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Shugo Fujii – MIMICRY FREAKS
After graduating junior high school in Japan, Shugo Fuji moved to New York, where he studied… +
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Arno Pluquet – LA MARIEE ET LES MORTS VIVANTS
Arno Pluquet (Tournai, 1986°) is a self-taught Belgian director, scriptwriter and actor. He first directs two… +
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Jelle Stroo – LA DEUXIEME
Jelle Stroo lives and works in Brussels as a director and editor. LA DEUXIEME is his… +
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Ben Kent – KILLER WEEKEND
Ben is a screenwriter, director, and producer with a large portfolio ranging from comedy and horror… +
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Hernan Findling – IMPOSSIBLE CRIMES
From his first feature film, CAUSA EFECTO (2001), Hernán Findling has been participating in festivals around… +
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Udo Kier – IRON SKY THE COMING RACE
Considered a giant of global cinema, Udo Kier is a real chameleon who slides through all… +
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Timo Vuorensola – IRON SKY THE COMING RACE
With his one meter 98, this native of the country of a thousand lakes is part… +
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Yoav Paz – GOLEM (THE)
Yoav and Doron Paz started working in the film industry at an early age. After graduating… +
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Doron Paz – GOLEM (THE)
Yoav and Doron Paz started working in the film industry at an early age. After graduating… +
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Paul Young – GHOST MASTER
Paul Young (1985°) has an American father and a Japanese mother. His graduation film at the… +
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Soren Juul Petersen – FINALE
For 15 years, Søren worked in the outer circle of Danish film production as a producer… +
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Gerard Quinto – 7 REASONS TO RUN AWAY
Gerard Quinto (Manresa, 1978) is a film critic for La Vanguardia newspaper and author of numerous… +
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Mathieu Mortelmans – BASTAARD
Belgian director Mathieu Mortelmans, a graduate of the IAD film school, has directed two documentary series… +
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Zach Lipovsky – FREAKS
Twelve years ago, Adam and Zach took part in the TV reality game show ON THE… +
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Jury VR 2019
Jerome Colette Jérôme Collette has worked for Ubisoft for over 20 years as a game designer,… +
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Talal Selhami – ACHOURA
A graduate of a Master’s degree in cinema, French-Moroccan director Talal Selhami began his career by… +
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Borys Lankosz – DARK ALMOST NIGHT
Director, screenwriter, maker of feature and documentary films. Graduate of the Lodz Film School Direction Department…. +
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Jury CM Belge 2019
Christian Bontinckx Christian Bontinckx (Brussels, 1954°) has a degree in psychological & pedagogical studies from the… +
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Jury 7th Orbit 2019
Steve de Roover For more than seventeen years, Steve De Roover has been a movie critic… +
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Quarxx – ALL THE GODS IN THE SKY
Quarxx, a hyperactive and passionate multimedia artist, expresses his creativity through photography, painting and cinema. Quarxx… +
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Hae-Young Lee – BELIEVER
Director LEE Hae-young first distinguished himself as a screenwriter with a gift for fresh storytelling in… +
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Jean-Luc Couchard – ALL THE GODS IN THE SKY
Already at the age of 11, Jean-Luc Couchard imitated his family and had fun designing sketches… +
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Jeremy Kasten – DEAD ONES (THE)
Jeremy Kasten is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and editor, best known for his visceral,… +
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Jury International 2019
Steve Johnson – Chairman Texan through and through, Steve Johnson grew up with the Universal monsters… +
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Christian Alvart – CUT OFF
To all the bigot parents that censor every little television program, except for Sunday mass: here… +
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Karin Michelsen – FINALE
Karin, originally from Holstebro in the Danish countryside, plays the “simple girl” Belinda in FINALE. Karin… +
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Anne Bergfeld – FINALE
Anne Bergfeld was raised among the Danish minority in Germany’s Flensburg and graduated from Sønderborg State… +
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Jury CM Melies 2019
Benedicte Bourgois Since 2006 she’s been the head of RTBF Short Film Acquisitions, more specifically for… +
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Jury Thriller 2019
Fred Castadot Author and scriptwriter Fred Castodot has a degree in Art History and Cinematographic Analysis… +
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Tony D’Aquino – FURIES (THE)
