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Frédéric Clautier
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After 14 years at the Perwez cultural center "Le Foyer" in Walloon Brabant, and 9 years as a member of the FIFF team, Frédéric created the Perwez ciné-club, which is now part of the Foyer program. Co-coordinator of the "Vivre Debout" Social Film Festival (which became the PIFF in 2024), he expanded the program to include school screenings and themed evenings, and supported associations offering film screenings.
Chantal Moens
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Chantal Moens (b. 1955) studied photography and film. From the late 1970s she has explored just about every aspect of the film profession, from editor of film review at Film & Television to press & marketing manager at Warner, Disney, Cinéart. She currently writes for Humbug Magazine.
Marko Pekić
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Marko Pekić (born 1980) graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb with a thesis of cable television, and also graduated at the Music High School in Karlovac. Marko is the CEO of multimedia company RADAR, which specializes in producing audio/video content, media publishing and motion picture servicing and distribution.
Eloïse NGANGURA
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Eloïse is passionate about movies, works as a video-on-demand specialist at Pickx. Novels, short stories, feature films: whenever a narrative unfolds, Eloïse’s curious to discover it.
Els Kuiper
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Els Kuiper (1959) received her Master’s degree in Art and Culture Studies from the University of Amsterdam in 1986. She worked in Television since then, in several positions. Started at Dutch Public broadcaster VPRO TV as a buyer and co-producer of childrens programmes and films.As buyer of foreign childrens films for all Dutch broadcasters and editor of Dutch family films since 2005, she is now considered a specialized childrens film-expert in Holland.
Jerszy Moszkowicz
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Jerzy Moszkowicz, the artistic director of International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! in Poznań, Poland. Arts manager and stage director, author of theatre performances, TV films and programmes for children and young adults. In the past the director of Children’s Art Centre in Poznań, president of International Centre of Films for Children and Young People – CIFEJ and board member of ECFA – European Children’s Film Association. Jury member of a number of film festivals for children and young people all around the globe.
Magali Montagnino
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Magali Montagnino is in charge of projects at Archipel 19, the cultural center of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe and Koekelberg. In this role, she is responsible for programming shows and films for schools, and more generally for events for young audiences and families. Magali also coordinates several cultural projects for schools. She has a passion for short films, which she watches with great pleasure.
Justine Montagner
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Trained in journalism and performing arts, Justine has collaborated with a number of film festivals (BSFF, FIFF, Anima...), focusing in particular on short films. In Huy, she co-organized Les Enfants terribles, devoted to young European cinema. For a long time in charge of communications at the Huy Cultural Center, she is now in charge of literary and audiovisual projects. What's her favorite thing? Sharing "small stories for larger collective imaginations", especially on the Ciné-club screen.
Bruno Hilgers
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Bruno Hilgers recently joined the management team of the Cultural Center of Rochefort (CCR), after having worked for 20 years as coordinator of the educational department of Point Culture. He is a member of the organization team for several festivals, notably as a film selection jury member (Festival international Nature Namur, Festival A travers champ, FIFF). Favoring the presence of the production team in the theater as much as possible, he participates in the CCR's cinema programming: animated films, thematic projects and festivals.
Olivier Gobert
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After studying Audiovisual at IATA Namur and obtaining a diploma in Special Education, Olivier has been an animator at the Centre Culturel de Dinant (CCD) since 2006. In charge of school activities at the Maison de la Pataphonie and in the associative network, he leads the CCD's film commission of volunteer members and sets up film mediation initiatives. He also coordinates various cultural events for the Dinant district.
Quentin Moyon
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A film lover, Quentin Moyon writes for a number of media, straddling France (So Film, Prime Cut, l'Eclaireur Fnac, Somewhere/Else) and Belgium (Surimpressions, Cinergie). From time to time, he works with young cinema as a member of the BSFF film selection committee and creator of the CinéJunior young audience festival podcast.
Mathea Roland
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Mathea Roland is festival coordinator at Kristiansand's international children's film festival, the largest children's film festival in Norway. The festival has an extensive program for children and youth. She also has a master's degree in media. In addition to her festival job, she is part of a production collective within the film and performing arts field, and she also runs a gallery.
