Alexandre Moratto is a Brazilian-American filmmaker known for his critically acclaimed feature films Socrates and 7 Prisoners, which together screened at over 60 film festivals worldwide including Venice and TIFF. He is a Guggenheim Fellow and an SFFILM Fellow.

Originally from Brazil, Carolina Costa is a renowned cinematographer. She has photographed 13 features that have premiered at festivals such Cannes, Venice, Tribeca, Sundance and others. Carolina is developing her directorial debut feature and meanwhile has created a trilogy of shorts. ECSTASY was the first to get a premiere at Tribeca, with a following screening at MoMa.

Débora Souza Silva’s work addresses systemic racism and inequality. Her debut feature documentary Black Mothers examines the “Mothers of the Movement,” a growing, nationwide network of mothers whose African-American children have been killed or attacked in acts of police violence.

Denise Zmekhol is an award-winning filmmaker recognized for their elegant visual style. Her credits include directing Children of the Amazon and Skin of Glass, co-producing Dogtown Redemption and Emmy Award series Digital Journey. Her projects have received support from the National Endowment for the Arts, iTVS, and the International Documentary Association.

Fernando Loureiro is an LA-based film producer and co-founder of Tigresa. He has produced films like Frances Ha, I Think We’re Alone Now, and Our Son. His films have premiered at major festivals, including Sundance, Cannes, Berlin, and Tribeca. Recent projects include Motel Destino and Transamazonia, which premiered in 2024 at Cannes and Locarno respectively.

Giuliana Monteiro's work tells intimate stories that blurs the line between fiction and nonfiction. Her work has been supported by the San Francisco Film Society and Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Fusion, the New York Foundation for the Arts, Spike Lee, Projeto Paradíso, Berlinale, BAFTA and TIFF.

Helena Sardinha is a creative producer recognized at Sundance and Tribeca. Co-founder of Driven Equation, she produced Barry and Joan (Netflix) and Beautiful, FL (Disney+). A 2022 Sundance Producing Lab fellow, she is currently developing Huella and Piratas, her upcoming films include Satisfaction and The Eternity Man.

Iuli Gerbase is a Brazilian writer and director known for her Sundance entry The Pink Cloud which was awarded the Bloody Window Award at Sitges and was critically acclaimed upon its North American theatrical release.

Jorge Camarotti is an Afro-Brazilian filmmaker based in Montreal since 2003. His latest short film Ousmane had its world premiere at TIFF followed by Clermont-Ferrand. Jorge is working on his first feature film, part of TIFF Labs Film Development Program.

Livia Perez is a Brazilian filmmaker and producer based in California and known for her work on sexuality, gender, and media history. She directed Who Killed Eloá? and Lampiao da Esquina. She co-produced A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here which premiered in Sundance 2022 and Carne which premiered in Locarno 2019.

Mario Furloni is a Brazilian director, writer and cinematographer based in California. His feature debut Freeland premiered at SXSW and won several awards in the festival circuit. Furloni’s naturalistic camerawork can be seen in recent films such as Tribeca entry The Return and the Oscar-nominated Crip Camp.

Moara Passoni is a Brazilian filmmaker known for her MoMA Doc Fortnight entry Extasy. She was named as one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film. She is currently developing her debut narrative feature at the Torino Screenwriting Lab.

Pedro Kos is an award-winning filmmaker whose credits include co-directing the Oscar nominated Lead Me Home, as well as directing Rebel Hearts, Bending the Arc, writing and producing BAFTA nominee The Great Hack, and editing the Oscar-nominated documentaries The Square and Waste Land, and also The Crash Reel and The Island President.

Rafael Lessa is a Brazilian filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. His latest feature as a screenwriter, Rule 34, won the Golden Leopard at Locarno. His work in short film was awarded at the Berlinale, and he currently develops his debut narrative film as a director, Higher Education. Rafael teaches Screenwriting at Columbia University's MFA in Film.

Rafael Thomaseto is a Brazilian-Italian film director and producer based in Los Angeles. His short film Próprio premiered at MixBrasil Festival and went on to screen at queer festivals internationally. As a producer, he is in development of the feature film version of Sundance entry short Huella.

Sofia Geld is a Brazilian-American filmmaker known for her music videos, installations and short documentaries. She directed the monthly human rights themed #RESIST screening series in collaboration with UnionDocs, Skylight, WITNESS and Remezcla. Sofia produced Beba which premiered at TiFF 2021/Berlinale 2022. She is the co-founder of the production company Uvaia Filmes.

Tania Cypriano has been working between the United States and her native Brazil for over twenty-five years. Her most recent feature documentary, Born to Be, premiered at the New York Film Festival and was nominated for Best Feature and Outstanding Direction at the News & Docs Emmy Awards.