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Visegrad Film Forum

Maria Djurkovic "Creating the Environment and Visual Style for the Story"

Maria Djurkovic is a British production designer, who was nominated for an Academy Award. In 2000, she made her first film with Stephen Daldry, box office hit called Billy Elliot, and won an award for it. Two years later, they...

Costa-Gavras "Being a Political Filmmaker"

The Greek-French director, screenwriter and since 2007 president of the Cinémathèque Française. He is known for films with overt political themes, such as the political thrillers Z (Academy Award for best foreign language film)...

Eddy Joseph "Creating the Atmosphere of Film"

Eddy Joseph is the Bafta-winning sound editor from Northern Ireland, who has worked on more than 70 titles. He is best known for his work on Casino Royale (2006), United 93 (2006), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001),...

Paweł Edelman, PSC "Working with the Images which Have to Serve the Film"

A Polish cinematographer mostly known for his collaborations with acclaimed directors Roman Polanski and Andrzej Wajda. He was nominated for an Academy Award, an American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award and a BAFTA Award....

Molly Malene Stensgaard "Dialogue with the Audience"

Danish film editor who is best known for her work on highly regarded latest films of Lars von Trier - Idiots, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Melancholia, Nymphomaniac or The House That Jack Built. She was nominated for European...

Debra McGuire "How To Create Iconic Character-Driven Costumes" - CANCELLED

American costume designer with 3 nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards has been best known for her 10 year run on the hit show Friends. Debra designed costumes also for the TV shows Heroes or New Girl and her costumes have...

Jim Stark "The Role of the Producer in Independent Filmmaking"

Producer and scriptwriter Jim Stark has helped many of the cult indie US and European films to get made and seen, including collaboration with Jim Jarmusch (Down by Law, Mystery Train, Night on Earth, Coffee and Cigarettes),...