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Nicolas Fauconnet

Director of ARCHIVE_D.P.T.
Nicolas Fauconnet is a self-taught director, editor, and screenwriter in his thirties, passionate about genre cinema. He has worked in video editing for short formats such as advertising and music videos for about a decade. In 2023, he materializes a visceral impulse that has lingered since his early childhood by producing and directing “ARCHIVE_DPT,” an unconditional tribute to the video store horror film culture and the monster film.

Nicolas Fauconnet

Director of ARCHIVE_D.P.T.
Nicolas Fauconnet is a self-taught director, editor, and screenwriter in his thirties, passionate about genre cinema. He has worked in video editing for short formats such as advertising and music videos for about a decade. In 2023, he materializes a visceral impulse that has lingered since his early childhood by producing and directing “ARCHIVE_DPT,” an unconditional tribute to the video store horror film culture and the monster film.

Tyler Fennyery & June Oh

Director and DOP of STRAIGHTAWAY
Tyler Fennyery is an independent filmmaker from Boston, Massachusetts.
June Oh is an award-winning filmmaker with expertise in cinematography

Tyler Fennyery & June Oh

Director and DOP of STRAIGHTAWAY
Tyler Fennyery is an independent filmmaker from Boston, Massachusetts.
June Oh is an award-winning filmmaker with expertise in cinematography

Sophia Wilson

Director of ANOK!
Sophia Wilson is an emerging film writer and director specializing in sound mixing. She graduated from Emerson College and Paris College of Art’s global bachelor’s pathway in 2024. By observing and participating in US and European filmmaking trends, Sophia has found her voice to be a unique blend of the two differing cultures. She brings her audio knowledge into play from the beginning phases of conceptualization to further her ideas of perspective and immersion. Her latest work, “ANOK!,” features a Dolby Atmos surround mix she designed and mixed herself. Sophia enjoys working internationally, having the most experience in Paris, France, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Sophia Wilson

Director of ANOK!
Sophia Wilson is an emerging film writer and director specializing in sound mixing. She graduated from Emerson College and Paris College of Art’s global bachelor’s pathway in 2024. By observing and participating in US and European filmmaking trends, Sophia has found her voice to be a unique blend of the two differing cultures. She brings her audio knowledge into play from the beginning phases of conceptualization to further her ideas of perspective and immersion. Her latest work, “ANOK!,” features a Dolby Atmos surround mix she designed and mixed herself. Sophia enjoys working internationally, having the most experience in Paris, France, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Pip Pickering

Producer of THE TRAIL
Creative Director. Extensive Screenplay Development and Consultancy. Award-winning director and script advisor (Edinburgh Fringe First Awards). Former Olivier Awards panellist and NYC Lincoln Center Directors Lab affiliate.

Pip Pickering

Producer of THE TRAIL
Creative Director. Extensive Screenplay Development and Consultancy. Award-winning director and script advisor (Edinburgh Fringe First Awards). Former Olivier Awards panellist and NYC Lincoln Center Directors Lab affiliate.

Aarushi Chowdhury

Director and writer CLOWN
Aarushi Chowdhury is a writer-director fascinated by chaos in the mundane, even more by the people who create it. Her debut film, ‘Clown,’ premiered at SXSW in Sydney, and she recently wrote research for Tony Ayres Productions. Currently, Aarushi is in pre-production for a proof-of-concept developed through AFTRS and Screen Australia’s Talent Camp. Aarushi enjoys exploring familial relationships, class and moral ambiguity – a natural response to growing up in a household of sixty.

Aarushi Chowdhury

Director and writer CLOWN
Aarushi Chowdhury is a writer-director fascinated by chaos in the mundane, even more by the people who create it. Her debut film, ‘Clown,’ premiered at SXSW in Sydney, and she recently wrote research for Tony Ayres Productions. Currently, Aarushi is in pre-production for a proof-of-concept developed through AFTRS and Screen Australia’s Talent Camp. Aarushi enjoys exploring familial relationships, class and moral ambiguity – a natural response to growing up in a household of sixty.