Monica Bîrlădeanu
Monica Bîrlădeanu, was born in Iaşi in 1978. She studied acting in Los Angeles, where she currently resides. She also studied Contemporary Drama at RADA in London in 2008. She performed in the successful arthouse film The Death of Mister Lazarescu (Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival, 2005) by Cristi Puiu. She also worked on various American independent films. In Francesca she plays a 30-year-old woman who wants to immigrate to Italy, yearning for a better life. Monica was awarded Best Lead Actress at Bursa Film Festival in Turkey in 2009, and was nominated for Best Lead Actress at Gopo Awards in Bucharest, in 2009.
Currently she is shooting a role in Diaz by Daniele Viccari.
Magdalena Popławska
Magdalena Popławska graduated from The Ludwik Solski State Drama School in Cracow.
She acted in plays directed by Warlikowski and in a very popular series titled “Usta Usta“.
She is in her element on the stage as well as on the film set. She was granted a Journalist Award during the 15th International Festival “Festiwal Sztuk Przyjemnych and Nieprzyjemnych Błysk for her part in “Anioły Ameryki” by Warlikowski, as a recognition for her total dedication towards art.
Cristophe van Rompaey
This 40-year old filmmaker has produced, directed and written more content in his brief career than most artists do in their entire lifetime. Other than Ex.#N1870-4, his highlight to-date is his 1996, 11-minute short film "GRIJS," which was nominated or won awards at dozens of festivals, including Berlin, Flanders, Brussels, Aspen Shortsfest, the British Short Film Festival, NY International Shorts, Barcelona and Silicon Alley.
Van Rompaey has an exceptional eye for the visually sublime, a brilliantly creative mind for psychological thrillers, and an unparalleled work ethic. His other works include several music videos for Sony Music, numerous commercials, and various shorts and features. He studied at the RITS film school in Brussels where he got his master's degree in 1994.
In the last ten years he worked for various production companies, as an assistant director, writer, producer and director of many, TV series, music videos, short films and full- length feature films, like: Oh My God (2000), Halleluja! (2005), Moscow, Belgium (2007), Missing (2008), Lena (2011).
Goran Marković
He was born in 1946 in Belgrade. From 1965 to 1970 he studies film directing in Prague. After he graduated, from 1970 to 1976 he makes documentaries for the national TV. From 1976 he shoots following films: Special Education, National Class Category Up to 785ccm, All That Jack’s, Variola Vera, Taiwan Canasta, Reflections, The Meeting Point, Tito and Me, Serbia Year Zero, The cordon and The Tour.
He also worked in a theatre where he wrote and directed many plays. He has Written lot of books on film and drama. He is professor at the Faculty of Drama Art in Belgrade.
Gunnar Almér
Gunnar Almér is director of the International department of The Swedish Film Institute, responsible for promotion of the new Swedish feature films at festivals worldwide. Before 1997 he was Head of the Swedish Film Archive. He has been member of juries at the festivals in Chicago, Montréal, Seattle and others.
Ognjen Sviličić
Ognjen Sviličič was born in 1971 in Split, Croatia. He graduated film directing from Academy of Drama Arts in Zagreb. He has made four feature-length motion pictures. His film “Sorry For Kung Fu” had premiere on 55th Berlinale Forum, and was screened at over 30 festivals and won several international awards. His film “Armin” also had premiere on Berlinale Forum, and after that he was screened on over 50 international film festivals and won dozen of international awards. He was also a scriptwriter for some internationally recognized movies like “Melon Route”, “What has Iva Recorded”, etc.
Andras Urban
Andras Urban was born in 1970 in Senta, Serbia. He graduated directing from Art Academy in Novi Sad, in the classes of Vlatko Gilić and Bora Drasković. He has founded the famous artistic group AIOWA and Andras Urban Ensemble, he is a member of non government organization Nyari Mozi, he is also a founder of international theatre festival Desire Central Station and a director of Kostolanyi Dezso Theatre. He has directed about thirty theatre plays and won many awards. His plays are being performed at every important festival in Serbia and Hungary.
