ANA COSTA RIBEIRO.  Independent artist, filmmaker and writer. PhD in Contemporary Art and Culture from UERJ, Master of Fine Arts in Cinema from San Francisco State University and Bachelor in Social Communication from UFRJ. Was a resident artist at Lab Cinema Expandido (Video Installation Lab/ Museum of Modern Art), at LabVerde (Art and Ecology Immersion Program) and at Walden (Documentary Creation Residency); and held two solo exhibitions: A CASA É QUANDO A GENTE VOLTA (Ateliê da Imagem Gallery) and BEYOND THE FUSION POINT (Espaço Vazio/ Largo das Artes). As a director, made seven short films, including ARPOADOR, and five documentary series, including EDUCATION AND SOCIETY IN BRAZIL. Has worked as an editor for 24 years, having collaborated with several artists and filmmakers on video installations and documentary films. Her essays were published in magazines in Brazil and Portugal. Has been a teacher for 15 years, offering workshops on documentaries, cinematographic language, editing, audiovisual narratives and creative process, among others. In 2023, completed her first feature film as a director: THERMODIELECTRIC, about a natural phenomenon discovered by her grandfather, an experimental physicist. The film had its national premiere at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival and its international premiere at IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam; and will be released in cinemas in Brazil in October 2024.

ANDREA CAPELLA. Has studied Architecture, History of Art, Scenography, and Cinema, specializing in Cinematography at UFF, where she also worked as a lecturer from 2004 to 2006. Capella has worked as a cinematographer in long-feature films such as “Corpo Elétrico” (by Marcelo Caetano), “Ressaca” (by Bruno Vianna), “A Fuga da Mulher Gorila (by Felipe Bragança and Marina Meliande), “A Alegria” (by Felipe Bragança and Marina Meliande, selected for the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight), Claun (by Felipe Bragança), as well as in 20 short films, amongst which: “Na sua companhia” (by Marcelo Caetano, award winner for best cinematography - closeup 2012) and “Por dentro de uma gota d’água” (by Felipe Bragança and Marina Meliande, award winner for best cinematography – Kodak Film School Competition, Brazil). Together with Peter Lucas, she has directed the short film “Instantâneos”, award winner for best film at the 2011 Festival Primeiro Plano, and co-directed “Ficar parado cansa” - an episode of the long-feature film “Desassossego”. Her work as a visual artist has been exhibited at Tempo Festival, Centro Cultural dos Correios, Southbank Centre, Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), and BAC, with works developed in different media, such as photography, video, and drawing. Andrea Capella also collaborates with different actors, visual artists, and dancers, having experience in the fields of lighting, photography, new technologies, and video.