Jukka-Pekka Laakso
Carla Maria Losch
Marie-Elaine Riou
Krzysztof Sienkiewicz
Luca Tóth
Asaf Zippor
Giovanni Robbiano
Vassilis Economou
Natália Fábics
Tomek Popakul
Jukka-Pekka LaaksoFINLANDFestival director of Tampere Film Festival since 2002. As a festival director he shares the responsibility of strategic planning and programming with a co-director. Jukka-Pekka acts also as the executive director for Pirkanmaa Film Centre - a local film centre in Tampere. The film centre is a non-profit organisation that runs an art-house cinema, distributes films in Finland and works extensively with media education. Jukka-Pekka Laakso is a member of European Film Academy.
Carla Maria LoschAUSTRIAProgrammer & festival coordinator at VIS Vienna Shorts where she also counsels the curating process and heads the film education section. Carla Maria Losch studied philosophy and film theory in Vienna and Helsinki and holds a diploma degree in film and media studies. Carla freelanced as a production manager and coordinator for film projects and programmed the international short film competition at /slash Film Festival in Vienna.
Marie-Elaine RiouCANADAAfter studying film production in Barcelona, Spain where she was involved in several cinematographic and cultural projects, Marie-Elaine went back home in Quebec to pursue a bachelor's degree at the Université du Québec à Montréal in cultural and media production strategies. She produces a few short films, a web series and coordinates some cultural events.In 2012, Marie-Élaine joined REGARD Saguenay International Short Film Festival and now is working as the Festival Director. She has been a member of the jury at festivals in Barcelona, Montreal, Busan.
Krzysztof SienkiewiczPOLANDOrganizer and coordinator of Film Podlasie in Attack! Reloaded, a project that helps to promote films and filmmakers from the Podlasie region of Poland. Krzysztof works for the Bialystok Cultural Center where he runs and organizes festivals such as the ZUBROFFKA International Short Film Festival and the Underground/Independent. He is a co-organizer and tutor of several film workshops and youth exchange programs with Ukraine, Czech Republic, Georgia and Poland, as well as of hundreds of film screenings in Europe. Additionally, as independent filmmaker Krzysztof Sienkiewicz is a co-author of shorts and documentaries.
Luca TóthHUNGARYStudied animation both at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest, and Royal College of Art, London. After finishing her RCA graduation film The Age of Curious - earning prestigious awards like Annecy’s Jury Distinction, Special Mention in Stuttgard - she participated in the international animation program Animation Sans Frontiér.While working on a political activist web series, she started developing short film Superbia at Open Workshop in Viborg, Denmark, which premiered in Cannes in 2016, in the competition of Semaine de la Critique. She is currently developing her new short animation.
Asaf ZipporISRAELWriter, screenwriter, director and translator from Tel Aviv, Israel. For the last five years, he has been the Head of the Screenwriting Department at the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University. Asaf Zippor significantly contributed to creation of many popular Israeli series. As screenplay editor, Asaf worked on Ajami, which was nominated for an Oscar, and Aya, which was nominated for an Oscar for short film. He directed the play The Mermaids at the Curtains Up Festival, as well as his own play Gamers at the 2008 Short Theater Festival. Asaf Zippor has written two books: The Gifted and Ma’atefet Halev, and is currently finishing his third novel.
Giovanni Robbiano CZECH REPUBLICScreenwriter, director and producer born in Genova, Italy in 1958. He studied film in Bologna and later at Columbia University in New York as Fullbright student. He studied with Emir Kusturica, Marcia Nasatir, Ralph Rosemblum and others.After returning to Italy Giovanni Robbiano worked as a screenwriter and directed three features: Figurine (1997), 500! (2001) and Hermano (2004). Recently he has established, together with three associates, his own production company whose one of the first projects is a coproduction with Ukraine - Nest of The Turtledove - awarded at film festivals in Odessa and Mannheim.Since 1998 Robbiano has been teaching at many universities in Italy and Europe, and since September 2015 he is the head of international department at FAMU in Prague, Czech Republic. Giovanni Robbiano is also a member of the European Film Academy.
Vassilis EconomouGREECEFreelance film critic and hardcore cinephile from Greece. Since 2010 Vassilis has been writing for his personal bilingual website 24 fois la vérité par seconde. His main expertise is in the field of art-house independent French, Italian and especially Eastern European cinema. Vassilis Economou was a member of Sarajevo Talents within the framework of Sarajevo Film Festival and he currently contributes to different international outlets, such as Nisimazine. Vassilis is an eager festival goer, as he enjoys discovering new cinematic trends.He is currently a Cineuropa correspondent and project coordinator for Nisi Masa's workshop for film critics Nisimazine.
Natália FábicsHUNGARYFilm historian working as a lecturer at the Animation Department of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, Hungary and as a translator of film theory and design related texts. She specializes in film festival studies and contemporary global cinema from an intercultural studies perspective.Natália is currently working on her PhD dissertation with the title “The Perception of Contemporary East Asian Cinema at European and North American Film Festivals and in Art-house Cinemas”. In parallel with teaching, she has been a communication consultant, in recent years focusing on cultural communication.
Tomek PopakulPOLANDHe was one of three artists selected for residency programme Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo in 2014, organised by Japan Image Council (JAPIC). Tomek Popakul is the author of two internationally appreciated animation films. Ziegenort (2013) received 18 awards, including Grand Prix of International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen, Germany and Best Animated Film Award at Brooklyn Film Festival, USA. Black (2016) has also already won three awards at film festivals in Holland, Slovenia and Poland.
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