Tony D’Aquino is an Australian writer and director. In another life, Tony was briefly a brewer… +
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Esteve Soler – 7 REASONS TO RUN AWAY
Esteve Soler (Barcelona, 1976) is one of the most translated and performed Spanish playwrights of his… +
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Wi Ding Ho – CITIES OF LAST THINGS
Wi Ding Ho is a Malaysia-born and Taiwan-based filmmaker. His feature debut PINOY SUNDAY won a… +
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Julian Richards – DADDY’S GIRL
His debut feature DARKLANDS won the 1997 Melies D’Argent for Best European Fantasy Film, sparking a… +
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Jury Melies 2019
Patrick Duynslaegher Born in 1953 in Ghent. Was Knack Focus’s film editor from 1972 to 2000… +
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Jury Critic 2019
Grégory Cavinato Grégory Cavinato was born in 1976 in Huy but has been living in Brussels… +
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Pascal Laugier- Ghostland
First noticed for his short movies by Christophe Gens, Pascal Laugier then moved on to the… +
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Shauna MacDonald – White Chamber
Shauna Macdonald was born in Malaysia and shortly after moved back to her family’s native Edinburg,… +
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Ryan Nelson – Mercy Christmas
Hailing from Dayton Ohio, Ryan graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts with a… +
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Remi Frechette – Montreal Dead End
Remi Frechette studied film production at Concordia University before tackling his first major project: Les Jaunes…. +
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Paul Raschid – White Chamber
Having grown up around filmmaking under the guidance of his producer father Neville, Paul went on… +
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Michael Vermaercke – Memento Mori
Michael Vermaercke is a passionate young Belgian director. After winning some awards with his various short… +
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Marco Laguna – Doubleplusungood
Marco Laguna, that’s the singer of 80ties cult band La Muerte, that’s Mario Bava, Jesse Franco,… +
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Issa Lopez – Tigers are not afraid
When your movie gets the blessing from both Guillermo del Toro and Stephen King on twitter,… +
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Isaac Ezban – Parallel
From an early age, Isaac Ezban was attracted to genre films. He soon became one of… +
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Guillermo del Toro – Cronos
He’s the man of the moment. The Shape of Water won 4 of those mythical statues,… +
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Giorgio Serafini – Flashburn
He was born in Brussels, Belgium from Italian parents and lives in Los Angeles with his… +
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Giles Daoust – Painkillers
This self-taught writer, producer and director founded his own production company Title Films in 2003. A… +
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Franck Ribière – La Femme la plus Assassinée du Monde
Even though Franck Ribière is not the first producer to turn director, you can only admire… +
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Deon Meyer – Hunting Emma
Deon Meyer used to be a journalist, a correspondent and an ad-writer before he started writing… +
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Christopher Morrison – Joanne
Christopher is a multi-talented director-writer-actor who has worked on over 100 films and theatrical productions. He… +
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Chris Sun – Boar
Chris was named after “Christopher Lee” who played Dracula, so horror was destined in his blood… +
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Arno Pluquet – Ca tourne pres de chez vous
Arno Pluquet (1986°, Tournai) is a self-taught director, screenwriter and actor. He kicked off his career… +
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Andrés Goteira – Dhogs
Andrés Goteira hails from Galicia, Spain. He studied telecommunication engineering in Vigo and sound design in… +
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Adolfo Kolmerer – Snowflake
Adolfo Kolmerer (Caracas, Venezuela, 1986) graduated as a computer scientist, but that was not really the… +
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Alexandre Drouet – Ex Funeris
After a theater degree at the IAD, Alexandre Drouet starts writing and directing. His love for… +
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Tom Pouce – Jury Short films
This die-hard fan has been a BIFFF-regular since the 2nd edition. He’s crazy enough to… +
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Guy Astic – Jury Short Films
Guy Astic is director of the Tous Courts d’Aix-en-Provence festival. He also teaches film studies at… +
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Natalie Lebel – Jury Short Films
Studied literture and cinema at the University of Paris VIII. Since 2006, head of Sales and… +
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Michel Devillers – Jury Short Films
Born in Tournai on June 20th 1950, a painter and a sculptor, he is one of… +
