Azucena Losana was born in Mexico City in 1977 and currently lives and works between Mexico City and Buenos Aires. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Arts from the National University of the Arts (UNA) in Argentina. She also holds a diploma in Audiovisual Preservation and Restoration (DIPRA), offered by the Film Archive and the National Image of Argentina (CINAIN) and the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), and attended Claudio Caldini’s experimental film workshop. Her work focuses on experimental films, installations, and video art. She received a grant for the Art Creators National System Program (SNCA) from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) in Mexico, and participated in the 2021 Flaherty Seminar.

Kênia Freitas is a professor of Cinema and Audiovisual at UFS, holding a PhD in Communication and Culture from UFRJ. As an active researcher and critic, she has curated the Cinema do Dragão and several exhibitions and festivals. Her research and published works explore Afrofuturism, Black Cinema, and Film Criticism. Addionationally, she is a member of FICINE – Itinerant Black Cinema Forum.

Fabio Rodrigues Filho works as a curator, editor and film critic. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Social Communication at UFMG, where he also earned his Master ‘s degree. Originally from Bahia, he graduated from UFRB. Fabio has been a member of selection committees for several festivals, including FestCurtasBH (2019 to 2023), Goiânia Mostra Curtas (2022/23), DiaLab (2018), FIANB (2020/21/23). Since 2015, he has collaborated with CachoeiraDoc and has also directed the films “Tudo que é apertado rasga” (2019) and “Não vim no mundo pra ser pedra” (2022). Additionally, he is a part of the Poéticas da Experiência research group and previously coordinated the Mário Gusmão film club. Fábio is currently a programmer at Cinema do Dragão.

Alessandra Brito is a PhD candidate and holds a Master’s degree in Social Communication from UFMG, where she is also a member of the Poéticas da Experiência research group. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from UFT. Alessandra has been a part of the curatorial teams for FestCurtasBH, the Belo Horizonte Black Film Week, Mostra Cinema dos Quilombos, and Mostra Sesc de Cinema. She writes about films and has published texts in books, catalogs, and magazines. Currently, she is involved with the artistic and pedagogical coordination of the Audiovisual Area at the Escola Livre de Artes Arena da Cultura.

Gilson Plano (Goiânia, GO, 1988) lives and works between Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and Goiânia (GO). As a visual artist, he develops his works across multiple interfaces, including sculpture, imagery and text, delving into structures, fictions, and enchantments related to the imaginaries of ideas and their histories. Concepts such as weight, lightness, and disappearance guide his productions. Gilson is a PhD student in Arts at UERJ and participated in the training program at The School of Visual Arts – EAV Parque Lage (2019) and Pivô Arte e Pesquisa (2021#3). His work has been featured in both group and solo exhibitions.

Pedro Vaz Perez holds a PhD in History and Politics from the Postgraduate Program in Cinema and Audiovisual (PPGCine) at UFF. He also earned a master’s degree from the Postgraduate Program in Social Communication at PUC Minas and a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the same institution. Currently, he serves as a professor and coordinator of the Cinema and Audiovisual course at PUC Minas, and he is a Curatorial Board member of the Centro de Estudos Cinematográficos de Minas Gerais (CEC-MG) [Minas Gerais Center for Cinematographic Studies (CEC- MG)].

Anti Ribeiro was born in São Cristóvão (SE) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual studies. As a researcher and artist, her work intertwines creation, research and education, reflecting her multidisciplinary participation in the intellectual field, which includes sound art, sculpture, film criticism, curation, scriptwriting, cultural production, musical research, and educational projects. Anti has also collaborated on significant international projects, such as the Venice Biennale in 2022 and the Serpentine Pavillion in 2021, alongside Jota Mombaça. Currently, she is part of the Bolsa Pampulha 2024 resident group.

Érico Oliveira is a professor in the Department of Social Communication at UFMG. He has worked as an educator at the Escola de Cultura e Artes at the Bom Jardim Cultural Center (2022-2024) and served as a substitute professor at the Instituto de Cultura e Arte at UFC (2019-2021). In 2017, he coordinated the course “O cinema e a experiência da vizinhança” and actively worked in curatorial projects in cinema and visual arts.

Nanda Rossi is a PhD candidate in Portuguese Language Literatures and holds a Master’s degree in Social Communication (2020) and also a Bachelor’s degree in Social Communication – Cinema and Audiovisual (2018) from PUC Minas. She is a member of the Mídia e Narrativa research group (PUC Minas) and part of the Brazilian Network for Studies in Bisexuality and Monodissidence (Rebim), where she currently serves as one of the coordinators. Nanda was an Editorial Assistant for the 24th and 25th FestCurtasBH and participated as a Young Jury member at the Tiradentes Film Festival in 2018. In 2022, she was a professor of the Seminars discipline in the Cinema and Audiovisual and Advertising and Propaganda courses at PUC Minas.