AVFRI Talent Network

Nelson Urdaneta was born in Venezuela. He worked as a programmer at Fundación Cinemateca Nacional. He studied at the Eliseo Subiela Professional Film School.

Rita Ansone is a Latvian-born photographer and visual artist based in Lisbon, Portugal. Her work explores human stories, identity, and the atmospheric beauty
of everyday life.

Dominika Walo is a Polish actress whose work is distinguished by emotional depth, artistic curiosity, and a commitment to meaningful storytelling. Drawn to psychologically rich characters, she approaches each role with sensitivity, intelligence, and authenticity.

Milica Stefanović is currently completing her studies in Video Editing, where she developed a strong interest in film directing and storytelling.

Known for his steady camera work and meticulous attention to detail, Jordan brings a strong sense of storytelling, composition, continuity, and post-production expertise to every project.

Polina Biliaieva graduated with a degree in directing from the Kharkiv Academy of Culture and is currently studying directing at the Warsaw Film School.

Hamdi Elhusseini is a Palestinian documentary filmmaker, director, and producer based in Gaza.

Salome Vepkhvadze is a Georgian film director and contemporary artist working across fiction and experimental cinema, video art, installation, performance, painting, and education, with a particular focus on creative writing and the development of visual thinking.

Piotr Sułkowski is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He holds a Master of Arts in Filmmaking from the renowned Łódź Film School (2016).

Kristina Rushiti is a film director and screenwriter from Albania. She graduated from the
University of Arts in Tirana, where she studied Film and Television Directing and Education.

Javier Beltramino is a film director and producer from Argentina. As a producer, Javier has been involved in more than twenty feature films which include Metegol, Neruda, Nieve Negra, Relatos Salvajes, Kóblic, Paulina, among others.

Alexander Machlouzarides-Shalit is an award-winning Cypriot writer and director, born in New York in 1996 and raised in Cyprus from 2006.

Deniz Arora is a Berlin based actor and director working in film and television.

Mahshad Jalalian, is a translator and photojournalist, has spent her life dedicated to the art of storytelling.

Marta Voeva is a young director and screenwriter from Sofia, Bulgaria whose creative journey is woven into a passion for visual storytelling.

Dona Roy is a multidisciplinary artist of Indian origin currently based in Paris, France. A versatile creative force, she works across film, theatre, music, and dance as an actor, performer, writer, director, and producer.

Raj Sargam (Raj Kumar Lamichhane) is a Nepali author, journalist, and independent filmmaker whose work explores social justice, human rights, caste discrimination, dignity, and the lived experiences of marginalized communities.

Abdul Hamid Mandgar is an award-winning filmmaker with over a decade of experience in short cinema.

Kiana Tajammol is an Iranian actress, director, and visual artist. In 2020 Kiana appeared as the lead actress and worked as an assistant producer in 'Do you know anything about Omid?'

Born in Stargard, Poland, Mateusz Chrystian Gołębiewski is a cinematography student at the Łódź Film School. In his twenties, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he attended a postgraduate course at the London Film School.

Born in Tehran, Iran, Kamyar Vazir is a director, producer, and writer who earned his degree in Film and Media Studies from Columbia University, with additional focus in business, management, and sociology.