cinema

Nicola Bellucci

Filmmaker · QUIR
Fri. 17 and Sat. 18

biography

A graduate in filmmaking from the Florence Film School, Nicola Bellucci began his career in Italy as a director of photography before settling in Basel. There, he worked as a sound engineer and cameraman and founded his own production company. His documentaries, In the Garden of Sounds (2010) and Grozny Blues (2015), have received numerous awards at prestigious international festivals.

Celina Biurrun

Actress · LLUEVE SOBRE BABEL
Sat. 11, Mon.13 and Wed. 15

biography

Actress, producer, and director Celina Biurrun, originally from Argentina, has appeared in several short films, including Gala del Sol’s Transient Passengers (2018). A versatile artist and avid traveler, she is currently developing various directing and production projects. She is credited as a producer on the film Llueve Sobre Babel.

Anna Cazenave Cambet

Filmmaker· LOVE ME TENDER
Wed. 15 and Thu. 16

biography

After graduating in photography and then filmmaking from La Fémis, Anna Cazenave Cambet made a name for herself with her first short film, Gabber Lover, in 2016, winning the Queer Palm at Cannes. In 2020, she wrote and directed her first feature film, De l’or pour les chiens (Gold for Dogs), which was selected for Critics’ Week at Cannes and was a box office success. She has also co-written several other films.

Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor

Filmmaker · DREAMERS
Tue. 14 and Wed. 15

biography

Originally from Nigeria, Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor moved to England and founded her production company there in 2016, dedicated to filmmaking focused on people of African descent, queer people, and directed by women. She quickly achieved great success with these innovative stories. In 2019, she was named Screen International Star of Tomorrow and was recognized at the BAFTAs (the British equivalent of the Oscars). The film Dreamers, which she also wrote, is her directorial debut.

Dag Johan Haugerud

Filmmaker · DRØMMER
Thu. 16 and Fri. 17

biography

Dag Johan Haugerud is a Norwegian author who is as accomplished in literature as he is in cinema. The screenwriter for all of his films, he has received more than twenty awards for his cinematic works over the past two decades. His latest film, Drømmer, won over audiences at the Berlinale, taking home the Golden Bear, among many other awards.

Santiago Pineda

Actor · LLUEVE SOBRE BABEL
Sat. 11, Mon. 13 and Wed. 15

biography

Born in 1996, Santiago Pineda trained in drama in Cali, Colombia. During his studies, he co-founded a theater troupe with his university colleagues. For his first feature film, Llueve Sobre Babel, he actively participated with the other actors in the film in developing their characters; a collaborative approach that deeply enriched the film project.

Divine Sung

Filmmaker · SUMMER’S CAMERA
Thu. 16

biography

Divine Sung is a Seoul-based filmmaker with an MFA in Film Directing from Korea National University of Arts. Inspired by filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shinji Sōmai or Céline Sciamma, she has made two short films before writing and directing, Summer’s Camera, her first feature film.

Gio Ventura

Actor · LES REINES DU DRAME
Fri. 17 and Sat. 18

biography

A multifaceted artist, Gio Ventura expressed himself through performance art and music videos before moving into directing in 2023 with Les Sports X-trem, a short film exploring the world of bodybuilding, which he practices himself. The following year, he played the lead role of Billie in Alexis Langlois’ Les Reines du drame.

roundtable

Diamanda Callas

Panelist · ROUNDTABLE : Trouble dans le masculin
Sat. 11 : 4:45 pm

biography

Sylvain Clavero, alias Diamanda Callas, is a French singer, performer, and drag queen with a gothic, poetic, and socially conscious aesthetic. A unique figure on the Parisian queer scene, she combines cabaret, music, and visual art in powerful and melancholic creations. She is a resident artist at the legendary Madame Arthur cabaret in Paris.

Didier Roth-Bettoni

Panelist · ROUNDTABLE and FILM ANALYSIS WORKSHOP : Trouble dans le masculin
Sat. 11 : 2:15 pm and 4:45 pm

biography

Journalist, author, and film historian Didier Roth-Bettoni specializes in representations of sexuality and gender identity in cinema. He has contributed to numerous cultural and gay publications, served as director of the Paris LGBTIQ+ film festival, and authored several books on these topics. In 2018, he produced a documentary series for France Culture. He also edits Prismes, a collection of LGBTIQ+ erotic books.

Léon Salin