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Eva Križková graduated in Film Studies at FTF VŠMU in Bratislava. She co-founded the distribution company Filmtopia and the magazine Kinečko, where she served as editor-in-chief for 10 years. Currently, she works as the director of the One World festival in Slovakia. She shot a short film, ‚Fight‘ in Lisbon under the mentorship of Béla Tarr during the Fest Film Lab workshop in 2028. ‚Birdhill‘ is her feature-length debut.“

Biba, along with her colleagues, wrote the acclaimed series about abused women, Secret Lives, for RTVS (Slovak national broadcaster), which was also published as a book. She has written several series for TV Markíza, including Nurses, Red Ribbons, Second Chance, and others. As a dramaturgist, she has worked on projects such as Eight Heads of Madness, Backstage, Piargy, Invisible and more. Recently, she has been working as a creative producer on projects like Birdhill, Borders of Loyalty, They Never Returned, and many others.

Martin Jurči studied cinematography at the Academy of Performing Arts (VŠMU) in Bratislava. His student experimental film „Concrete Era“ won the Best Cinematography award at the Kinoproba International Film Festival in Yekaterinburg. Even during his studies at the university, he shot his first feature-length documentary debut, The Sailor, which screened at international festivals and received numerous awards. He completed his studies withs film titled „For a Clear Conscience“ which was selected for the Future Frames section at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Currently, he is working on a documentary project in the Republic of South Africa.

In 2009, he graduated in Sound Composition from the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts (FTF VŠMU) in Bratislava. As a sound engineer or designer, he has collaborated on numerous short and feature films, many of which have been recognized at international festivals, such as Censor by Peter Kerekes or Servants by Ivan Ostrochovský. He is the recipient of the Sun in the Net award for Best Sound for the film Koza in 2016. Currently, he serves as the head of the Sound Composition department at Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts (FTF VŠMU) in Bratislava. In addition, he is actively engaged in sound design, field recordings, and the restoration of historical audio recordings.

Jarmila Poláková is the producer of the films Olga and Citizen Havel, both awarded the Czech Lion for Best Czech Documentary Film in 2014 and 2008. Citizen Havel was also nominated for the PRIX ARTE award by the European Film Academy and won the LUX ’08 award, the film prize of the European Parliament. Her portfolio also includes films such as Passengers and Libussa Unbound. In recent years, she has worked as a co-producer on films such as How I Became a Partisan, Crazy Dissident, and Birdhill.

Palo Čejka is dedicated to photography, graphic design, illustration, and graphic design, primarily focusing on original linocuts, woodcuts, and experiments with high-altitude printing techniques.

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