Growing up in the loud and vibrant city of Paris to artist parents, Béla had creative ambitions from a young age. He rebelled against conformity, forsaking school and diving head first into the world of radioplays and films. In 2010, he enrolled in the prestigious Vienna Film Academy and flourished under the tutelage of greats such as Michael Haneke and Abbas Kiarostami. His shorts (Angst, Percht, Vanishing Point) garnered international recognition winning numereous prizes (Bristol Immersive Grand Prix, Austin Arthouse Aronovsky Award,  Satis Expo Best Fiction, LA Crime and Horror Best Film, Vienna Filmball Young Talent i.o.). As his artistry matured, he continued to challenge himself by taking on roles in front of the camera and working as the narrator with the closing words in Martin Scorsese’s Silence. He now lives in New York City continuing to hone his craft as a filmmaker and storyteller.

Highlights of her experience include: directing and producing a series of short promotional videos for the band Birds of Chicago, working on the producing team for National Geographic’s Origins, and with Academy-Award winners, Fisher Stevens and Mark Monroe. She was guided by Florentine Films and offered the opportunity to work on several projects with Emmy-Winning Director Ken Burns. She has been successful as an event producer, directing and coordinating productions such as the iWRIF Transmedia Festival, and a 66-screening tour of Freedom and Unity: The Vermont Movie.

Emma’s passion for film has risen from a deeply rooted love for storytelling and the human experience. She has traveled extensively, volunteering and studying in countries such as Uganda, Thailand and Colombia. She lives in Vermont with her husband and their two children in a treehouse they built themselves.

In 2003, Viktor graduated from the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences with distinction, completing his studies in Multimedia Art, specializing in film and video. Subsequently, in 2004, he founded Blendwerk Filmmaschinerie Production Company in Vienna, where, as producer and cameraman, he has produced and shot numerous commercial productions, corporate videos, documentaries and TV-shows. In 2009, further education led him to the USA, where he completed the Cinematographer’s Residency Programme at Maine Media College.

Thematically, Viktor’s spectrum spans from extreme sports with Attention – A Life in Extremes, where he followed Guillaume Néry the french world champion in Apnoe diving, over to music portraiting Mississippi blues legend Leo Bud Welch in Late Blossom Blues, to classic photography accompanying star photographers like Alan Schaller and Joe Greer on their creative journey for Leica Camera AG.

He lives and works as a cameraman and photographer in Vienna, Austria and is a founding member of the association: Filmkoop Wien.

Gino Anthony Pesi, born in Pittsburgh, pursued a BFA at Point Park College’s Conservatory of Performing Arts. He has over 50 professional film and television credits as an actor, writer, and director. Pesi’s most recognized role was that of James Nava in NBC’s ‘Shades of Blue’. His acting work includes other shows such as Fox’s ‘9-1-1’, TNT’s ‘Dallas,’ and CW’s ‘The Vampire Diaries’.Pesi is currently recurring in an upcoming Marvel series, and can next be seen as the lead in ‘First Shift’, a feature directed by Uwe Boll in his return to filmmaking.