NIELS PAGH ANDERSEN

Editor, Denmark. Besides his work as editor he has lectured and taught at film schools and universities around the world. He is also known for his work as a dramaturge and supervising editor.

Masterclass Part I
Masterclass Part II: Q&A
Conversations with Niels Pagh Andersen

AUDRIUS STONYS

Filmmaker / Professor Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuania. One of the most prominent filmmakers from the Baltic region, Stonys is known for his distinctive cinematic style and his films have received numerous international awards including Audience Award in Nyon and Grand Prix in Split.

Conversations with Audrius Stonys

JOHN WEBSTER

Filmmaker/ Producer JW Documentaries, Finland. He has been directing and producing documentary films for over 28 years.

Conversations with John Webstar

SEAN McALLISTER

Filmmaker, United Kingdom. Presently working in the UK and internationally, Sean's candid, frank films depict, with extraordinary intimacy, the lives of ordinary people who are struggling to survive but who are survivors.

Conversations with Sean McAllister Part I
Conversations with Sean McAllister Part II
Conversations with Sean McAllister Part III

EGIL HÅSKJOLD LARSEN

Director / Cinematographer, Norway. Egil's debut feature-length documentary 69 Minutes of 86 Days earned him a Hot Docs Emerging Filmmaker Award, and main prizes at several festivals. He is also known for his work as a cinematographer in films like Victor Kossakovsky’s Gunda, Tone Grøttjord’s All That I Am, and Håvard Fossum’s Meet the Censors.

Egil Håskjold Larsen in Conversations with Prof. Ahmet Gürata

KSENIA OKHAPKINA

Filmmaker, Russia. Worked as a director, assistant director and editor with Russian, Estonian, French and Latvian production companies Ksenia is also a Member of Russian Documentary Guild and European Visual Authors Union. Her films were screened and awarded at different film festivals and nominated for AFAA Oscar, Estonian and Russian Film Academies awards. 

Conversations with Ksenia Okhapkina