Deputy director of the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia since 1992, Mike Hostench is also active in scriptwriting, film production and distribution. Author of four books on Asian and horror cinema, he writes for film journals and websites and has written more than 30 booklets for DVDs and BluRay collector's editions for American and Catalonian prestige labels.

Estelle has been a film director since 2007. With her walkie-talkie on her belt and telephone in her hand, she’s in charge of organising feature-length films, TV films or advertising spots shot in Alsace or elsewhere. She experiences every shoot as a new adventure, which gives her job a “Mission Impossible” aspect, something she rather likes. Perseverance and being in a good mood are her watchwords.

Deputy Director of the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia since 1992, Mike Hostench is also active in scriptwriting, film production and distribution. Author of four books on cinema, he is a frequent contributor to film journals and websites. He's written more than 30 booklets for DVDs and Blu-Ray collector's editions for American and Catalonian prestige labels.

After her studies in Boston and in Strasbourg Anne-Claire Cieutat joined Radio France – France Bleu Alsace, where she worked as a film journalist and programme reporter for 12 years. At the same time, she worked ten years as a film journalist for the Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace and published Le Cinématographe selon Gérard Blain. She is currently editor-in-chief of the online magazine bande-a-part.fr.

David Scherer has been working in special-effects make-up since the mid-2000s. He runs a large number of projects with young directors passionate about the fantasy world, and works on many TV series and music clips. He was for example responsible for the make-up effects and FX prostheses for Olivier Beguin’s Chimères and Francois Gaillard’s Last Caress.

After studying biology and cinema, Christine became a life and earth sciences teacher. She was involved in setting up the cinema section at the Marc Bloch High School (lycée), where she now teaches cinema. As a teacher and film buff, she passes on her passion for the cinema to her students.

A film critic for the Le Monde newspaper, he co-authored with Laurent Vachaud the only existing book of interviews with Brian de Palma.

A contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines and the author of some forty books, he has also made several experimental shorts, two X-rated films and two documentaries.

Since her debut on the news channel La Chaîne Info (LCI) in the early 2000s, Sophie Soulignac has shared her passion for the cinema. Editor-in-chief and presenter of several programmes for LCI, TPS Star and subsequently OCS, she covers fi lm shoots, previews and festivals and endeavours to meet those who provide the magic of the 7th art.

Réalisateur néerlandais, Martin Koolhoven est diplômé de la Amsterdam Film Academy. Son Winter in Wartime a dépassé Twilight au box-office néerlandais et a été sélectionné aux Oscars dans la catégorie Meilleur film en langue étrangère. Malgré les sirènes d’Hollywood, Koolhoven a créé N279 Entertainment à Amsterdam avec le producteur Els Vandevorst.

Réalisateur néerlandais, Martin Koolhoven est diplômé de la Amsterdam Film Academy. Son Winter in Wartime a dépassé Twilight au box-office néerlandais et a été sélectionné aux Oscars dans la catégorie Meilleur film en langue étrangère. Malgré les sirènes d’Hollywood, Koolhoven a créé N279 Entertainment à Amsterdam avec le producteur Els Vandevorst.

Réalisateur néerlandais, Martin Koolhoven est diplômé de la Amsterdam Film Academy. Son Winter in Wartime a dépassé Twilight au box-office néerlandais et a été sélectionné aux Oscars dans la catégorie Meilleur film en langue étrangère. Malgré les sirènes d’Hollywood, Koolhoven a créé N279 Entertainment à Amsterdam avec le producteur Els Vandevorst.