Agostina Gálvez

Was born in Buenos Aires in 1985 and studied at Universidad del Cine. She directed El traje (Bafici ‘12). 

Alberto Fuguet

He was born in Santiago de Chile in 1964. He published several books, including the novels Mala onda (1991), Tinta roja (1996) and Las películas de mi vida (2002). He directed short films, music videos, and the feature-length films For Rent (2005), Velódromo (Bafici ‘10), Country Music (Bafici ‘11) and Locaciones: Bus...

Alejandro Agresti

Born in Buenos Aires in 1961, some of his films are El amor es una mujer gorda (1987), Buenos Aires viceversa (1996; Silver Condor for Best Director), El viento se llevó lo qué (1998; Golden Shell in San Sebastián), Una noche con Sabrina Love (2000), Valentín (2002; Silver Condor for Best Script) and The Lake House (2006...

Alejandro Cohen Arazi

Alejandro Cohen Arazi (Buenos Aires, 1981) studied at the Avellaneda Institute of Film Art. He directed Córtenla, una peli sobre call centers (2012).

Alejandro Small

Born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1991, he studied Communication Sciences at the University of Lima. His short films Lisandro y el amor (2011), Microbús (2013) and SOPLA! (2014) were awarded at Peru’s National Short Film Contest. He’s currently developing the script for his first feature-length film.

Aleksei Fedorchenko

He was born in Siberia, Russia, in 1966. He studied Engineering and worked as a deputy director of the Sverdlovsk State Studio, where he participated in the production of more than 80 films. He studied Playwriting at Russia’s National Film Institute. He directed several films, including First on the Moon (2005; Bafici ‘06).

Aleksei German Jr.

He was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1976. He studied at the Gerasimov Intitute of Cinematography. The Last Train (2003), his first feature, was programmed by the Venice Film Festival. Later, he returned to that Festival with Paper Soldier (2008) and won the Best Director Silver Lion.

Alex Ross Perry

He was born in Pennsylvania, USA, in 1984. He trained at the Tisch School of the Arts in the University of New York and worked at Kim’s Video in Manhattan. His work as a director includes Impolex, The Color Wheel and Listen Up Philip.

Alexandre Astier

Born in 1974 in Lyon, France, he’s a writer, humorist, actor and composer most known in his country for his television series Kaamelott.

Ali Ahmadzadeh

He was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1986. He majored in Architecture before studying Music at the Neinava Unversity and Filmmaking at the Young Cinema Society. His work as a director includes the short films Pinned (2007) and Collage (2011) as well as the feature-length film Kami’s Party (2013).

Alice Rohrwacher

Born in 1981 in Fiesole, Italy, she studied in Turin and Lisbon, Portugal. She worked mainly as a documentary editor and music interpreter in theater plays. She directed the episode “La fiumara” of the collective documentary Checosamanca (2006) before making Corpo celeste (2011), her first feature-length film.

Ana Lily Amirpour

Born in England, she grew up in the US, where she studied at the UCLA Film School. She directed several short films, including True Love, Ana Lily Amirpour Likes This (both in 2010), Pashmaloo (2011), and A Little Suicide (2012; Bafici ‘13).

André Novais Olivera

Born in Brazil, he studied History at the Catholic University of Minas Gerais and trained as a filmmaker at the Escola Livre de Cinema. He’s a partner at the production company Filmes de Plástico, and his directorial work includes the short films Fantasmas (2010) and Pouco Mais de um Mês (2013).

Andrei Konchalovski

He was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1937. He trained to be a pianist at the Moscow Conservatory before starting his film career. He directed several films, including A Nest of Gentlefolk (1969), Uncle Vania (1970), A Lover’s Romance (1974), Runaway Train (1985), Duet for One (1986) and Tango & Cash (1989).

Arne Birkenstock

He was born in Siegen, Germany, in 1967. He studied Economics, Political Sciences, Latin American History, and Romance Languages in Germany and Argentina. 12 tangos - Pasaje de regreso a Buenos Aires (2005) and Chandani: The Daughter of the Elephant Whisperer (2010) are some of his documentaries.

Artemio Narro

He was born in 1976 in México City, where he currently lives and works. A self-taught director, he is part of the generation of Mexican artists that emerged in the 1990s. Me quedo contigo is his first film.

Asia Argento

She was born in Rome, Italy, in 1975. She is the daughter of actress Daria Nicolodi and director, producer and screenwriter Dario Argento, with whom she worked at the start of her acting career in Trauma (1993). She won the David di Donatello award for Best Actress twice. Her works as a director include Scarlett Diva (2000) and The Heart Is Deceitf...

Belinda Sallin

Benoît Delépine

He was born in 1958 in Saint-Quentin, France. He was a TV actor and writer, an editor for the magazine Création and the author of comic books such as L’Imposteur (2000) and God Killer (2003).

Bettina Perut

Bettina Perut (Rome, 1970) is a journalist, and Iván Osnovikoff (Puerto Montt, 1966) is an anthropologist. Since 1997, they have been developing a joint body of work that includes the titles Martín Vargas de Chile (2000), Un hombre aparte (2002), El astuto mono Pinochet (2004), Welcome to New York (2006), Noticias (2009), and La muert...

Bill Morrison

He was born in Chicago, US, in 1965, and is currently based in New York. He is a member of the Ridge Theater and founder of Hypnotic Pictures. Among other features, he directed Decasia (2002), Dspark of Being (2010) and Tributes: Pulse (2011).

Bill Morrison

He was born in Chicago, US, in 1965, and is currently based in New York. He is a member of the Ridge Theater and founder of Hypnotic Pictures. Among other features, he directed Decasia (2002), Spark of Being (2010) and Tributes: Pulse (2011).

Bill Pohlad

His long career as a director includes such titles as The Runaways (2010), The Tree of Life (2011; for which he was nominated for an Oscar), 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Wild (2014). In 1990, he directed the feature Old Explorers.

Billy Wilder

He was born in 1906 in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, and died in 2002. He arrived in Hollywood in 1933 and directed, among other films for which he was nominated 21 times and won six Academy Awards, The Lost Weekend (1945), Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), Some Like It Hot (1959), and The Apartment (1960). Fedora (1978) was screened i...

Boris Nicot

Born in 1974, he lives and works in Southern France. He studied at the School of Fine Arts and participated in several artist collectives. He directed the experimental documentary shorts Asile (2005) and D’assez courtes unités de temps (2008) as well as the feature-length documentary Un étrange équipage (2010).

Britni West

Currently based in Minneapolis and New York, she was set decorator in Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, screened at Bafici ‘14 and nominated at the Independent Spirit Awards. After carrying out different roles in features and short films, she shot Tired Moonlight, her first feature.

Bruno Dumont

He was born in Bailleul, France, in 1958. He was a Philosophy teacher and directed several commercials, short films and documentaries. His first feature-length film was La vida de Jesús (1997); it was followed by Humanite (1999; Grand Prix at Cannes), Twentynine Palms (2002), Flandres (2005; Grand Prix at Cannes), Hadewijch (2009; Bafici &ls...

Camila Toker

Directed Rama negra (2010).

Carlos E. Rentería

Born in Lima, Peru, in 1985, he graduated as a director at Buenos Aires’ Universidad del Cine. His first short film, The Intention to Cut, Close, Clean, premiered at the Lima Independent Festival and has been selected by several regional festivals.

Carlos M. Quintela

He was born in Havana in 1984. He studied Arts at the High Institute of Art and Scriptwriting at EICTV. His opera prima, The Swimming Pool, premiered at the 63 rd edition of the Berlinale. From then on, it competed in more than twenty international film festivals.