Réka Bucsi, born in 1988, is a hungarian independent animation filmmaker. She received her BFA and MFA at the animation department of Moholy¬-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest. Her graduation film Symphony no. 42, got Shortlisted for the 87th Academy Awards. Her films were screened at official shorts competition Berlinale, SXSW, Sundance, Annecy, and won over 50 international awards. 2013/2014 she attended Animation Sans Frontiéres (ASF), the European Animation Production Workshop. She was an artists in residence at the Open Workshop in Viborg - Denmark, and at Q21 in Vienna - Austria. Her french co-produced short film LOVE was nominated for the European Film Awards 2017, and shortlisted for the César Award 2018. Réka is represented as a director by Passion Pictures.

Born in 1980. Graduated from Osaka kyoiku University, Image Forum Institute of Moving image and Tokyo University of the Arts. Began to create the short animation works in self-study from 2002. In a Pig’s Eye (2010) has been nominated at Zagreb, Annecy, Hiroshima, and Ottawa, and won the Best Film at Fantoche International Animation Film Festival. The Mechanism of Spring (2010) premiered at the Venice Film Festival and The Great Rabbit (2012) won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

Nienke Deutz is a Dutch director and artist currently living and working in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In 2010 she finished her studies of Bachelor in the Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Maastricht, before moving to Ghent, Belgium and graduating as Master of Animationfilm at KASK. Her graduation film 1,2,3, piano! was awarded a Wildcard from the Flanders Audiovisual fund and her work has been shown in festivals and museums around Europe.

Marc James Roels is a live-action director, making award winning shorts ‘Mompelaar’ in 2007 and ‘A Gentle Creature’ in 2010. Emma De Swaef specializes in stop-motion and doll-making, her preferred working materials include wool, felt and textile. Together they made the short film ‘Oh Willy…’ in 2012, a stop-motion short that won 80 international awards including the Cartoon d’Or for best European short, and a Cézar nomination. They are based in Antwerp, Belgium and ‘Ce Magnifique Gâteau !’ is their latest production.

Amanda Eliasson (b.1990) is a Swedish animation director who recently graduated with an MA in animation from the Royal College of Art, London. Now she’s working as a freelance animation director in the UK. I’ve always loved art, never knowing it could actually be a career. I was going to study to be an air traffic controller as I secretly applied to a foundation year at Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm, and got accepted. At Beckmans I discovered animation and realised it was much more interesting for me to be able to make my illustrations and paintings move. Since then I’ve developed a deep interest in making flat images transport the viewer into a three dimensional space. I would say my style is playful and naive in contrast to the difficult social subjects I address in my films.

Jorn Leeuwerink was born in 1990 in the Netherlands and studied animation at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht. He lives in Amsterdam and works there as an animator.

Somnath Pal graduated with a degree in animation from IDC, IIT Bombay. He later served as an Assistant Director on Amar Chitra Katha's theatrical animation feature 'Sons of Ram', and as a Production Designer on the multi award winning feature film 'Court'. 'Death of a Father' marks his debut as an animation filmmaker.

I started making short animations in 1991, and I have made about 12 short animations. My most notable film to date has been Shangoul o Mangoul. My animations has received more than 25 prizes in the world.

Alien of extraordinary talents, also an animator and creative director. Born in Popayán, Colombia. He Studied Visual Arts in Bogotá, Animation in Cuba and an animation MFA in the United States. Back in Colombia he used to do political and social cartoons and got himself introuble because of it. In the US he animates for a living. He has worked at iCamp TBS in Japan, Titmouse Studios in the United States and many other clients including Disney TV animation, Starburns industries and Adult Swim. His films have screened and won awards in festivals around the world including a double Adobe Design Achievement Award, an Annie Award Nomination and two Student academy award semifinalist nominations. He was awarded the FULBRIGHT Fellowship for artists on 2010 For more info go to www.simonwilches.com

Baku Hashimoto is a visual artist and filmmaker in Tokyo. He works on everything from MVs and web features to interactive art, conducts experiments in different modes of expression, and explores diverse styles of video and graphics. His major project include promotional products for Adobe, Nike, along with videos for artists like group_inou and Olga Bell. He is the winner of the 19th Japan Media Arts Festival New Face Award.

Founded by three short film directors who began collaborating on commercials, feature film segments and positive films for NGO’s and charities,Moth has since grown into a full-time team of producers, directors, designers and problem solvers. Often taking complex or difficult subjects and portraying them in imaginative ways, Moth strives to create vivid work that retains an intelligent and distinct style whether for commercial clients, editorial pieces or short films.

Born in 1980, Nadav is an Israeli director of animation and the founder of "The Moving Company" animation studio. He is also a lecturer of animation and cinema in several Israeli institutions. Nadav directed the animation short film – "Elephent" and several animation web series.

I was born in Sapporo in 1992. I am enrolled in the graduate school of Hokkaido University of Education. I am making animation using intaglio and letterpress. Holland Animation Film Festival 2016, the 16th Hiroshima International Animation Festival etc, domestic and foreign film festivals etc. Screening group EZOFILM representative.

1989、 Born in Kanagawa prefecture just beside Tokyo. Graduated Tama Art University Oil Painting Course, MA from Tokyo Art University Animation Course. Using mixed media technique.

Graduated in Animation Major from Tokyo Zokei University in 2016. Obtained a Master's Degree in the same university, in 2018. Currently works in a film production company.

Illustrator graduated for Massana School in 1993 in Barcelona.

1975 Born in Seoul, South Korea 2003 Graduated from Hongik University of Sculpture and Visual communication 2009 Received a Master's degree in Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film from Chung-Ang University He is working at studio Humuhumu as a director.

Born in Paris in 1989. After a Master’s degree in fundamental physics, Simon switched to studying art and animation at the Arts Décoratifs de Paris. He was an exchange student for six months in the Animation department of Tokyo University of the Arts, where he produced his first animated short “Silence.” “Passage” is his graduation work.

Lou is a filmmaker and animator living in Los Angeles, CA. His work has screened at festivals around the world including Sundance, Annecy, and Hiroshima International Animation Festival. In 2016 he was invited to a residency at the Animation Workshop in Denmark where he developed his latest short film, Floreana.