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Alexey Chupov was born on May 29, 1973 in Moscow. He was graduated from the Moscow State University, studied Movie History at Wake Forest University in U.S. Started out as a TV journalist. Together with his wife Natasha Merkulova he wrote the screenplay and directed the film INTIMATE PARTS – a critically acclaimed debut of 2013.
Finnish-Irish-American filmmaker Donagh Coleman holds degrees in Philosophy and Psychology and Music and Media Technologies from Trinity College Dublin, and a MA in Asian Studies from UC Berkeley. Previous films with wide international festival and TV exposure include A Gesar Bard’s Tale and Stone Pastures. Donagh’s films have also been shown at museums such as MoMA and the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, and by the European Commission.
Donagh directs radio documentaries for the Finnish and Irish national broadcasters and has worked as a TV journalist and presenter for the Finnish broadcaster YLE News. He is currently doing a PhD in medical anthropology at UC Berkeley, continuing the research conducted for his 2022 feature documentary on meditative Tibetan Buddhist tukdam deaths.
Carlo A. Cubero is Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at Tallinn University, where he coordinates the Anthropology curriculum. He holds a PhD in Social Anthropology using Visual Media from the University of Manchester, where he specialised in the contemporary Caribbean and Visual Anthropology. He has curated numerous film festival programmes in the Caribbean and in Europe and is currently the programme director of the Riga Pasaules Film Festival. Carlo has also produced various anthropological films, experimental pieces, and art festivals.
Director, screenwriter and musician, Enzo d’Alò, is regarded as one of the leading creators of European animation. He has received several prestigious awards and critical acclaim for his movies and television series, including the Franco Bianchi Award at the 70th Edition of the Venice Film Festival. Enzo’s extraordinary body of work includes: Lucky and Zorba; Momo which took the prestigious Audience Award at the Montreal Children’s Film Festival; The Blue Arrow; Opopomoz; and Pinocchio which screened as part of the 69th Festival del Cinema di Venezia before receiving an EFA Awards nomination. Television series Pipī Pupù & Rosemary was created from an original idea by Enzo and written by Vincenzo Cerami, Academy Award winner for Life Is Beautiful. In 2009 Enzo received a special mention from UNICEF for having married his art with children’s rights, and having shown the differences in opportunities for children’s lives. The following year Enzo was invited to be a guest of honor at the celebration of 50 years of Annecy. Storytelling and family is at the heart of Enzo’s work; bringing beautiful visuals and intriguing characters to life with warmth & celebration.