Neritan Zinjiria (1989), born in Tirana, Albania, lives and works in the Balkans. He is the director of the films Chamomile, The Time of A Young Man About To Kill, A Country of Two. Through cinematic language and between fiction and documentary, he explores how death and loss redefine human memory. His latest short film Light of Light was a Grand Prix Slamdance winner, was nominated for a Tiger Award and had its world premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival.

Christina Koutsospyrou (1980) was born in Athens and studied at the University of the Arts London (LCC). Her first film, In the Wolf (2013), is a docu-fiction exploration of the life of shepherds in mountainous Nafpaktia, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and has since been screened at more than 50 festivals internationally. She was awarded as best newcomer at Dokufest in Kosovo, and won the Best Film award at Syros International Film Festival, while the film received special mention at Doclisboa and was nominated for the Best Documentary Award by the Hellenic Film Academy.

Kostis Charamountanis (1994) is a self-taught filmmaker, screenwriter, editor, and composer whose work has been recognized and awarded in major film festivals worldwide. The SNF ARTWORKS Fellow (2020), recently completed his debut feature film, Kyuka Before Summer's End (2024), which premiered in the esteemed L'ACID section of the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024.