Since 1992, when he decided to pursue a life in writing, Nicos has written almost a dozen internationally awarded feature film screenplays, four collections of short stories, and five novels, translated in several languages.

He has taught screen-writing in Film Schools, International Workshops and Seminars and has worked as a Script Consultant for production companies, the Greek Film Center and the Greek National Television, as well as a Script Editor for numerous projects in Greece and abroad.

A senior trainer for MFI’s Script2Film Workshops since 2006, he has also served as the program’s Head of Studies between 2013-15. He is currently an adjunct professor of Screenwriting at the Hellenic Open University.

Paul Tyler helps writers find the thematic soul of their story — usually within a single session. Rather than plot or character, he starts with the irresolvable tension at a story's core: not a single-word like "hope" or "betrayal," but the friction between two competing values, such as love and honesty. Once that tension is visible, every subsequent decision regarding the mechanics of storytelling has something to answer to.

Through his consultancy, Handling Story, Paul has supported hundreds of international clients across more than twenty countries, with long-term partnerships including Venice Biennale College Cinema (12 years), the Flanders Audiovisual Fund TV Series programme (6 years), Nordic Talents (13 years) and Red Sea Labs (4 years). His analytical, often humorous approach draws on 20+ years of consultancy built on 12 years in BBC television production and 4 years in theatre, helping writers articulate not just what happens in their story, but why it must be told, and why by them.

John Durie has worked in the film industry since 1981 and founded STRATEGIC FILM MARKETING in 1993, specializing in film marketing, theatrical distribution and the creation of key marketing materials, including trailers, posters and distribution strategies. He has worked on more than 850 feature and documentary films and has taught film marketing in over 30 countries.

For nearly 20 years, Durie has worked with film institutes and funds across the Nordic region, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary, providing expertise in film marketing and distribution strategies for national film financing organisations, producers and distributors. He also pioneered and ran the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme’s Strategic Film Marketing Workshop for 15 years.

Durie is co-author of Marketing & Selling Your Films Around the World and has worked on films by acclaimed directors including Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar, Robert Altman, Ingmar Bergman, the Coen brothers, David Lynch, Mike Leigh, Quentin Tarantino and Wim Wenders. He holds an MSc in Telecommunications and Film from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications and is based in London and Cannes.

Amra Bakšić Čamo is a film producer and one of the founders of SCCA/pro.ba, an independent film, video and television production company based in Sarajevo. Since 1995, she has worked in new media and audiovisual production across Southeast Europe, producing and co-producing numerous award-winning short films, documentaries, television programmes and feature films. Her credits include An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker and Death in Sarajevo by Danis Tanović, Stitches by Miroslav Terzić, and The Happiest Man in the World by Teona Strugar Mitevska.

From 2003 to 2023, Bakšić Čamo headed CineLink, the Sarajevo Film Festival’s regional co-production market and project development platform, helping establish it as an important meeting point for filmmakers and industry professionals from Southeast Europe and beyond. She has also been a longtime collaborator of the Berlinale Co-Production Market and Biennale College, and is a curator of TorinoFilmLab.

Bakšić Čamo is a member of the European Film Academy and the ACE and EAVE producer networks. She teaches Producing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo and continues to work in film production and project development.

In 1983, he graduated from Tbilisi State University with a degree in Mathematics and Mechanics. Over the following years, he worked as a mathematics teacher in several schools, as well as a gardener at the National Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden, an adviser at the Biological Farming Association “Elkana,” and a monument guardian at the David Gareji Museum-Reserve. During this period, he also studied at the TSU postgraduate programme and at the Faculty of Theology of Tbilisi Theological Academy, while attending lectures by Zurab Kiknadze on folklore, the Bible and mythology. He has maintained a lifelong commitment to hiking and long-distance running.

From 1995 to 2004, he headed the Tskhvarichamia Children’s Home, where he also taught mathematics, singing, ecological agriculture, long-distance running, hiking and household management. In 2005, he moved to Arkhiloskalo village in Dedoplistskaro, where he focused on developing sustainable farming models adapted to the region’s challenging climate. He also studied Khevsur traditions and customs and began an active study and practical application of regenerative agriculture.

Together with a group of friends, he founded the Centre for Regenerative Agriculture, where he continues to serve as director. He is the author of Regenerative Agriculture — A Guide and several articles on Georgian folktales and the tradition of “Batonebi.” He has also worked for more than three years as a regenerative agriculture adviser for Udabno, developing farming models adapted to its conditions and translating relevant literature. He currently teaches courses in regenerative agriculture and researches selected topics in Georgian ethnology.

Eka Mzhavanadze is a Georgian casting director and actress with extensive experience in Georgian and international film and television productions. She has worked as a casting director, casting manager and casting producer on numerous feature films, television series and international productions, including The President, Hostages, Shindisi, Crossing and Netflix’s Tyler Rake 2, where she served as the Georgian Casting Director.

Mzhavanadze’s work spans both local and international productions, with a particular focus on identifying and working with actors for film and television. Her credits include collaborations on projects such as The Summer of Frozen Fountains, Let It Snow, UnTrue, The Criminal Man, Panopticon and Miracle Zone.

She is also the founder of Eka Cast, an acting database and casting initiative that supports actors and creates opportunities for them to participate in film and television productions. Through workshops and professional meetings, she works with emerging and established actors on understanding the casting process and developing their careers.