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Actress, director, and producer, she has a strong presence in theater, television and cinema. On stage, Camila performed in plays such as the hit “Por que Não Vivemos?” (2019), by Companhia Brasileira de Teatro, and in the monologue “Matriarquia” (2021). She played successful characters in soap operas such as “Paraíso Tropical” (2007) and “Lado a Lado” (2012), in addition to the series “Aruanas” (2019-2021). Her film career includes, among others, the titles “Caramuru: The Invention of Brazil” (2001), “The Sign of Chaos” (2003, 27th Mostra), “Redeemer” (2004), “Noel” (2006, 30th Mostra), “Basic Sanitation, the Movie” (2007), and “I’d Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips” (2011), winner of the best fiction feature award at the 35th Mostra. Alongside Beto Brant, she directed the documentary “Pitanga” (2017), a tribute to her father Antonio Pitanga’s career, which won the best Brazilian film award at the 40th Mostra. She is also internationally recognized for her work and social engagement, and in 2016, she became the first personality from the Americas to be appointed UN Women ambassador. At the 48th Mostra, Camila also stars in the film “Malês”, directed by Antonio Pitanga.

Portuguese actor, stage and film director, playwright and screenwriter. He acted in films such as “Misbegotten” (2007, 31st Mostra) by João Canijo, “April Showers” (2009) by Ivo Ferreira, “Lines of Wellington” (2012, 36th Mostra) by Valeria Sarmiento, “Yvone Kane” (2014) by Margarida Cardoso, volumes 2 and 3 of the “Arabian Nights” (2015, 39th Mostra) trilogy by Miguel Gomes, “Saint George” (2016, 40th) by Marco Martins, “Sadness and Joy in the Life of Giraffes” (2019, 43rd Mostra) and “Remains of the Wind” (2022, 46th Mostra), both by Tiago Guedes. As a director, he made the short films “Nameless” (2010), awarded at IndieLisboa, and “Immaculate” (2013), in addition to the feature film “Patrick” (2019), presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and at the 43rd Mostra, where it participated in the New Directors Competition. At the 48th Mostra, Gonçalo Waddington also stars in “Grand Tour”, feature directed by Miguel Gomes and awarded at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she got her film directing and scriptwriting degrees from the Universidad del Cine. Hebe has been a film curator, festival consultant and producer for 20 years and focuses on visionary artists and stories which highlight human rights as well as social, political, and environmental justice. She has participated as juror, project evaluator and panelist in the USA, Europe, Latin America, Israel and China. She is senior programmer at the Seattle, Palm Springs and Cartagena international film festivals, the artistic director of Cine Latino Minneapolis Saint Paul and gives workshops on film festivals, pitching and distribution. She also worked for the Sundance and the Los Angeles film festivals. Hebe is the founder and vice president of Lokro Productions. Her most recent films as an executive producer are the features “Valentina” (2020), by Cássio Pereira dos Santos, winner of the audience award for best Brazilian fiction film at the 44th Mostra, and “The Perfect David” (2021) by Felipe Gómez Aparicio, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival and was also presented at the 45th Mostra.

Stroud is the founder of Carte Blanche, a production company recognized for developing scripts and pairing them with remarkable casts and creatives. Although he began his production career recently, with “In Full Bloom” (2019), by Reza Ghassemi and Adam VillaSeñor, Stroud already has a portfolio filled with standout productions. His career includes films like “Roving Woman” (2022), directed by Michal Chmielewski and executive produced by Wim Wenders, “Knight of Fortune” (2022), by Lasse Lyskjær Noer, which was nominated for an Oscar for best short film, and “In the Summers” (2024), directed by Alessandra Lacorazza. Stroud supports projects by new filmmakers, such as “Inland” (2022), by Fridtjof Ryder, and the upcoming “Satisfaction”, by Alex Burunova, and collaborates with iconic auteurs like Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, and Peter Greenaway. The 48th Mostra presents some of his recent productions: “The Brutalist”, by Brady Corbet, which won the critics’ and best director awards at the Venice International Film Festival, “Eephus”, by Carson Lund, and “Harvest”, by Athina Rachel Tsangari.

Iranian director, writer and producer, he is known as one of the most influential filmmakers today and founder of the new wave of Iranian cinema. In 1995, during the 19th Mostra, Makhmalbaf was honored with a retrospective that presented eight of his films. Some of his most important works include “The Peddler” (1987), “The Actor” (1993), “Salam Cinema” (1995), “Time of Love” (1995), “Gabbeh” (1996), “A Moment of Innocence” (1996), “The Silence” (1998), “Kandahar” (2001), “Scream of the Ants” (2006) and “The Gardener” (2012), all of them presented at Mostra. He also directed “The President” (2014) and “The Night of Zayandeh-Rood” (2017). His films have been screened and awarded at prestigious film festivals like Cannes, Venice, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, and Tokyo.In the 35th edition of the Mostra, in 2011, the filmmaker received the Leon Cakoff Prize. As a writer, Makhmalbaf has also published more than 30 books, several of which have been translated and published in many languages. In addition to being a member of the jury, Makhmalbaf also presents his most recent films at the 48th Mostra: “Talking with Rivers” and “Here Children Do Not Play Together”. He also acts in the film “The List”, by Hana Makhmalbaf.

He works as a film critic and has been on the editorial board of Cahiers du Cinéma since 2004. Additionally, he is a contributor to the magazine Blink Blank. Méranger holds a degree in modern literature and teaches film in high school and at La Fémis. He creates educational materials and plays a role in the French national image education systems Lycéens au Cinéma and Collège au Cinéma, serving as editor-in-chief on several occasions. He is the author of the essay “Le Court Métrage” and the founder and artistic director of the Festival Regards d’Ailleurs de Dreux (“Views from Elsewhere in Dreux”), which will dedicate its 2025 edition to Brazilian cinema. He is also the president of the association Fenêtre sur Films. Méranger has hosted masterclasses with numerous filmmakers, and contributed to several documentaries about cinema, focusing on filmmakers such as Michel Gondry, Ken Loach, and Hirokazu Kore-eda.