Arantzazu Gomez Bayon

arantzazu@madremedia.org

Arantzazu Gómez Bayón is a Spain based film director, writer and producer. Her first film The Saint Has Lost Her Patience, winner of the UK Kodak Prize for Creative Film Making 2002, was awarded and selected at more than 40 International Film Festivals, Cinema Showcases and UK/Spain TV Channels (Sky Digital, BBC and Canal Sur). Before coming to England to study Film and Video at the London College of Printing (First Class Film BA Hons., June 2002), she studied Law at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, and Drama studies at the Theatre School of Navarra in the same city. Her work was selected to take place in the Berlinale Talent Campus 2003, organised by the Berlinale Film Festival and The Film Council UK. She is currently distributing internationally her last film project A Quiet Man (Un Hombre Tranquilo), premiered at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid on March 2007, and already winner of three awards for Best short, Best script and Jury Prize at Major Spanish Film Festivals. She is also involved in the pre-production of her next feature length film project exploring women’s experiences during the Spanish post-war.

Andrea Testoni

andrea@madremedia.org

Andrea TESTONI is a Brazilian photojournalist based in London-UK. After almost 6 years working as a lawyer (in Brazil and Argentina), she decided to pursuit her desire to work with photography. In 2003 she moved to London and since then she has been working as a freelance photographer. She undertook a master in photojournalism at the London College of Communications (University of the Arts, London). Her work centres on social and human right issues, immigration, women and disability. She has been working regularly for British NGOs and charities dealing with different kinds of disability, building up a strong knowledge and portfolio on this issue. She has also been working as a correspondent photojournalist for the main Brazilian and other international publications. Andrea is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish and Italian. To see more of her work, please go to www.andreatestoni.com

Palena Duran

palena@madremedia.org

Palena Duran is a Brazilian historian graduated at São Paulo's University (USP). After 5 years working as a Geopolitical teacher, she decided to work as freelance on historical and cultural researches. Meanwhile, since 2004 she 'became' a writer published on magazines and journals and has been working on publishing companies as reviser and copydesk. She also has a column on www.geracaobooks.com.br and a literary blog on palenaduran.zip.net . Palena is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Paula Cosenza

paula@madremedia.org

Paula Cosenza directed and produced her first film, Eye Line, in 2000, whilst studying at the former London College of Printing (currently London College of Communications - University of the Arts London) where she was granted a 1st class Honors degree in Film & Video. For the last 6 years she has directed and produced a number of award winning documentaries and short fictions that have turned international festivals and were broadcasted on BBC, Channel 4, Australian SBS and Brazilian Canal Futura. She also worked as an
ethnographer for researches around the world for agencies such as TBWA, Saatchi & Saatchi and Leo Burnet. She is currently directing a series for Canal Futura and is the Entertainment and International Productions Manager at Bossa Nova Films. Paula is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English, French and Italian.