Richard Rotter is an Emmy-nominated, Rockie, and CSA Award-winning director, writer, and editor based in Toronto. Known for blending emotional depth with genre thrills, he’s directed for Discovery, NBC, A&E, and VICE—shaping stories everywhere from the dusty garages of Vegas Rat Rods to the raw realities of Intervention, Hoarders, and Dark Side of the 90s. His background in unscripted TV sharpened his eye for authenticity—and made him very comfortable with chaos.

His horror work leans into the visceral and the psychological. He co-wrote and directed the thriller web series Damaged, which earned Best Interactive Series at the Rockie Awards and a Canadian Cinema Editors nomination. His 2024 short Blood Line, executive produced by Vincenzo Natali, was nominated for Best Short Film at the DGC Awards and selected by over a dozen festivals including Macabro in Mexico City, Another Hole in the Head, and Toronto After Dark.

Now, he’s back in the bloodbath with Meat Crayon—a grisly, art-infused slasher short that drags parental guilt through a box of broken crayons. He’s also in development on his next feature, Blood Clot, about a group of social workers uncovering a vampire-run homeless encampment. He likes his monsters emotional, his villains complex, and his horror served with a sharp satirical edge.

Cd. Victoria, Tamaulipas. 1970. Founding member of the experimental rock band La Función de Repulsa (1986) and Genital Productions Collective (1991). Publisher of Taladro fanzine (1989-2006), which origins a radio program still broadcasting in Radio UAT. Founder – Organizer of Taladro-Fest since 2006. He worked five years in the University’s TV Department, venturing in film since 1991. Director of twelve short films and 2 features. Director of the film festival Vic Film since 2018, in his natal city.

Matthew Rush is a Producer, Director, and Actor from Seattle. He has roughly a decade of industry experience under his belt with some of his top credits including films like “Prospect” and “The Paper Tigers”. After getting his start in the lighting department, Matt has spent the past few years transitioning into producing and directing. His work blends his love for horror and genre with a streak of absurdism to create films reminiscent of the ones that first shaped him.

I'm Melita Sandrin, and I'm a second-year master's student at the University of Nova Gorica at the School of Arts. Even before UNG, I was learning about animation and film at the School of Animated Film in Čakovec. Currently, I'm exploring different techniques and media of animation, but found myself mostly enjoying analogue techniques. Other than animation, I like to dip my fingers in the fields of video film, photography, new media, and design.

Denmark based filmmaker