Eszter Csepeli is a founding member of the Hungarian Cinematographers’ Association (HCA). Over 15 years, she was the only Hungarian woman to film a feature film as a cinematographer. Eszter is a Fulbright Scholar and nominated for Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. ZEISS + WIM Altitude Awards Winner, Main Prize. Featured in British Cinematographer. She is currently splitting her time between Los Angeles and Budapest. She was selected for the ASC Mentorship Program in 2022, her mentor was Cynthia Pusheck ASC.

Taymour Muhammad is an Egyptian producer, director, and video artist, whose short film I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2020, making history as the first Egyptian film to win this prestigious award. Taymour is currently working as a Film Production Lecturer in the School of Design & Media in The Knowledge Hub Universities, Coventry University branch in Egypt. He also founded the Egyptian Film Producers Club (EFPC) and has been Head of the CineGouna Market at the El Gouna Film Festival since 2023.

Bogdan Mureșanu is a Romanian screenwriter, producer and film director acclaimed for his debut feature film, The New Year That Never Came, which won the Best Film prize in the Orizzonti section at the 81st Venice Film Festival. His work is distinguished by its depth and exploration of human experiences, solidifying his place among Romania’s most promising filmmakers. His most well known short film, the Christmas Gift, was awarded in the European Film Academy in 2019 and shortlisted for the Oscars in 2020. He is currently preparing to launch an animated medium length film called The Magician.