Category: Director BIO

Director Biography – Rommel Villa (TEDDY MATE)

Rommel Villa is a director, producer, and writer born and raised in Sucre, Bolivia. His interest in telling stories started when he was a kid, creating fictional stories about his family having superpowers and fighting poverty, drugs, and corruption. Former coordinator at PASCAR, where he interviewed victims of prostitution, cancer, human trafficking, and HIV/AIDS, Rommel… Continue reading Director Biography – Rommel Villa (TEDDY MATE)

Director Biography – Anna Fredrikke Bjerke (THE WAY THINGS END)

Anna Fredrikke Bjerke is a director and filmmaker from in Oslo, Norway. She holds an interdisciplinary B.A. from Central Saint Martins and an M.A. from New York University, where she self-directed her curriculum to focus on the intersectionality of film and gender politics. She has participated in Mediefabrikken’s directing workshop and its directing initiative for… Continue reading Director Biography – Anna Fredrikke Bjerke (THE WAY THINGS END)

Director Biography – Samir Bhamra (MADE ABOUT THE BOY)

Samir Bhamra is a stage writer, director and producer. Some of his credits include the musical Bring on the Bollywood, Precious Bazaar, Cymbeline, A Perfect Ganesh Director Statement When Christopher Hitchens was asked if he believed in free will, he replied: ‘I have no choice.’” This new millennium marked the dawn of a new era… Continue reading Director Biography – Samir Bhamra (MADE ABOUT THE BOY)

Director Biography – Heather Harris (CRUSH)

Heather Harris was born and raised in the Cayman Islands. She began her career working in theatrical publicity for Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire whilst earning her Bachelor’s degree at New York University (NYU). Heather has worked with various global entertainment labels including Nickelodeon, Viacom, Color Force and StudioCanal. She currently resides in Los… Continue reading Director Biography – Heather Harris (CRUSH)

Director Biography – Leire Acha (AD LIB)

My name is Leire Acha, I am 21 years old and I just graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Animation from the DigiPen Institute of Technology in Bilbao, Spain. Ad Lib is our Senior year team project, which we have collectively written, directed, animated and edited. Director Statement Ad Lib… Continue reading Director Biography – Leire Acha (AD LIB)

Director Biography – Searit Huluf (GAMERS)

Searit Huluf was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She studied at UCLA’s Theater, Film and Television school, concentrating on screenwriting and animation. Searit’s stop-motion work includes short film, Retrospect, which won Best Drama at Campus Movie Festival in 2013 and Air Shot, a finalist for Campus Movie Festival in 2014. After graduating, Searit… Continue reading Director Biography – Searit Huluf (GAMERS)

Director BIO: Tomislav Vujcic (CHAMP)

From early childhood on, Tomislav Vujcic (born 1983) was fascinated by movies. But it took him some time to finally fully commit to this industry. After graduating from secondary school in Germany, he completed his military service in Croatia and afterwards studied Health Communication in Bielefeld. During this time he wrote his first stories. He… Continue reading Director BIO: Tomislav Vujcic (CHAMP)