Therese Malvar is an acclaimed Filipino actress who began her career with a breakout performance in Ang Huling Cha-Cha ni Anita (2013), directed by Sigrid Bernardo. The film premiered at the CineFilipino Film Festival and received a Special Mention at the Osaka Asian Film Festival. Her performance earned her a Gawad Urian nomination for Best Actress, establishing her as one of the most promising talents in Philippine cinema.

Her exceptional work has garnered international acclaim, including the Silver George for Best Actress at the Moscow International Film Festival and the NYAFF Screen International Rising Star Female Award for her role in Hamog (2015), directed by Ralston Jover. In 2018, she made Philippine history at the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival by winning the Best Supporting Actress award for two films in the same year: Distance and School Service.

Pooja Gupte studied cinematography from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, India. Pooja was selected as an Indian cinematographer in Berlinale Talent Campus 2012, Germany. She was also invited to present her work in Stuttgart, Germany as part of series Making of Indian Cinema at Stuttgart-Indian Film Festival 2019. Pooja has recently become a member of Imago’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Her first feature film as a Director of Photography “Crossing Bridges” won at 61st National award as best Sherdupen film which she also had produced under her production house Easel Films. She was awarded Best Cinematography for feature film “Rukh” in 5th AIFF 2018. Pooja was awarded best cinematography for the short film “Water Demon” at Feel the Reel International Film Festival 2021 Glasgow UK. Pooja is also a very active member of IWCC (Indian Women Cinematographers Collective).

María Zaragoza (Madrid, 1982)
In 2014 she participated in the feature film adaptation of her story Realidades de humo, which the director Joaquín O. Loustaunau directed in Mexico and premiered in 2016. She has written the scripts for A candidate for the end of the world (Margarita Xirgu Award for best script radio 2019, produced and broadcast by RNE in 2020: https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/ficcion-sonora/ficcion-sonora-candidato-para-fin-mundo-maria-zaragoza/5571447/), Mi Mama Me Mima (dir. Marc Romero, produced by The Pride of My House, in post-production), Agonía (dir. Eulàlia Ramon, produced by Atrece Creaciones, 2024), Perpetua Navidad Azul (dir. Marina Aparicio, Galatea Productions, in preparation ), has participated in the script and documentary work of the documentary I am Cloe, I exist (Long documentary produced by Globomundi and Atrece creations, dir. Fiorela Gianuzzi, to be released). She is currently immersed in several feature film and short film projects.