KAy TUXFORD

WRITER

Kay (USA) is a screenwriter, film maker, and screenwriting consultant in Los Angeles, California. She studied Screenwriting at Chapman University, and English at Northern Arizona University. Her latest film is The Miseducation of Bindu.

MOLLY HUGGINS

COMMUNICATion | DESIGN

Molly (USA) is a storyteller at heart with an artist eye for color and balance. She has years of experience writing across industries in a variety of voice. She is obsessed with grammar, word choice, and policing unnecessary adverb usage. Most recently, Molly has been teaming up with nonprofits and documentary filmmakers to write grant and funding proposals. Her mission is to find out who is making the world better and make that known most effectively.

Emilio Martí López

ANIMATOR

Emilio Martí (Spain) creates hand made animation and films, conducts Workshops for Film, Art therapy, Social art, and Cinema. Emilio studied writing at UIMP, Art at Universitat Politècnica de València UPV, documentary at Bauhaus University.

DAVID KEITH

PRODUCTION | EDITING

David C. Keith is an editor, director and producer in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from Cal State University, Northridge with a BA in Film Production, David started CineByte Productions, LLC, which has produced a documentary feature film and two narrative short films with David as Director. Aside from these projects, David has edited several feature films and produced a number of docu-style short films.

GERTRUDE WESTERBERG

DIRECTOR | PRODUCER

Gertrude (Germany) studied educational science in Bielefeld and economics in Berlin. She became involved with filmmaking in 2009 and has been working as a producer ever since. She has directed the documentary “Rent Rebels,” shown around the world, with Matthias Coers, as well as being the director of two shorts, “Dragon Circle” and “Cabuwazi Beyond Borders.” She is currently working on a new film about gentrification.

Grischa DALLMER

CINEMATOGRAPHY | SOUND | TRANSLATION

Grischa (Germany) works as a freelance programmer. He is active in sound and film editing. Together with Matthias Coers, he has been involved in the distribution and organization of events with the documentary film Mietrebellen in Germany and abroad. He is included in the Berlin tenant movement and organizes series of events with the Berlin tenants’ association on international issues of housing and the development of the cities.

CLAUDIA SCHMEIER

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY | SOUND

Claudia (aka Gayatri) (Germany) is a uniquely skilled photographer, focusing on the natural and spiritual elements of the project. Her focus informs her still photography. Her wide international network is essential in establishing initial coordination for projects with activists, artists, and small NGOs.

MATTHIAS COERS

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHY | PRODUCTION

Matthias Coers (Germany) is an independent filmmaker and sociologist. As a freelance journalist and cameraman, he produces photographs, texts, and videos, for trade unions, tenant organizations, AIDS assistance, and newspapers. He is working on the subject of housing issues in Berlin, the history of antifascism in West Germany and housing in Europe.

ALICE GIDONE

TRANSLATION | PRODUCTION

Alice (Italy) is a critical collaborator on Tahriib, her first documentary experience. She is outstanding in coordinating schedules with both official and unofficial contacts for interviews and travel arrangements in Italy. She also provided the humor, friendly persuasion, and patience to help interviewees feel comfortable and keep all involved in high morale.

SIMONE GOBMEIER

EDITING

Simone (Germany) started her promo producing and editing career in her early twenties after she graduated from the “Schule für Rundfunktechnik SRT” (now known as ARD ZDF Media Akademie), where she learned editing, budgeting, directing and shooting. She performed as a promotion producer at the German Pay-TV Channel Premiere (now known as SKY) for ten years, where she produced commercials and short documentaries.

JEAN MARSOLLIER

CINEMATOGRAPHY | TRANSLATION | PRODUCTION

Born in France with a degree in geography, Jean added to his experience and knowledge base by hitchhiking through South America and Europe for two years. He then lived in Berlin for three years where he started his own poetry projects. A strong believer in spirituality, Jean is focused on what is disappearing in the visible world and can only be seen and felt with the heart.

LAURA CASTIEL

CINEMATOGRAPHY | TRANSLATION | PRODUCTION

Laura was born in the United Kingdom and now lives in Spain. She is an aspiring filmmaker and has created the short documentary Somos Humanos (2018), interviewing migrants from Africa, in the area of Granada. She is an accomplished translator, production assistant, and camera operator.

JOACO BARCALA

CINEMATOGRAPHY | PHOTOGRAPHY

Joaco Barcala was born in Uruguay, where he graduated from Visual Arts and New Media. Since then, his work has focused on visual art production and photography, focusing on human relationships and social issues. He has participated in feature films, advertising and documentaries as a filmmaker, camera and photographer. As a photojournalist he has focalized his work on housing and gender as well as film and dance.

