Varia Garib

Varia Garib

Varia Garib Writer / Director Austria & Uzbekistan Originally from Uzbekistan, Varia Garib is a director based in Vienna. Following degrees in art history and fashion, she studied filmmaking at the School of New Cinema. Since 2023, alongside Kirill Komar, she has...
Evi Cats

Evi Cats

Evi Cats Writer / Director Belgium, Netherland Evi Cats (1994) lives and works in Brussels, where she graduated at RITCS School of Arts with a master degree in film direction. Her documentary Walls That Scream, which traces signs of police violence in her own...
Kirill Komar

Kirill Komar

Kirill Komar Writer / Director Germany, Ukraine Born in Odesa, Ukraine (1994) and raised in Germany, Kirill Komar has been based in Vienna since 2013. He began his directorial career in 2021 working in music videos and commercials. He turned his focus to filmmaking in...
Zhannat Alshanova

Zhannat Alshanova

Zhannat Alshanova Writer / Director UK & Kazakhstan Zhannat Alshanova is a London-based writer/director from Kazakhstan, drawn to stories of characters in transition—people caught between identities, cultures, and shifting narratives. Her shorts have screened at...
Jaanika Arum

Jaanika Arum

Jaanika Arum Writer / Director Estonia Jaanika Arum graduated in 2014 from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, majoring in acting, and works actively in film and theatre. In 2020, she earned a master’s degree in contemporary art from the Estonian Academy of...