A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors.
Binger Filmlab, formerly the Maurits Binger Film Institute, is an Amsterdam-based international feature-film and documentary development centre where screenwriters, directors, producers and script editors from around the world can be coached and supported by mentors and advisors.
Matthew Lessner is an American artist and independent filmmaker.
Brandon Cronenberg is a Canadian director and screenwriter. He is the son of renowned filmmaker David Cronenberg and the brother of Caitlin Cronenberg. He is known for his science fiction horror films Antiviral (2012), Possessor (2020) and Infinity Pool (2023). He has won several accolades for his work.
Adastra Films is a film production and distribution company based in Cannes, France. It was founded in March 2008 by Sébastien Aubert and David Guiraud. It produces movies by French and international directors.
Mona Achache is a French-Moroccan film director, screenwriter, and actress. She wrote and directed the feature films The Hedgehog (2009), Les Gazelles (2014), Valiant Hearts (2021), and Little Girl Blue (2023). She also directed the Netflix documentary The Women and the Murderer (2021). In 2024, she was nominated for the César Award for Best Documentary Film for Little Girl Blue.
Jonas Jean Bloquet is a Belgian actor and film director. He made his film debut at the age of 15 in the drama Private Lessons (2008), which earned him a Magritte Award nomination for Most Promising Actor. He has starred in Belgian, French, and American films and is known for his roles such as Vincent Leblanc in the psychological thriller Elle (2016), for which he was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor, and Maurice "Frenchie" Theriault in the horror film The Nun (2018) and its sequel The Nun II (2023). On television, he has starred in the mystery-science fiction series 1899 (2022), and portrayed Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor in the historical drama series Marie Antoinette (2023).
Charlotte Dauphin is a French filmmaker, performance artist, visual artist, and designer.
Adrian Politowski né Murshid is a BAFTA-nominated Swedish film producer, fund manager, and entrepreneur. He co-founded and was CEO of Umedia from 2004 to 2019. He currently is the Executive Chairman of the production and financing group Align that he co-founded and ran as CEO (2019-2024). His career is focused on three areas:
Nouhaila Arif is a Moroccan actress. She is best known for her role in Nabil Ayouch's 2021 film Casablanca Beats, which was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Anas Basbousi known artistically as Bawss, is a Moroccan actor and rapper. He is best known for his role in Nabil Ayouch's 2021 film Casablanca Beats, which was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Abdelilah Basbousi is a Moroccan actor. He is best known for his role in Nabil Ayouch's 2021 film Casablanca Beats, which was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and his the brother of Anas Basbousi the well known actor in the artistic name of Bawss.
Samah Barigou is a Moroccan actress. She is best known for her role in Nabil Ayouch's 2021 film Casablanca Beats, which was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
SofiaAlaoui is a French-Moroccan director and screenwriter. She is best known for her short film Qu'importe si les bêtes meurent.
The 32nd Stockholm International Film Festival took place on 10–21 November 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Displaced is a Kosovan short docufiction film, directed and written by Samir Karahoda and released in 2021. Blending both documentary and fictional elements, the film centres on Ermegan and Jeton, two men in Prizren who are attempting to maintain and rebuild the local table tennis club.
Christophe Julien is a French composer of film and television music, largely classical, twice-nominated for César Award for best original film music.
Sideral is a 2021 Brazilian and French short film directed by Carlos Segundo. The fifteen-minute story shot in Black & White is a glimpse into the lives of a Brazilian family impacted by the extraordinary event of rocket launch from a nearby centre. The short has been presented in a number of festivals, including Cannes Film Festival and the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival and won several awards, including the Oscar Qualifying award for Best International Short at the 2022 Palm Springs International Shorts Fest.
Fairplay is a 2022 French-Swiss short film directed by Zoel Aeschbacher. The seventeen-minute short about extreme competition premiered at the 75th Locarno Film Festival. The film has been presented in numerous international film festivals, including the Regard Saguenay International Short Film Festival and the 2023 Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize. Fairplay was amongst the five shorts nominated for the 2023 Quartz Award.
