Caterina Gueli
Director, Scriptwriter
Caterina Gueli is an Italian-Argentinian filmmaker, currently based in Paris. After studying Political Science in Florence, she turned to documentary filmmaking, working as an editor in Rome while self-producing her first films: Resistencia (Avanti! Prize at Torino Film Festival 2007, Best F.O.B. at Genova Film Festival 2008) and La Fabril (Palais de Tokyo, Haus der Kulturen der Welt , 2012).
Nadine Naous
Scriptwriter, Director
Nadine Naous was born in Beirut to a Palestinian mother and Lebanese father.
She began her artistic career with video, super-8 and photo installations.
She has written and directed four films that have been shown and won awards at various international festivals: Chacun sa Palestine, Clichés, Home Sweet Home, Au Kiosque Citoyens!
Francesca Cominelli
Lecturer in cultural heritage economics
Francesca COMINELLI, who has a doctorate in economics from the University of Paris 1, is currently a lecturer at IREST and is in charge of the audiovisual documentation project on elements of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) linked to sustainable development, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Communication and the French association for the promotion and protection of the intangible cultural heritage.
Felice D'Agostino
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Felice D’Agostino (1978) has been woerking since 20 years as director, cameraman, DOP and editor. His works, almost all made in Calabria with Arturo Lavorato, have been presented in several festivals and have received several awards such as the Premio Orizzonti at 68° mostra del Cinema di Venezia, Best Documentary at
Torino Film festival in 2005, premio Casa Rossa Doc at Bellaria Film Festival in 2006 and a special mention at Nastri D’Argento in 2012. He lives and works between Paris and Italy.
Andreas Petrakis
Director, Filmmaker
Andreas Petrakis was born in Athens in 1981. He studied cinema at CECC (Center d'Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya), Barcelona. He has worked with some of the most important Greek directors such as Yiannis Economides, Timon Koulmassis and Theo Angelopoulos. He lives and works in Paris.
Sebastiano D'Ayala Valva
Director, Scriptwriter
Sebastiano d’Ayala Valva (London, United Kingdom, 1978) was born to an Italian father and an English mother. He lives in Paris where in 2003, he graduated from the Institut d’études politiques. Since 2005, he wrote and directed several documentaries, mainly for French broadcasters such as Public Sénat and Arte.
Mélissa Epaminondi
Visual Artist, Architect
Born in 1977, Mélissa Epaminondi is an architect and visual artist. She lives and works between Corsica and Paris. Her creative process builds bridges between art and architecture through projection, both literally and figuratively. Her architectural approach enables her to understand installation and video art in relation to the body and the habitat. In 2009 she co-founded the L140 collective, while simultaneously pursuing her personal practice. Since 2021, she is also in charge of the artistic direction of Casa Conti - Ange Leccia, in Oletta, Corsica, an art centre dedicated to the moving image.