Dušan Kasalica graduated in Film Directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Cetinje, Montenegro, where he continues to teach today. He is actively working as a screenwriter, director, and producer. His films, both as a director and as a producer, have been screened at festivals such as Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, and Sarajevo Film Festival. He is a member of the European Film Academy.

Eliza Ceprăzaru comes from a theatre background having worked in theatre production and festival coordination, notably with the National Theatre in Sibiu and the Sibiu International Theatre Festival, where she led the Sibiu Performing Arts Market. Beyond theatre, she has contributed to the production of arts and culture festivals and events across Romania, working with diverse teams and creative projects. Her transition to the film industry began during the Covid-19 pandemic, when stage productions started being filmed and presented on screen - a turning point that led her to cinema. In 2023 she joined Tudor Giurgiu’s team at Libra Films, and has since been involved in various stages of production and release of a wide range of titles, including short films (All That Remains, d. Andrei Redinciuc), feature films (On Our Own, d. Tudor Cristian Jurgiu; The Spruce Forest, d. Tudor Giurgiu, We Won’t Get Old Together, d. Marius Olteanu), and documentaries (Nasty, d. Tudor Giurgiu; Hep Hep Hop, d. Alex Brendea). She is also involved in the Transilvania International Film Festival, taking place in Cluj-Napoca, where she currently contributes to the RO Days Industry events.

Wei Keong Tan is an animation director. In his films he animates fantasy worlds in which he explores his gay identity through personal storytelling. His films have been selected at Berlinale Shorts, Toronto International Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Zagreb Animafest. He is also an alumnus of the Berlinale Talents and SFFILM. His films have achieved recognition on numerous occasions at the Singapore International Film Festival, including the Best Singapore Short Film Award, Special Mention and Special Achievement Award. He was awarded the Young Artist Award by the National Arts Council of Singapore in 2019. He is currently developing his first feature film.

Nino Kovačić is a film professional with many years of experience in film and media projects. As a programme and production associate at film festivals, he has worked on film selection, programme coordination, and event production at Animafest, ZagrebDox, Zagreb Film Festival, 25fps, DHF, and others in Croatia, as well as festivals such as GoShort, Kaboom, Cinekid, and IFFR in the Netherlands. He is a member of the Croatian Film Critics’ Association and FIPRESCI, and has served on around twenty international festival juries. He writes film criticism and articles for relevant film and cultural media, publishing in both professional journals and online platforms. As a film educator, he has organised and mentored numerous workshops in film analysis for children and young people, as well as for students and older audiences. Since 2020, he has also been working as an external expert for film co-productions within the MEDIA programme of the European Commission (EACEA).

Tena Trstenjak was born in Croatia. After studying Comparative Literature and German Language and Culture, she began working in the audiovisual sector, focusing on short films and alternative cinema. Since 2020, she has been working as a film selector, programmer, and producer within the Croatian non-profit organization 25 FPS, the Association for Audiovisual Research, whose main project is the 25 FPS Festival, an international film festival dedicated to experimental, innovative, and artistically driven cinema. She has produced several short films and continuously develops audiovisual projects, curates programmes, and organizes workshops. She is a member of the Zagreb Film Club (Kinoklub Zagreb).

Miro Frakić is a film critic, translator, and university lecturer. He holds degrees in English and Scandinavian Studies and has received scholarships for study stays in Iceland and Sweden. He worked as a programme assistant at the Split International Festival of New Film, and as web editor and social media manager for the Subversive Festival, 25 FPS Festival, and Dokukino KIC. In 2019, he received the Vladimir Vuković Award for Best Young Critic from the Croatian Society of Film Critics, where he now serves as a member of the Executive Board. At the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, he works at the Department of Scandinavian Studies, where he lectures on Swedish and broader Scandinavian cinema, with a particular focus on youth film, queer cinema, and horror. His texts have been published in Filmonaut, Hrvatski filmski ljetopis, Zona filma of the Croatian Society of Film Critics, and other media outlets. He has served on juries at Cherry Pop, the 25 FPS Festival, and the Screening Room of Kinoklub Zagreb. He translated P. Adams Sitney’s book Visionary Film for the Association 25 FPS, which is scheduled for publication this year.

Čejen Černić Čanak graduated in Film and TV Direction from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She has directed numerous short fiction and documentary films, as well as one animated short. She made her feature film debut in 2017 with The Mystery of Green Hill (Uzbuna na Zelenom Vrhu). In 2025, her second feature film, Sandbag Dam (Zečji nasip), had its world premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). The film has since been screened at over 70 festivals worldwide and sold to multiple territories. She is currently developing her third feature-length film and a short fiction film. She also works as an assistant director.

Dinko Božanić is a Croatian director and screenwriter, born in 1975 in Novi Sad. He completed his primary education in Komiža on the island of Vis, attended high school in Split, and earned his film degree in Bologna (DAMS) and multimedia in Rome (RomaTre). Since 2007, he has been working in the Film and Video department at the Academy of Arts, University of Split, mentoring around 40 short films each year, occasionally directing his own. His latest short film "Tango Siesta" has been showcased at 47 film festivals across all six continents, winning 11 awards and being selected for the Alexandria International Short Film Festival, which is the Academy Award qualifier.

Sunčana Brkulj (Zadar, 1997.) is an animation filmmaker based in Zagreb, Croatia. She has directed several short films with success in notable film festivals across the world, and her practice moves past the boundaries of the animated film medium and expands to experimental collage and animated gallery installations. Using humor, magic and quiet absurdity as narrative tools while combining analogue and digital techniques, by creating small, symbolic worlds, she reflects on the state of our own. Sunčana’s filmography consists of three student films and her debut short “Butterfly” which is a part of Bonobostudio’s distribution roster. The success of these works includes two selections in the world’s largest animated film festival in Annecy, fifteen awards and special mentions and exhibits at three editions of Zagreb's Youth Salon.