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Daguerrotípiák

Agnès Varda was born in Ixelles, Belgium in 1928. She studied at the École du Louvre and took evening classes in photography at the École de Vaugirard. She became a photographer for Jean Vilar when he founded the Avignon Theater Festival in 1948, then for the Théâtre National Populaire at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris. She held her first personal exhibition in 1954 in the courtyard of her home. That same year, Agnès Varda made the move to cinema without any formal training. She founded Ciné Tamaris (a cooperative) to produce and direct her first feature, La Pointe Courte. She directed short films and features, both fiction and documentaries. In 2003, she began her third career as a visual artist at the Venice Biennale.

Hammarskjöld, döglött akták

Mads Brügger dán újságíró, televíziós műsorvezető és filmrendező. Több könyvet írt, dolgozott különböző magazinoknak és hírlapoknak, több díjnyertes rádióműsor készítője, illetve az elismert késő esti televízióműsor, The 11th Hour, és a Deadline című napközbeni híradó házigazdája.

Selected filmography: 
2012 - The Ambassador
2010 - The Red Chapel

Légszomj

A belga dokumentumfilmes Daniel Lambo íróként kezdte a munkásságát, színházaknak, tévében és filmekben dolgozott. Rendezőként kezdett csak el érdeklődni a társadalmi témák iránt. Újszerű, ösztönös és elhivatott filmes munkájához saját produkciós irodát is indított Lambo Films néven.

Selected filmography: 
2016 - De Figurant
2013 - Los Flamencos
2012 - Dry Branches of Iran

When Tomatoes Met Wagner

Marianna Economou studied anthropology, photojournalism and film production in London. Since 2000, she has directed and produced documentary series and independent films, in co-production with European broadcasters such as the BBC, ARTE and YLE.

Breathless

Daniel Lambo is a filmmaker from Belgium. He started his career as a writer for theater, television and cinema. As a director, Lambo shifted his attention towards social themes. His renewed approach to filmmaking—both intuitive and socially engaged—inspired him to start his own production company, Lambo Films.

Selected filmography: 
2016 - De Figurant
2013 - Los Flamencos
2012 - Dry Branches of Iran

Cold Case Hammarskjöld

Mads Brügger is a Danish journalist, television host, author and filmmaker. He has written several books, worked for magazines and newspapers, produced award-winning radio programs, and hosted the critically-acclaimed, late-night television show, The 11th Hour, as well as the daily news program, Deadline.

Selected filmography: 
2012 - The Ambassador
2010 - The Red Chapel

Daguerréotypes

Agnès Varda was born in Ixelles, Belgium in 1928. She studied at the École du Louvre and took evening classes in photography at the École de Vaugirard. She became a photographer for Jean Vilar when he founded the Avignon Theater Festival in 1948, then for the Théâtre National Populaire at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris. She held her first personal exhibition in 1954 in the courtyard of her home. That same year, Agnès Varda made the move to cinema without any formal training. She founded Ciné Tamaris (a cooperative) to produce and direct her first feature, La Pointe Courte. She directed short films and features, both fiction and documentaries. In 2003, she began her third career as a visual artist at the Venice Biennale.

The Gleaners and I

Agnès Varda was born in Ixelles, Belgium in 1928. She studied at the École du Louvre and took evening classes in photography at the École de Vaugirard. She became a photographer for Jean Vilar when he founded the Avignon Theater Festival in 1948, then for the Théâtre National Populaire at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris. She held her first personal exhibition in 1954 in the courtyard of her home. That same year, Agnès Varda made the move to cinema without any formal training. She founded Ciné Tamaris (a cooperative) to produce and direct her first feature, La Pointe Courte. She directed short films and features, both fiction and documentaries. In 2003, she began her third career as a visual artist at the Venice Biennale.

Gods of Molenbeek

Reetta Huhtanen is a filmmaker based in Helsinki. She studied Sociology and Philosophy at the University of Helsinki, and went on to obtain an MA in documentary film directing from the ELO Film School at Aalto University, Finland, where she is currently a doctoral student.

Madame

Stéphane Riethauser, born in Switzerland, currently lives in Berlin and works as a filmmaker. He holds a law degree from the University of Geneva, and has worked as a teacher, gay rights activist, photographer, editor, journalist and translator. Between 2003 and 2008, he worked for Swiss Radio Television (RTS) as a journalist and director. He launched his production company, Lambda Prod, in 2007.

Selected filmography: 
2017 - The Giants in Geneva, Time for a Dream
2016 - Garden of Stars
2007 - Frozen In Time

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