Paméla Bisson
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Paméla Bisson is a Quebec-based artist, cultural mediator, director and producer whose artistic approach is linked to the imaginative eye of childhood. Known under the pseudonym Pammy Poppins on social networks, she enchants reality by animating and engaging young people in a civic appropriation of their environment. She defends the principles of co-creation with young audiences through the collaborative relationship she maintains from ideation to distribution. Keen to promote social innovation through her creations, she is involved with organizations and associations that share her values, such as Alliance Médias Jeunesse and CIFEJ. Her worldwide connections continue to expand and fuel her imagination.
Paola ACOSTA-Orjuela
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Head of Animation Fiction RTBF. RTBF co-produces animated series and one-offs with a Belgian artistic and literary background; it also pays particular attention to projects with exceptional aesthetic appeal. In terms of acquisitions, RTBF is focusing on innovative, up-to-date European animated series for 8-10 year-olds, with a wide range of digital versions. RTBF also intends to explore European and international fiction aimed at 10-15 year-olds, as well as 15-18 year-olds.
Rose-Marie Strand
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Head of Children Film Department and Acquisitions at Folkets Bio AB Stockholm. Folkets Bio - literally 'the People's Cinema' have been in business since since 1973), - acquires, distributes and exhibits around 25 films (national and international) per year. It has its own theatre chain with screens in 16 cities, as well as distributing through other cinema chains. A major supporter of Swedish films, mainly documentary features,as well as short films programmes for small children and also runs a series of free short film programmes for adults. Folkets Bio picks up its titles on the festival circuit, regularly distributing Palme d'Or and Golden Bear-winners in Sweden.
Teresa Lima
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Co-founder, programer and director of PLAY - international film festival for children and youth in Lisbon, since 2014. Initially educated as a teacher and post-graduated in Contemporary Art History at FCSH- Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Marijn Raeven
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Marijn Raeven (36) is a filmmaker, animator and animation teacher. His first film, "Dream in Colour", was released in 2022. Since then, the film has been selected for 24 film festivals, including the Zlin Film Festival, Fantoche and LUCAS. The film won the Belgian Short Film Award at the Filem'On 2022 film festival.
David Simon
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David Simon is Head of Education Department in Ciclic Centre-Val de Loire. Ciclic Centre-Val de Loire, the regional agency for books and images, implements a cultural public service arising from collaboration between the Centre-Val de Loire Region and the State. The agency offers a wide range of services and actions, from the administration of support funds for the film, audiovisual and book sectors to the consolidation of projects and career paths of professionals and artists through training and residencies. Ciclic also promotes artistic education activities in images and book through four aspects: raising awareness, screenings, training and publishing. Ciclic coordinates programmes in partnership with educational and cultural actors, both in-schools and out-of-school. It offers numerous workshops on artistic practices, as well as digital devices through upopi.ciclic.fr. Upopi is a web magazine, and also helps teachers and educators by providing online courses and various educational tools.
Steffi Falk
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A passionate cineaste. The originally trained tailor and freelancer was born in Berlin, Germany in 1972. Besides being a mother of three and having worked several years in the costume and creative field she has now, recognizably, turned her hobby into a profession. In addition, she is not only actively working for the FILMFEST HAMBURG since 2017 but also responsible for successfully establishing the section “Filmfest ums Eck” in 2019. As of 2021 she took on her current position as the head of the MICHEL Children´s and Youth Festival, which just recently celebrated their 20th anniversary.
Volodymyr Diagilev
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The Head of the NGO “Kharkiv Association of Children’s Screen Arts «Dytiatko»”. Founder of the educational project «Children of Miss Peregrine». The executive director of DYTIATKO International Children’s Media Festival (2009-2022). The director of the Film and TV School “DYTIATKO” (2015-2018). A member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine.
Hrönn Marinósdóttir
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Founder and festival Director of the annual Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) taking place at the end of September. Simultaneously gives lectures on cinema and film related subjects at the university of Iceland and other schools.