FREDERIC AMAT
-FOC AL CANTIR-
Frederic Amat Born in Barcelona, Frederic Amat is a painter, cinematographer and filmmaker. His first film, Viaje a la Luna, was screened internationally and his fine art works are exhibited nationally at galleries throughout Europe and the Americas.

MARCO BESAS
-LEY 4512/98-
Marco Besas was born in 1969 in Madrid (Spain). He studied film and astronomy at New York University. He directed three shorts (Ley 4512/98, El Último Secreto de Luís Candelas and El Número), all of which have won various awards. He owns the production company "Tic-Tac Films" and works as a professional cameraman and assistant director on numerous independent projects.

CHUMILLA CARBAJOSA
-CUENTO DE NAVIDAD PARA INDIGENTES-
Chumilla Carbajosa studied filmmaking at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (CSC) de Roma, where he won first prize for his student film, Berenice. Throughout his career he has won numerous International awards his short films and has collaborated with other Spanish filmmakers of his generation, including Julio Médem and Gracia Querejeta. Carbajosa also teaches film at the Foundation for Audiovisual Research (FIA)/ Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) in Valencia, the International School of Cinema and Television (EICTV) of Havana, and the Sundance Institute. He has also worked co-producer, screenwriter and director on the feature films Amores que matan (Love Kills) and Zapping.

BORJA COBEAGA
-LA PRIMERA VEZ-
Borja Cobeaga was born in San Sebastián and started using video cameras and making films at an early age. In 1995 began circulating his first short video at festivals, winning various awards. Graduating with a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Basque Country, he now works as a TV director and assistant director, on programs for ETB, TVE and Telecinco. La primera vez is his first short film in cinema.

MARTIN COSTA
-FRASQUITO-
Martin Costa studied film at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Upon completing his degree, he collaborated with José Luis Borau on the screenplay, Mario Camus y Doc Comparato, among otheres. After further studies, Costa worked at Canal + for five years on the program "Lo + plus." In 1997 he started his own production company and has since directed two shorts Nicotina (1998) and Frasquito (2000/2001), both of which have screened internationally and received numerous awards.

SERGIO GARCIA
-INOCENCIA-
Sergio Garcia After graduating with a degree in Communications from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Sergio Garcia studied filmmaking at the International School of Film and Television of San Antonio in Los Baños, Cuba. He has worked scriptwriter for television and film, edited the film section for the magazine Cartel, and worked as web designer. He has written two feature length screenplays, El sol de invierno and Christine Spengler: Una Mujer en laGguerra. Inocencia is his first short film. He is currently preparing to film his second short, San Salvador.

MERCEDES GASPAR
-EL DERECHO DE LAS PATATAS-
Mercedes Gaspar has enjoyed a long career as a short film animator, with a Goya award and numerous international prizes and nominations. Her works include Esclavos de mi poder, El sueño de adán, Las partes de mí que te aman son seres vacios, Su primer amor, and El sabor de la comida de lata. She is currently working on a feature length script and sequel to El derecho de las patatas.

LOURDES IGLESIAS
-CAROL NO TE DISPARE-
Lourdes Iglesias Of Basque origins, Lourdes Iglesias comes from a classical music background and first began her career as a professional concert cellist. Her interests in writing later led her to become a professional screenwriter and director. Her first narrative feature script was 99, 9 de Augustin de Villaronga and Carol no te dispare is her first work as a director. She is currently living in Madrid and writing her next feature script, which she hopes to produce next year.

BELEN MACIAS
-MALA ESPINA-
Belén Macías was born in Tarragona. She studied at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Throughout her career, she has directed several shorts – including El Puzzle (2000) and Mala Espina (2001) and has continued to act on the Spanish stage. Macias is currently writing for a television series.

ANTONIO NAHARRO & ALVARO PASTOR
-UNO MAS, UNO MENOS-
Alvaro Pastor. Madrid, 1972. Script writer & Director. He has written a dozen of shortfilms, directing and producing four of them, as well as several Tv programs.

Antonio Naharro. Albacete, 1968. Actor & Script writter. He has played six shortfilms, among them To Violet by María Salgado and the feature Madrid Forever by Hakim Alsadi. He has worked as actor and Director‚s assistant in several theatrical plays.
They begin their collaboration in 1994 with the short film Vultures, directed by Alvaro Pastor and played by Antonio Naharro. In 1995 they write the shortfilm Bless me Father. Best direction (Alvaro Pastor) and best actor (Antonio Naharro) in the Contest of Young Art of Madrid 1997.
In 1997, they write the shortfilm THE DARTS OF LOVE, 1998, directed and produced by Alvaro Pastor & David Pareja, winning 16 prizes in national and international festivals, among them Alcalá de Henares (Public award, best cast direction), Medina del Campo (Special jury award, best actor, best actress, best script), Elche (best film, scriptand actress), etc, and it has been selected from all over the world in festivals as Clermont Ferrand (France), Toronto, Brussels, Bilbao, Manchester, Cartagena of Indies, Mexico, Los Angeles, etc...
ONE MORE ONE LESS is their first work toghether as writers, directors and producers. At the moment they prepare their first feature titled LEAVE YOURSELF to KISS.

JOAN PUEYO
-ANORMALS-
Born in Barcelona, Pueyo has worked in photography, film and video since 1975. His films and video sculptures have been internationally exhibited at festivals and museums, including the British National Video Festival in London and the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid. He has been awarded numerous prizes throughout his career, including the Premio de la Generalitat de Catalunya, and the Premio Nacional de Videografía, 1992 (Reus). He has also presented his work at the Fundació "La Caixa" in Barcelona.

LEO SIMINIANI
-DOS MAS-
León Siminiani graduated with a degree in Literature and Linguistics at the University of South Africa, Pretoria. On his return to Spain, he began a doctorate in Cinema Studies and directed his first award-winning short films. He later received a Fulbright Scholarship to complete a MFA in Film at Columbia University in New York. There he met his collaborator and co-director of Dos mas, Charity Bustamante.

FERNANDO TRUEBA
-El LEON ENAMORADO-
Spanish director of light, folcloric comedies with classical characters and story structures. Trueba had directed features and penned screenplays for a number years, starting with "Opera Prima/First Effort" (1980) unbeknownst to Americans save film festival attendees. This changed with the release of "Belle Epoque" (1993) which snagged a 1993 Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. A story of a young soldier who stays with a painter and his four beautiful daughters, the film illustrated Trueba's desire to entertain through well-scripted comedies. His signature films include "El Año de las Luces/The Year of Awakening" (1986) and "The Mad Monkey" (1989), his English-language debut, starring Jeff Goldblum. According to Trueba, his influences include such diverse auteurs as Billy Wilder, Jean Renoir and Woody Allen.

Marc Vigil
-AMOR, DINERO Y SALUD POR ESTE ORDEN-
He studies Art History in Oviedo, (Spain). He also studies in the New York Film Academy, and Visor Studios. Currently he is working in advertising, as well as in the edition the short film “El tren de la bruja” by Koldo Serra. His filmography includes: El Parque (betacam), Plan Impecable (16 mm) and Love, Money and Health, In That Order (35 mm).