RODOLFO COLOMBARA

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHY | PRODUCTION

Rodolfo Colombara (Italy) is a filmmaking instructor and professional video maker. He directs, shoots and edits mainly in the advertising, music, documentaries for large international brands, national foundations and for local companies in Torino, Italy.

VAlentina CORRADO

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHY | PRODUCTION

Valentina (Italy) collaborates closely with Rodolfo at GA TA audiovisual as an experienced professional filmmaker. She assists in co-directing, filming, and editing. She also creates advertising, music, and documentary projects, both for international brands, national foundations, and local companies, as well as creative projects in collaboration with independent filmmakers and performance artists.

PAVLINA POPOVKA

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Pavlina is an award-winning cinematographer and photographer with a record of achievements in the field of still and moving images. She graduated with an MFA in photography from the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. Most recently, she was director of photography on the prize-winning documentary “50/10 Saul Turteltaub,” and was the lead photographer for Royal Gor Studio for the Brent Shapiro Foundation in 2015.

CARLA RODA

DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | EDITOR

Carla Roda is an award winning director, editor and producer from Barcelona, Spain currently based in LA. She’s worked all over the world, including Spain, France, Canada, Australia, and the US. This year she was selected to be one of the mentees in the “Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship,” a program designed to cultivate the careers of emerging editors from diverse backgrounds. Website // Tabata Films

DANIEL SMITH

PRODUCER | WRITER | DIRECTOR

Award-winning screenwriter and veteran Daniel W Smith graduated from George Mason University, the Joint Military Intelligence College, and holds an MFA in both Screenwriting and Producing from the New York Film Academy. Previous work includes 50/10 Saul Turteltaub (2016) | Tahriib (Those Who Travel North) | Landfill | Freedom of Movement Festival (2018) and has two more in production.

AWARDS

CALAMITY AND MERCY

WINNER

Williamsburg International Film & Music Competition | US Documentary Feature| 2024

Communicator Awards | 2024

General | Social Issues | Excellence

London Movie Awards | Best Documentary | 2024

Think Different Film Festival | Best Indie Documentary Feature | 2024

FINALIST

Irish Film Critics Awards | 2024

Europa Film Festival | 2024

Telly Awards | 2024

SELECTED

Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival | 2024

Frida Film Festival | 2024

WiLDsound Documentary | 2024

Berlin Film Festival | 2024

Green Ciak Film Awards | 2024

TAHRIIB

WINNER

Munich New Wave Short Film Festival | 2023

International Gold Awards | 2022

Madrid International Short Film Festival | 2022

Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards | 2022

Documentaries Without Borders International Film Festival | 2022

Kansas City Independent Film Festival | 2021

Art Film Awards | 2021

Williamsburg International Film Festival | 2021

Depth of Film International Film Festival | 2021

FINALIST

Beyond the Curve International Film Festival | 2022

International Multicultural Film Festival | 2021

Vancouver International Movie Awards | 2021

Blastoff | 2021

SEMI-FINALIST

Santa Monica International Filmmaker Awards | 2022

Dumbo Film Festival | 2022

Washington Film Awards | 2022

NOMINEE

4th Dimension Independent Film Festival | 2023

International Activism Film Festival | 2022

HONORABLE MENTION

Seoul International Short Film Festival | 2022

Better World Film Festival | 2022

Toyko International Short Film Festival | 2022

INFLUX Film Awards | 2021

TEMPELHOF SERIES

WINNER

Silver Winner | 2021

Production Team | Social Impact Documentary | Migrant Crisis in Europe

Communicator Awards | 2022

Individual | Social Responsibility | Distinction

FINALIST

Dubai Independent Film Festival | 2021

SEMI-FINALIST

Paris International Short Festival | 2022

Stockholm Short Festival | 2022

NOMINEE

IAWTV Awards | 2022

SELECTED

KIIFF | 2023

Web Series Festival | 2021

Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival | 2020

Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival | 2020

ANONYMOUS MOM

WINNER

The Impact DOCS Awards | 2023

QUARTER FINALIST

Vancouver International Movie Awards | 2023

FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT

WINNER

Paris Film Awards | 2023

4th Dimension Independent Film Festival | 2023

Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards | 2022

Kansas City Independent Film Festival | 2021

Queen Palm International Film Festival | 2019

Royal Wolf Film Awards | 2019

FINALIST

Dubai Independent Film Festival | 2021

50/10 SAUL TURTLETAUB

SEMI-FINALIST

Santa Monica International Filmmaker Awards | 2022

Stockholm Short Festival | 2022