Active member of Filmes de Quintal Association, through which he works as a programmer and producer for the forumdoc.bh festival since 2002. He has been a curator of FestCurtasBH since 2022. Duarte’s documentary directing credits include Ao Lugar de Herbais (2012), Encontro com São João da Cruz (2011), and Centros (2003). He is also a film editor and teaches film and documentary courses at PUC Minas and UFF.

Artist and educator, author of Generalidades ou Passarinho Loque Esse (2020) and embreagencer (2023), published by Impressões de Minas. He worked as an actor, researcher, and scriptwriter for the video performance O Colecionador de CID’s (2021). He was a research assistant for the project Cuir Cinema e Vídeo na América Latina, researcher for Eu, um outro (2019), and assistant director for Reservado (2022). He directed Fabulosa Nickary Aycker (2021). Winner of the Leda Maria Martins Award (2022). He was a jury member in the 25th FestCurtasBH and an International Curator in the 26th edition.

Researcher, critic, curator, and producer. PhD in Audiovisual Media and Processes (University of São Paulo), she works as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Communication at PUC Minas. Her research affiliations include the groups Poéticas Femininas, Políticas Feministas (UFMG) and Mídia e Narrativa (PUC Minas). She is also a programmer for FestCurtasBH, CineOP, Cardume Curtas, and the showcase Magical Women: Mulheres Mágicas: reinventions of the witch in cinema. She is the Editorial Coordinator of Sara y Rosa website. In 2025, she assumed the same role for FestCurtasBH.

Pesquisador, tradutor e curador, doutor em Comunicação Social pela UFMG e mestre em Imagem e Som pela UFSCar. Edita a Madonna — Revista de Cinema e colabora com a Revista Descompasso. Já escreveu para a LIMITE — Revista de ensaios e crítica de arte e ofereceu minicursos sobre temas como melodrama e maneirismo no cinema.

Film producer and researcher, with a PhD and master’s degree in Arts from UFMG, where she focused on Latin American cinema. Author of the book Filmes de estrada e América Latina (Road Movies and Latin America, UFMG Press, 2021), Mól currently collaborates with production teams at Anavilhana Filmes, Bukaya Filmes, and Ponta de Anzol Filmes. She has been a member of the International Selection Committee of FestCurtasBH since 2023.

He is a Master’s student in Social Communication at PPGCOM-UFMG, where he researches LGBT+ auteur cinema. He is an executive producer, actor, screenwriter, and film director. A specialist in public management, he was responsible for the management and programming of Cine Humberto Mauro (2009–2017) and served as Cinema Manager (2017–2022) and Cultural Director (2022–2024) of Fundação Clóvis Salgado. He has been a member of the Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival for 16 years.

She works as a researcher and curator, with a Ph.D. in Social Communication from PPGCOM-UFMG. She is part of the curatorial team for the following festivals: Olhar de Cinema — Curitiba International Film Festival, FENDA — Experimental Film Arts Festival, and is part of the general organization of forumdoc.bh — Belo Horizonte Documentary and Ethnographic Film Festival. Her curatorial work includes coordinating several showcases at CCBB, such as Mulheres Mágicas — Reinvenções da Bruxa no Cinema (Magical Women — Reinventions of the Witch in Cinema), El Camino — Cinema de Viagem da América do Sul (El Camino — Road Cinema from South America), and a Retrospective of Helena Solberg. Carla is a native of Recife and currently lives in Belo Horizonte.

Dayane Tropicaos, videomaker and visual artist, is one of the creators of Cine Sem Churumelas (2014–2022) and the founder of the project O Inusitado Cabe Dentro do Comum (The Unusual Fits Within the Common, 2015–2019). She participated in the film festivals Timeline — Belo Horizonte International Video Festival (2016), the st ANIMACÊ — Cerrado Animation Film Festival (2015), and the 13th Mostra do Filme Livre (Free Film Showcase, 2014). Graduated in Visual Arts from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), she also participated in the Bolsa Pampulha residency program (2019).

Born in Minas Gerais, he holds a degree in Social Communication from UFMG and works as a journalist, film programmer, and critic. He is a co-founder of INDETERMINAÇÕES, a platform dedicated to Brazilian Black cinema and criticism, and of the Mocambo Cineclub. Also serves as a curator for the teams of FestCurtasBH, LONA — Cinema and Territories Showcase, and the INDETERMINAÇÕES Session, a program at the IMS (Instituto Moreira Salles), among other festivals. Gabriel is a reporter for Folha de S.Paulo and co-author of Vidas Inteiras: Histórias dos 10 anos da Lei de Cotas (Whole Lives: Stories from 10 Years of the Quota Law, Crivo Editorial, 2023).

She is an artist and researcher. As a musician and sound artist, her work spans experimental projects in contemporary concert music, visual arts, theatre, dance, and cinema. Since 2022, Patrícia has been a resident and curator at Qi — Quartas de Improviso (Improvised Wednesdays) in Belo Horizonte. She collaborates with the São Paulo-based dance platform Cerco Coreográfico, developing works exploring movement and sound, real-time direction, everyday life, and alternative temporalities. For the fourth consecutive year, she is a member of the Brazilian film selection committee at FestCurtasBH.

He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Social Communication at UFMG and is the editor of Revista Descompasso. He has been a member of the Brazilian Selection Committee for FestCurtasBH since 2024 and is a curator at the II Diamantina Film Festival. His roles include serving on the Young Jury at the 25th Tiradentes Film Festival and participating in Talents Rio Crítica 2024. He previously programmed the showcase “Mil e uma quebradas: o Capão Redondo sob as poéticas de Lincoln Péricles (LKT)” for the Spcine Play platform and worked as a curatorial assistant at the 11th Cinecipó — Festival do Filme Insurgente.

PhD in Communication, Santos coordinated the Film and Audiovisual program at Centro Universitário Una, where she currently teaches. She coordinated Cine Santa Tereza and was a curator for the 3rd Black Cinema Week of Belo Horizonte and 12th Black Art Festival of Belo Horizonte. Santos has been a member of FestCurtasBH’s Selection Committee since 2019. She was the production director and executive producer of: Minha África Imaginária (2024), Praia Formosa (2023), and Kevin (2021). Currently, she leads project management at Anavilhana Filmes.