Director Bio: Marie-Emmanuelle Hartness (THE END OF LIPSTICK)

Award-winning filmmaker Marie-Emmanuelle Hartness writes, directs and produces character driven stories. A Berlinale Talents alumna 2014, she is a winner of the Berlinale Canon Competition, IFP alumna and First Prize Directorial Discovery Award winner at the Rhode Island International Film Festival for her short film AFTER ELLA. She is twice finalist at Women in Film… Continue reading Director Bio: Marie-Emmanuelle Hartness (THE END OF LIPSTICK)

Director Bio:  Peter John Tisma (BLUR THE LINE)

A career change from being in film’s ‘back office’ and commercial side to opening his own studios 2 years ago has resulted in this, his first festival entry. A dedicated Writer/Director/Cinematographer with over 25 years experience in the industry. As Creative Executive Director he worked on Paramount’s, ‘Voyager’ and ‘Deep Space Nine’ series. With Universal,… Continue reading Director Bio:  Peter John Tisma (BLUR THE LINE)

Director Bio: Ivan Maria Friedman (OTHER WORLDS)

My name is Ivan Maria Friedman. I am a photographer, cinematographer, filmmaker and classical musician. Since my youngest age, music has been an endless source of satisfaction, and a fuel for my imagination that helps me reinterpret the world in a thousand different ways. As life went on, I discovered that I could also take… Continue reading Director Bio: Ivan Maria Friedman (OTHER WORLDS)

Short Film: OTHER WORLDS, 13min., Switzerland

An ode to the infinity of worlds forever unreachable to us, hidden in the unknown of our galaxy and billions of other galaxies like ours. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Twitter  Instagram

Director Bio: Gabri Christa (SHEILA)

Gabri Christa is an award winning dance and filmmaker who hails from Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean and lives in New York. Awards include a Guggenheim for choreography, an ABC television award for Creative Excellence for her short film High School and Pangea Day Festival’s One of the World’s 100 most promising Filmmakers distinction. Both her films… Continue reading Director Bio: Gabri Christa (SHEILA)