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Gökhan Kulak – Jury Short Films
Gökhan’s early fascination with movies was encouraged by his father, who took him to Sunday Matinées,… +
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Gilles Reunis – Jury Short Films
After working for 5 years as marketing manager at the Cinéart movie distribution company, Gilles Reunis… +
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François Stassens – Jury Short Films
François Stassens is the head of the SABAM’s audiovisual department. His mission is to be the… +
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Christian Bontinckx – Jury Short Films
Born in 1954, Christian Bontinckx studied psychology, pedagogy and cinematography at the ULB in Brussels…. +
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Bénédicte Bourgois – Jury Short Films
Since 2006 she’s been the head of the RTBF’s Short Films Acquisitions and TV shows, especially… +
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Stephanie Crayencour -International
Not only is she from Brussels, she’s alto multi-talented. This niece of Marguerite Yourcenar was only… +
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Lloyd Kaufman – Jury International
In 1971, Kaufman met his future partner Michael Herz at Yale. The Troma Universe was born… +
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Laurent Lucas – Jury International
After attending a one-man show in Paris, Laurent Lucas got addicted to theatre. It didn’t take… +
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Julia Ducournau – Jury International
It’s fascinating to follow Julia Ducournau’s trajectory which led to her feature debut Grave. As the… +
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Mathieu Mortelmans – Jury 7th Orbit
Mathieu Mortelmans (1985°) is a bilingual Belgian film director. Besides his internationally awarded shorts Chambre Double… +
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Pascal Vandelanoitte – Jury 7th Orbit
Pascal Vandelanoitte is a film historian. He obtained a Ph. D. in Social Sciences – Film… +
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Koen Monserez – Jury 7th Orbit
Koen Monserez (1968) is a Flemish actor and director. Since February 2017 he’s also a programmer… +
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Gaëtan Delferière – Jury 7th Orbit
Gaetan Delferiere is a scriptwriter for TV-series (Champion, Fils de, Les enfants de la forêt), a… +
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Michel Nabokoff – Jury Méliès
Belgian actor Michel Nabokoff (1973°) is indeed the great-nephew of Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov. The latter… +
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Jean-Yves Roubin – Jury Méliès
Jean-Yves Roubin founded FraKas Productions in 2007. The company is active in development and international co-productions…. +
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Marie Manzah – Jury Méliès
Born in Paris of a Spanish mother and a Cameroonian father, Marie moved to Belgium in… +
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Oliver Imfeld – Jury Méliès
Oliver Imfeld, born in Switzerland from a Swiss mother and a Dutch father, left his native… +
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Philippe Logie – Jury Méliès
Since 2001, Philippe Logie has been running the Acquisitions Department of the Belgian pay-channel Be TV… +
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Koen Mortier -Jury Thriller
Despite being busy with the post-production of Angel and the pre-production of Rotterdam, I Love You,… +
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Antoine Bours – Jury Thriller
After film studies at the IAD, Antoine Bours mainly devotes himself to writing. This takes him… +
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Francois Troukens – Jury Thriller
François Troukens’ life resembles that of a crime novel. He’s about twenty years old when he… +
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Hall Of Fame
The biggest warriors, the bravest guardians, the most valiant ladies and lords will be celebrated here. The toughest gremlins, strongest wizards… +
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The Story of the first battle
It’s already been 2 weeks since the battle between the Dark Side and the Bright Side started…. +
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Lawrie Brewster
The driving force behind Hex Media, Lawrie Brewster is a jack of all trades, a technical… +
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Sarah Daly
Sarah Daly is a prolific Irish musician and screenwriter whose work has been performed by Gary Oldman,… +
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Ross Noble
Geordie Stand-Up Ross has been performing since he was smuggled in to his local comedy club… +
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Arpad Sopsits
Arpad Sopsits graduated in adult education and library studies at the Debrecen Teachers’ Training Institute. He… +
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The Experimental Tropic Blues Band
No fake poses or ambitious calculations for The Experimental Tropic Blues Band, but wild and savage… +
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Pluquet Arno
