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Sejad Ademaj

Sejad Ademaj first studied screenwriting and has been studying directing at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy since 2022. As the son of a Montenegrin Roma family, he lived in Germany from 1991 to 2008 with a tolerated stay permit, marked by uncertainty and the threat of deportation. After high school, he trained as an event manager and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Media Design and Production in 2020. Sejad began his screenwriting studies at the Film Academy in 2020. His second-year film “Fifteen Minutes” premiered at the 2022 Hof Film Festival, won several awards, and led him to switch to directing. His new film, “Deutsche Sprache, schwere Sprache,” premiered at the 2023 Hof Film Festival.

Liviu Bărbulescu

Liviu Barbulescu was born and raised in Bucharest, and he now lives and works between Bucharest and Berlin. His background is in explanatory and educational animations. He mainly works as a freelancer for NGOs. "The Life and Miracles of Saint Nicodemus of Tismana" is his first short film. He is currently working on his next project, which is about the end of democracy in 1930s Romania

Millie Cooper

Growing up in Kent, the Romany woman and filmmaker Millie Cooper studied at Goldsmiths University in London. She created “Conversations with Romany Women”, which shows the lives of British Romany. Cooper worked in the VFX industry as a coordinator. During this time, she wrote and directed “Ice Cream”, inspired by conversations with Romany, particularly producer Liza Mortimer. They both wanted to show a childhood that resembled their own –magical, but characterised by life as a Romany in the UK. Millie is now a mother. She dreams of taking her daughter on set and building a new generation of Romanichal behind the camera.





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