With a PhD in Journalism and a European MD in Script Writing and Analysis, Thierry Detaille was a radio reporter before he started producing documentaries. In 1997, he initiated Ventes-CBAWIPSales (BELGIAN DOCS now) and founded Visible Film in 2014. Since 1998, Thierry has continuously participated in main coproduction forums and markets, and actively takes part in tutoring, decision-making and provides his expert evaluation in coproduction events such as: Pitching du réel, Nyon, Sheffield Meet Market, Trieste When East meets West, Baltic Sea Forum, Krakow Doc Lab, Sarajevo Rough cut boutique, Medimed pitching, Dok Leipzig coproduction meetings, IDFA Forum… He presents documentaries at main world sales markets such as: MIPDOC, MIPTV, MIPCOM, Sunnyside and IDFA Docs for Sale.

Victoria Bruce directed four documentary films on issues ranging from civil rights to global tax evasion. Her films have screened in festivals around the world including the Sundance Film Festival, as well as broadcasted on many television networks. Victoria has appeared as the host of several television programs including Pompeii: The Last Day, a Discovery Channel Production. She is a non-fiction author as well, and wrote four books on scientific and political topics. Victoria lives in the United States, in the state of Maryland, with her French husband and teenage daughter.

Ivana was born in Sarajevo. After leaving her country in 1995, she went to Prague to study at the film academy FAMU. She successfully managed the Ex Oriente Film workshop and East European Pitching Forum for the Institute of Documentary Film (IDF), Prague, from its very beginning in 2002 until 2012. In that time, the Ex Oriente Film workshop became a prestigious creative documentary platform in Central and Eastern Europe. At present, she is an expert consultant with IDF, and regularly takes part in the Ex Oriente Film workshop as a lead lecturer. In addition to her own directing (for example, her film Children of the State was selected for AJB DOC 2018 competition programme), she has worked with the Czech Television since 2013 as a head of documentary projects and script developer for documentary films and series. Ivana has been actively involved in European documentary industry since 2001.

Adel joined Al Jazeera Documentary Channel in 2010. He is currently Manager of Programming and is responsible for the development of plans for strands and preparation of programs’ grid. He also oversees the global planning effort concerning special events, series, and long and short-term programs’ planning with a view to increasing viewership ratings. “At AJD, we tell the stories that deserve to be told. We bring real-life portraits of people and places that make up our world — raising awareness and inspiring millions of people. We show documentaries whether they are political, historical, social or cultural, and our mission is to make brilliant films.”

Ademir Kenović was born in Sarajevo in 1950. He studied at the Sarajevo University and graduated in 1969. At the Denison University in Ohio, he studied Film, English Literature and Arts. In 1989, he became a professor at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. Kenović worked on many documentary and feature films. He currently produces feature and documentary films for the production company Refresh. The films he produced have screened and won many awards at numerous renowned international festivals. He is the head of the Department of Production and Management at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo.