Filmmaker Biographies:
RODRIGO SOROGOYEN began to fulfill his ambition to work in in the world of Audiovisual with his studies in History. During these years at university in Madrid he filmed three short films, studied in a diverse range of cinema schools and finished his History degree. In 2004 he entered ECAM, specialising in Film Screenwriting and at the same time began work on his first projects as a fiction screenwriter for television. In his final year at ECAM, at the age of 25, he would find his first directing opportunity for film. (Madre)
JEREMY COMTE directed his first short documentary “FEEL THE HILL” at eighteen years old, landing him a world tour with the Banff Mountain Film Festival. Raised in the country side and later graduating from Concordia University in Film Production, his connection with nature and curiosity for the human condition deepened with his travels around the globe. Comte is roused by psychological, raw narratives finding meaningful connections through poetic imagery. His latest short fiction film “FAUVE” has won more than 65 awards in over 125 festivals across the world. (Fauve)
MARIANNE FARLEY is a director/screenwriter, producer, and actress from Montreal, Canada. Although she began her career as a singer, in 1997 her acting work started garnering attention. Fully bilingual, she has performed in a variety of projects in Canada, the U.S., and even Finland. Her work in television includes "HEROES REBORN" (NBC), "THIS LIFE" (CBC), "19-2" (Bravo), "THE DEAD ZONE," "LE GENTLEMAN," and "LES INVINCIBLES." In film, she has played in, among others, "LA PEAU BLANCHE" (Best First Feature film award at the 2004 TIFF, and Claude Jutras award at the 2005 Genie Awards), "CHRISTMAS CHOIR," "IMAGINAERUM", and "UVANGA." (Marguerite)
VINCENT LAMBE is an award-winning director and producer from Ireland. He is a graduate of the National Film School of Ireland and has worked with a wide range of companies and broadcasters. He is a double winner of the Cannes Young Director Award and has won awards at several International film festivals including the Odense International Film Festival, the Woods Hole International Film Festival, the Krakow Film Festival and a Rising Star Award from Irish Screen America. (Detainment)
GUY NATTIV is an acclaimed filmmaker from Israel. His first American feature film, entitled “SKIN“, stars Jamie Bell and Vera Farmiga and premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival where it won the Fipresci Critic’s Prize. It will make its European premiere in 2019 at The Berlin International Film Festival, and was acquired by A24 for distribution in late 2019. It is based on the true story of Bryon Widner, a notorious white supremacist who goes through extensive surgeries to remove Neo-Nazi tattoos on his face and hands in order to reform. The feature is derived from Nattiv’s acclaimed short film, also entitled “SKIN“, which won best short at Hollyshorts and the San Jose Film Festival. Before coming to the US, Nattiv directed several acclaimed features in Israel. His first film, “STRANGERS“, co-directed with Erez Tadmor, was in competition at the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals in 2008. The film was also based on his lauded short that won Sundance the previous year. It was short-listed for the Academy Awards and won over 20 festivals worldwide, including Locarno. His second feature, “THE FLOOD“, also based on a short of the same name, won a special prize at the Berlin Film Festival in 2012 and was nominated for six Israeli Academy Awards where it won Best Actor. His film "MAGIC MEN", co-directed with Erez Tadmor, premiered at Palm Springs International Film Festival in 2013, and won Best Actor at the Israeli Academy Awards. (Skin)