Korée Wilrycx Born in Antwerp, 1993. Studied Audiovisual Arts at Luca School of Arts in Brussels, where she made films with diverse themes, but always with an inquisitive eye, a focus on intimacy and a drive to break through the heteronormative, patriarchal framework. After graduating with distinction, she went on to do a master’s degree in Film Studies and Visual Culture at the University of Antwerp, where her love for film developed further; not only as a maker, but also as a viewer, critic and researcher. Her thesis focused on the portrayal of bisexuality in film, thus deepening her research on gender and sexuality in the seventh art. On this fervour she continued in Eye Filmmuseum, during her time as a participant in the talent development trajectory Programmers of the Future, with a project called ‘Women Looking at Men’, which culminated in an extensive and varied film program with screenings, performances, an exhibition and an online component. Today, she works as a freelance film programmer, while also working on her first professional short film.
Emel Elizabeth Tuulik is an Estonian-Kurdish culture critic and curator currently residing in Berlin, Germany. In 2022, they graduated from Tartu University with a degree in Art History, along with a minor in Semiotics and Culture Theory, specializing in personal mythology and structuralism. Emel has versatile experience serving as a jury member at various international film festivals, such as Giornate degli Autori (2020) and The Black Nights Film Festival, Just Film (2015). In 2022 they were chosen to participate in the Baltic Women in Film and Television Mentorship program focusing on strengthening the connections between female film professionals. Amongst that, they’ve worked as a script supervisor, editor, and freelance journalist, mostly focusing on intersectionality, children’s rights and narrative disruption caused by male gaze. Their works have been published on BerlinLovesYou, ERR, Sirp, Edasi.org etc.
Based in Berlin, Olivia Popp is a Taiwanese American film writer and graduate student with an interest in transnationalism, critical theory, and queer imagination. She is a contributor for Cineuropa, Asian Movie Pulse, Vague Visages, Unwinnable, and others. Participation: Five Flavours Asian Film Festival International People’s Jury (2023), Cineuropa GoCritic! Workshop (2023), Vancouver Island Short Film Festival Selection Committee (2024), Berlinale Talents (2024).
Marina Zigneli is a graduate of the Department of English Language and Literature and holder of a Master’s degree from the Film and Television Studies program at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Since 2021, she has been working on the first doctoral thesis on Maria Plyta, the first female Greek director, and her oeuvre. In early 2023, she was appointed as a Visiting Researcher at CHS, Harvard University. Meanwhile, she has participated as a volunteer film selector at the Women Over 50 Film Festival, and she is currently an editor and film critic for various media outlets in Greece.
Jan Tracz’s bylines include Collider, The Upcoming, WhyNow, FIPRESCI, Eye For Film and various Polish outlets in his native language. Interviewed the most famous talents (Alejandro González Iñárritu, Lasse Hallström, Michel Franco, Matthew Lewis, Tom Wlaschicha and many more). Jan is currently a Film Studies PhD Candidate at King’s College London.
Monika Navickaitė is a Lithuanian film writer-director and film critic, currently also working in the Curatorial, Media and Communication sectors within the creative industries in Scotland.
