Rachel Tâpârjan is a British Romanian filmmaker and academic. She lives in the north east of England and is a senior lecturer in social work at Teesside University. She has directed documentary short films selected for Sheffield DocFest, the East End Film Festival, and SEE Film Festival. She is a member of the Documentary Association of Europe (DAE). She was selected for the CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator programme 2022 and subsequently awarded the Cineuropa Marketing award. Her debut feature documentary, "Something Familiar" celebrated its world premiere in the International Main Competition at CPH:DOX 2026.

Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan is a film producer, documentary director and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscar) and the European Film Academy. The films she produced or directed were selected for or awarded at major international festivals such as Sundance, Berlinale, IDFA, CPH:DOX, TIFF, Hot Docs and Toronto.

Elena Martin is a Romanian film producer working across documentary and fiction. Her credits include: “Something Familiar” (CPH:DOX 2026), “Tooth and Nail” (Krakow 2025), “Dad’s Lullaby” (Sarajevo 2024) and “Imaginary Youth” (OWR 2024). She produces documentaries and fiction with a strong social and political focus.