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Born and raised in Algeria, Kamir Abbas-Terki moved to France in 2016 to continue her studies. After initially studying law at university, she went on to specialise in media law. Following internships in film production, she began writing screenplays by taking part in a short film writing residency. Keen to move from writing to directing, she directed her first documentary, The Turtles Conspiracy, as part of the LAB DZ in Annaba in September 2024. After gaining her first experience as an assistant director on Yanis Koussim’s feature film Roqya, she directed her first short fiction film, Rouge Cerise, in January 2026, produced by Guelta Films.

Carla Aouad is a visual artist based in Marseille and Beirut. Having graduated in 2025 from the Marseille School of Fine Arts (DNSEP), her practice spans moving image, sculpture, illustration and performance. Aouad explores the material residues of a systemic collapse, tracing the life after death of objects to find a rhizomatic memory, suspended between the fragment and the whole, between the living and the absent. Her work has been exhibited at the Beirut Art Center (LB), the Sursock Museum (LB), The Mosaic Rooms (UK) and the Friche la Belle de Mai (FR), and she was awarded the Mophradat artist grant in 2023.

Simay Başık (born in 1998 in Turkey) is an artist and filmmaker based in Cologne, Germany. With a background in sociology and anthropology, her work is guided by a sensitivity to the subtle choreographies of social life. Using improvisation and documentary techniques, her practice explores and creates forms of intimacy through film and installation. She is a member of Chills and Quills, an artistic collective rooted in poetry, publishing and encounters.

Giorgio Bassil is a Lebanese artist and filmmaker. His works are characterised by a contemplative atmosphere and dreamlike narratives, often exploring themes of personal and collective memory. He holds a Master’s degree in graphic design from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) and is currently studying for a Master’s degree in film at the Institute of Theatre, Audiovisual and Cinematic Studies (IESAV – USJ).

Amal Boulaala was born in Nizhny Novgorod in 2005 and grew up between Morocco and Russia, where she attended secondary school. She is currently in her third year at the Marrakech School of Visual Arts, where she is developing her own style and artistic vision, guided by sincerity, simplicity and poetry, which she strives to bring out through the simplest of narratives.

Guilhem Chamboredon grew up in Kanaky – in New Caledonia – where he directed his first short film in 2017, which was selected for several festivals. In 2024, he obtained a Master’s degree in Film Directing and Screenwriting from ENSAV, where he is currently continuing his studies as part of the DURCA (University Research Diploma in Cinema and Audiovisual Studies). At the same time, he works as a co-screenwriter on documentary projects for Radio France Internationale. He is currently developing the short fiction film Haetra as well as the feature-length documentary Les Enfants du Koniambo.

Sara Ećimović (born in 2001 in Belgrade) holds a degree in digital arts from the Faculty of Media and Communication in Belgrade. She is currently studying for a Master’s degree in film directing at ENSAV in France. In April 2024, she took part in the group exhibition Absence/Presence and the Hidden Third. She is currently working as a pre-selector for the Beldocs Film Festival. Her graduation film, Sisters, which is awaiting its world premiere, received financial support from the Serbian Film Centre, as well as the Best Pitch Award at Bašta Fest 2025.

Matei Filip is a young Romanian director and screenwriter. He holds a degree in film directing from Babeș-Bolyai University. During his studies, he wrote and directed several short films that were screened at film festivals across Europe. In 2026, he was nominated for the Young Hope Award at the Romanian Film Awards for his work as director on his films Eleni.Kalimera and Fruits Are Bitter, You Are Sweeter. He is currently in the final stages of post-production on his latest film, The Mandible of Saint Anthony.

A multi-talented Tunisian artist and storyteller, Imen Ghazouani works at the intersection of science, theatre and cinema. After graduating with a degree in chemistry in 2013, she began her formal artistic training in 2016 at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Tunisia, under the guidance of Fadhel Jaïbi. She then joined ESAC (University of Carthage), where she further developed her skills in writing, directing and assistant directing. Winner of the CREDIF Prize in 2024 and the recipient of awards in both photography and film, she has developed a visual and performative practice enriched by international collaborations, such as Beyond Borders (Tunisia–Italy) and Les Consultations poétiques (Tunisia–France). Her work explores memory, identity and the individual’s presence in the world with a sensibility that is both poetic and rigorous.

Mahmoud Hamdan is a Palestinian filmmaker and refugee from the city of Jaffa. He holds a bachelor’s degree in film production from Dar Al-Kalima University. He has held various roles, including assistant director and gaffer & key grip, on several fiction, documentary and experimental films, in addition to his involvement in various artistic and video art projects. His experimental film “FOR YOU – 2022” won the Best Experimental Film award at the 3rd Refugee Film Festival in 2022. In 2024, he produced his first short fiction film, “FI ALWASAT”, which has been screened at several festivals and in many countries around the world.

Fairouz Hasan is a Palestinian filmmaker based in Bethlehem. Her artistic practice spans film, live performance and relational art, exploring themes such as memory, absence, psychological fragmentation and the influence of political and social contexts on individual and collective experience. Fairouz took part in an artist residency with Mishkal, where she further developed her interdisciplinary approach. She also produced the work Rock, Scissors (2024) during a residency supported by the Goethe-Institut Germany in Ramallah. Her international experience includes participating in a live audiovisual performance at the Monheim Triennale and a three-week residency at the Villa am Greisbachsee (Germany) in December 2024.

Born in Korea, Hyewon Lim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Film Studies from Paris 8 University and is currently studying for a Master’s degree at ESAM in Caen. Her first short film,*Brownish Green* (2024), is set on a small island in southern Korea in the 1970s and is a fictional work inspired by her mother’s childhood. The film draws inspiration from women’s everyday lives—those moments when the body reacts before the mind, the gestures, the habits, the instinctive resistance. It explores how what remains within the body, what goes unsaid, is passed down through the generations to the present day.

Anna Mkrtumyan is an Armenian documentary filmmaker originally from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Having grown up amidst conflict and experienced exile, her work is deeply rooted in personal and collective memory. She explores themes of loss, resilience and identity through an intimate and personal approach to creative documentary filmmaking. Anna holds a Master’s degree from the internationally renowned DocNomads Joint Master’s Programme. Her first short documentary, Armat, has received international acclaim, notably winning the Silver Apricot Award at the Golden Apricot International Film Festival, and continues to be screened at festivals around the world.

Chabel Paoulo Ngoubili-Likibi is an emerging filmmaker whose work explores memory, identity and social realities. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a specialisation in film and is currently continuing his studies at the École Supérieure des Arts de Marrakech. His latest project, Son of Shadow, reflects his commitment to realistic and socially engaged cinema. He is currently developing his next documentary project, Between Two Shores, which focuses on migration journeys, dreams of exile and the human realities of immigration between Africa and Europe.