Meet Our Mentors

Goran Bogdan
Acting Studio

Goran Bogdan is one of the leading actors of his generation in the former Yugoslavia, known for his work in film, TV, and theatre. He gained recognition with roles in SONJA AND THE BULL, NUMBER 55, and FATHER, earning a European Film Academy nomination. Internationally, he appeared in FARGO and THE LAST PANTHERS. In 2024, he starred in THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT, winner of the Palme d’Or and Oscar nominee for Best Live Action Short.

Nicholas Davies
Pack & Pitch

Nicholas Davies graduated with a degree in cinema studies and linguistics from the University of Toronto. Since 1999, as a wordsmith, project manager, mentor, and editor, he has collaborated with some of the world’s most respected cultural institutions, among them Talents Sarajevo, the Sarajevo Film Festival, the Venice Biennale, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Doha Film Institute, the Triennial of Photography Hamburg, and the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.

Gabriele Brunnenmeyer
Pack & Pitch

GABRIELE BRUNNENMEYER is a script editor, pitching coach and project consultant. Alongside consulting on script development, packaging and pitching for individual projects, she consults for various international workshops and events such as HerArts FilmLab, Midpoint Shorts, Midpoint Feature Launch, KVIFF Eastern Promises Industry Days, Cutting Edge Talent Camp, Baltic Pitching Forum, SFC / Rendez-Vouz-Industry Cannes, New Horizons Studio, Istanbul Film Station, Pack& Pitch / Sarajevo Talents a.o.

Isaure Pisani-Ferry
Script Station

Isaure is a French writer, based in Berlin. She studied Literature and Social Sciences and wrote radio shows before turning to screenwriting. She wrote on Canal+ and Netflix series (KABOUL KITCHEN; GANGLANDS), co-created VAMPIRES for Netflix and was co-creator and lead writer of BECOMING KARL LAGERFELD (Disney+). She’s a Serial Eyes alumni. 

Matija Dragojević
Script Station

Matija Dragojević is a Berlin-based series creator and festival programmer from Belgrade, Serbia. With a background in psychology and an MA in Serial Storytelling, he co-authored Awake, winner of the Canneseries Audience Award in 2021. On the industry side, Matija has worked with Sundance Labs, CineLink Sarajevo, Seriencamp, and the Berlinale Series Market. He currently serves as Head of Program at Seriesly Berlin — and Co-Head of Post-Production for his 5-year-old son, Anton. 

Naum Doksevski
Camera Studio

Naum Doksevski is a Macedonian cinematographer with over 10 years of experience. He has worked on 5 feature films, 25+ shorts, TV series, and documentaries. His film Dj Ahmet premiered in the official competition at Sundance 2025. He has received awards at Manaki Brothers, Sundance, and Venice festivals. Doksevski collaborates with acclaimed directors like Goran Stolevski and Georgi Unkovski.

Redžinald Šimek
Editing Studio

Redžinald Šimek was born in Sarajevo, and attended the film editing and directing programme of the Academy of Performing Arts, Sarajevo. His professional experience includes positions ranging from sound engineer to video editor and post-production supervisor. Among his many credits as an editor are Danis Tanović’s SUCCESS and DEATH IN SARAJEVO; Aida Begić’s NEVER LEAVE ME and BRIDGES OF SARAJEVO; Andrea Štaka's MARE and Reem Saleh’s WHAT COMES AROUND.

Neil Young
Talent Press

Neil Young (b. UK, 1971) lives in Vienna. He writes about, presents, curates, makes and acts in films. Since 2000 he has been a freelance film-critic with many articles/reviews in The Hollywood Reporter, Screen, Sight & Sound, Senses of Cinema, etc. He has served on dozens of juries at film-festivals around the world including Cannes (Semaine de la Critique 2013); he has been president of the Fipresci juries at both the Berlinale and Venice. His acting credits include Radu Jude's "DRACULA" (2025).

Katriel Schory
Producers Summit

Katriel Schory is a producer and executive director of the Israel Film Fund. He studied at the New York University Film School and returned to Israel in 1973 to join as the Head of Productions of Kastel Films, Jerusalem, at that time the leading production company in Israel.

In 1984, he formed his own company BELFILMS LTD and produced over 130 films including award-winning feature films, documentaries, TV dramas, and international co-productions.

In 1999, he accepted the position of the Executive Director of the Israel Film Fund, the main film funding body in Israel, which supports, and promotes Israeli feature films. In this position, he authorized the support and the production of more than 250 new Israeli feature films.