Scénariste et réalisateur né le 26 mars 1986 à Tournai, c’est d’abord sous le pseudo d’Édouard… +
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De Roover Steve
After graduating from high school, Steve De Roover proved himself as a film critic for DVDInfo… +
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Valette Eric
Eric Valette is a discrete but essential player in French contemporary cinema. He’s a fan of… +
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Helfrecht Alex
Alex and Jörg are a longstanding directing, writing and producing team based in London. Their past… +
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Lee Soo-Youn
Having directed 2 critically acclaimed short films (LA and The Goggles), director Lee Soo-youn made a… +
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Targarona Mar
Mar Targarona founded the production company Rodar y Rodar with her husband Joaquin Padro. They were… +
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Du Welz Fabrice
In October 1972, while the survivors of flight 571 Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya were indulging in cannibalism… +
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Ambrosioni Nathan
Nathan Ambrosioni was born in Grasse, in the south of France, in 1999. And in 2013… +
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Gomez Macarena
It’s a bit hard to concentrate on writing the bio of one of our favorite actresses… +
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Palcy Euzhan
Martinique-born Euzhan Palcy, an unconditional fan of Fritz Lang and Orson Welles, studied French literature at… +
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Thilliez Franck
Writing is a passion. You might try to make it your hobby, as young engineer Franck… +
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Vandewattyne Jérôme
Born in 1989, Jérôme spent his childhood and adolescence devouring as many movies as possible. During… +
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Shenton Kate
Born and raised in Staffordshire, she moved on to study politics at the University of York…. +
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Kastrissios Steven
Born in Australia in 1982, Steven Kastrissios began making films in his early teens. Over the… +
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Cleven Harry
After having studied Drama at the Conservatory in Liège, Harry Cleven leaves for Paris where he… +
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Ji-young Hong
Director Hong Ji-young made a glittering debut with the critically acclaimed The Naked Kitchen, a film… +
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Ledun Marin
If the Ardèche region is known for its Pont d’Arc and its crocodile farm, it also… +
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Tong Stanley
Stanley Tong can first be seen on movie sets as a stuntman, but it’s clear from… +
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Bazz Nicolas
Straight out of film school, Nicolas Bazz became active in video art, to much acclaim and… +
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Tittel Jorg
Alex and Jörg are a longstanding directing, writing and producing team based in London. Their past… +
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Tublen Antonio
Swedish director, writer and composer Antonio Tublen made one short after another (including The Amazing Death… +
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Musso Guillaume
With the sunny climate of Antibes, you should be crazy not to spend your days outdoors,… +
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Chan-wook Park
Let’s first thank Hitchcock for having made Vertigo, because without this film the young Chan-wook Park… +
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Hitz Valentin
Valentin Hitz was born in Stuttgart, Germany, but grew up in Zurich, Switzerland and studied film… +
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Nishimura Yoshihiro
There’s no need to introduce the Japanese master of special effects, Yoshihiro Nishimura. This creative mind… +
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Grande Rodrigo
Rodrigo Grande was born in the city of Rosario, Argentina, in the year 1974. He studied… +
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Silvestrini Ivan
Ivan Silvestrini completed his directing studies at Rome’s Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia with his 10th short,… +
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Amenabar Alejandro
With Alejandro Amenabar we welcome a real heavyweight to the BIFFF. He might have his hands… +
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Taylor Rob
Co-writer, director, co-editor, and visual effects supervisor, Rob Taylor has been turning mundane film-making into movie… +
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Mendez Mike
At the age of 10, L.A-born Mike Mendez already shot super-8 movies in his parents’ garden…. +
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Bourgoin Stéphane
This serial killer specialist is well known internationally for his research and expertise about criminal profiling…. +
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Parker Ben
After a 10-year career in film advertising and design, Ben Parker directed the short film Shifter… +
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