayou Trikerioti, costume designer
Joe Utichi, critic / journalist
Jane Villiers, talent agent
Claire Willats, producer
Tarn Willers, sound designer
James Wilson, producer

UKRAINE
Antonina Gotfrid, director
Amina Hadzhyieva, visual effects supervisor
Kseniia Halchenko, hair & make-up artist
Serhii Mirankov, producer
Simon Mozgovyi, director
Victoria Mushtey, actress
Zhanna Ozirna, director
Eugene Rachkvosky, producer
Oleksandr Rudynskyi, actor
Galina Sokolovska, costume designer
Kateryna Strukova, hair & make-up artist
Yevhen Taller, producer
Olha Zhurba, director

USA
Cherien Dabis, director
Yan Fisher-Romanovsky, producer
Sabine Hoffman, editor
Lesli Klainberg, festival
Kathleen McInnis, producer