Born in Brazil in 1965. After a Master in Philosophy at the Sorbonne University (Paris), he started to work in Lisbon. Eventually he became a producer and film director. His documentaries were internationally awarded and screened in more than 40 countries.

José Vieira. Film director of Portuguese origin, lives and works between Portugal and France. He has directed around thirty documentaries since 1985, namely for France2, France3, La Cinquième and Arte. Born in Oliveira de Frades, he left for France in 1965, at the age of seven. His personal experience as a migrant and the many stories heard and related from other emigrants inspired his latter-day work as a director. Starting from individual stories, he traced the portrait of emigration in France, recovering an entire collective memory in the process.

She was born in Lisbon in 1974. In 1998 she received a B.A. in Communication Sciences from Lisbon’s Nova University. Since then she started to make films that have been shown in the following festivals: Cannes (Directors’ Fortnight), Berlinale, Rotterdam, BFI London IFF, Angers, Viennale, Visions du Reel, Rio de Janeiro, among others. In 2006 she became a member of the production company Terratreme (formerly Raiva), where she has been working as an executive producer in several projects. During the present year she will be preparing the feature film Rabat City.

Born in Lisbon, 1990 and raised in Pontinha (suburbs). He graduated in Sound and Image from ESAD.CR and later from the National Film School and HEAD – Genève (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation fellow). Works as assistant director and editor since 2011. Lectured Cinema as visiting professor at FLUC in ’21 (University of Coimbra). In 2018 directs his first feature film Bostofrio, Où Le Ciel Rejoint La Terre.

Mastering in Visual Anthropology at FCSH, he has developed several works in the areas of ethnographic audiovisual production, production of cultural projects and academic production in cinema and social sciences. Among these stands out, in cultural production, the project Microcine Migrante (São Paulo) and Cinesur (Lisbon), and in audiovisual production, the project Visto Permanente (São Paulo).

Sabrina D. Marques, born in Paris (1988), is a visual artist and researcher living and working in Lisbon. With a degree in Media (FCSH), Film (ESTC) and PHD candidate in History of Art (FCSH). Is a member of the Photography and Film Studies Cluster (IHA). Publishes in several magazines and national and international publishers. Programming and writing for Film Festivals, Showcases, Museums, Galleries and Film Clubs. As a film-maker she has directed several shorts and film essays. The Photo-Cines (2021) is her documentary feature directorial debut.

Susana de Sousa Dias was born in Lisbon, in 1962. She has a Doctorate in Fine Arts (Audiovisual), a master’s degree in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art, a degree in Painting and a bachelors degree in Cinema. She studied music at the National Conservatory. Among her works are “Natureza Morta – Visages d’une dictature” (2005, Atalanta Prize, TaiwanIDF), “48” (2009, Grand Prix Cinéma du Réel, FIPRESCI prize, among others), Still Life | Stilleben (installation, 2010), “Obscure Light” (2017) and Fordlandia Malaise (2019).

Ansgar Schaefer is co-founder of Kintop, general-manager (since 2012), producer, and project developer at Kintop. He holds a PhD in Contemporary Portuguese History with a thesis on the subject of Visual History (focus: Portuguese colonial wars). He produced several feature documentaries, such as Fordlandia Malaise (Berlinale 2019), Anything and All ( Locarno Film Festival 2018), Luz Obscura (premiere Cinéma du Réel, Paris 2017), 48 (Grand Prix Cinéma du Réel Paris, OPUS BONUM, Jilhava 2010, FIPRESCI Award, 2010) and several multimedia instalations. He co-directed and produced the documentaries Journey to the Sun (2021) and The Other War (2010).

Inês T. Alves (Portugal, 1987) studied Cultural Narratives at the Nova University of Lisbon (FCSH), Santiago de Compostela University (Spain) and Bergamo University (Italy). She also studied Documentary Film at the University of the Arts London, with a Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’ Scholarship. Apart from her film-maker career, she develops film workshops with different communities and all ages, having collaborated with several associations. She is one of the founders of MOVIMENTO, a collaborative film workshop that happens every year in Portugal since 2015.

Awarded by the Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Award 2019 for best short documentary amongst others before and after, I’m a storyteller at heart with a sharp eye for rhythm and emotions. I live to inspire others and take pride in realising that, from film to film, I become better at what I do.

Hugo Dos Santos graduated in Contemporary History and Cinema. After a career in documentary where he worked on the audiovisual archives of films dealing with immigration, exile, colonialism or social struggles, he turned to journalism in parallel.

Awarded by the Portuguese Film Academy with the Sophia Award 2019 for best short documentary, amongst others before, I’m a storyteller at heart with a sharp eye for rhythm and emotions. I live to inspire others and take pride in the realisation that, from film to film, I'm becoming better at what I do.

Since 2010, José Oliveira signs several projects including Father Christmas (2010) and Faraway (2016, presented at Locarno Film Festival). In 2020, he finished two feature films: The Night’s Advices and War (co-directed by Marta Ramos). Paz, co-directed with Marta Ramos, is his last project. He regularly writes about films in Foco – Cinema Magazine and is the co-founder of Lucky Star – Braga’s Film Club, together with João Palhares. They are the authors of “A Voyage Through American Cinema”, a book that compiled their texts on the film they programmed. He is currently teaching Film History and Film Directing at Escola Superior de Artes e Design de Cascais.

Marta Ramos was born in Lisbon in 1984, studied in Fundão and Guarda and returned to the capital to graduate in Architecture from Universidade Técnica. However, singing was the expression that held her from within and it´s this calling that she wants to pursue. She has also collaborated in several independent films. Paz, co-directed with José Oliveira, is her last project.