Diana Bustamente Escobar is a filmmaker and programmer that studied cinema and fine arts at the National University of Colombia. As a producer, she is known for supporting authors with or without experience whose vision and voices explore new perspectives. She has produced films like Ciro Guerra’s Journey of the Wind and La Tierra y […]
Director and Producer of The Automat (Telluride 2021, DOC NYC 2021), Lisa Hurwitz self-distributed the film through her production turned distribution company A Slice of Pie Productions. It grossed $250k in U.S. box office, played for 5 consecutive months in NYC, and is arguably the most successful theatrically self-distributed documentary in the U.S. since before […]
Natalie Bullock Brown is an award-winning producer, an Assistant Teaching Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies at North Carolina State University, and a 2021 Rockwood Institute JustFilms Fellow. She is director/producer of a documentary work-in-progress that explores the impact of the beauty standard on Black women and girls, and is a producer on award-winning filmmaker Byron Hurt’s […]
Tracie Holder is a filmmaker, consultant, producer and film funding specialist. A 2016 Sundance Creative Producers Fellow, Holder leads workshops, tutors and serves on juries at international pitching and training sessions, and is a grant panelist for national and local funders. She is widely regarded as a “go-to” person and all-round resource for artists seeking […]
Igal Svet serves as Vice President of Documentaries at discovery+ where he oversees documentaries for the streamer. Svet shaped the programming and overall documentary strategy for the streamer since launch. He is responsible for acquiring, commissioning and EP’ing premium docs with A-list talent behind and in front of the lens. In his tenure so far, […]
A self-taught filmmaker, Tin Dirdamal uses mistakes and limitations as his driving force – the not knowing as his compass. Tin is an advocate of plagiarism and ignorant of world affairs. He believes that lies can be an instrument to approach truth. He knows how to find underground water and until recently never read a […]
Tania Ximena was born in 1985 in Cd. Sahagun, Mexico. She is a visual artist and filmmaker who graduated in Visual Arts from ENPEG La Esmeralda. Her video work has been presented in museums around the world and received multiple awards. Since 2011, her works have been oriented towards the sensory study of volcanic landscapes. […]
Alex Pritz is a documentary filmmaker focused on human’s relationship with the natural world. Recently, Alex directed The Territory, which premiered in the World Cinema competition at Sundance 2022 where it won both the Audience Award and a Special Jury Award for Documentary Craft. IndieWire described the film as, “Gorgeously and sometimes ingeniously conceived, painting […]
Aurelia Belfield is a music supervisor with over a decade of experience in film and television. She’s worked on award-winning projects for Netflix, Hulu, HBO, NatGeo, ESPN, and more, as well as festival picks for Sundance, DOC NYC, and Tribeca. She believes music is an interesting and integral aspect of great storytelling and loves working […]
Founded by producer Zak Kilberg, Social Construct is a bold production company dedicated to curating a range of socially relevant and impactful media projects. Kilberg’s projects, which include 2021 Golden Globe-winner The Mauritanian and 2019 International Emmy-winner Bellingcat, have been acquired by top distributors worldwide, including Universal, Lionsgate, Netflix, HBO, Showtime, IFC, Amazon Studios, STX, […]