Born 1945 in Innsbruck, Austria. Cinematographer, director, actor, producer, professor and writer of numerous documentaries, made-for-TV films, and features. In 1973 he founded his own production company TTV Film when he had an extensive work as a documentary film-maker. In 1977, he built his experimental Video Studio. His own projects (director and cinematographer) include RAFFL (1984), HANNA MONSTER, LIEBLICH /HANNA MONSTER, DARLING (1989), MAUTPLATZ (1994) and LANDLEBEN/LIFE IN THE COUNTRY (1995). Berger is the cinematographer for such renowned directors as Michael Haneke (shooting almost all his films including the two from his Austrian period: BENY’S VIDEO in 1992 and 71 FRAGMENTS OF A CHRONOLOGY OF CHANCE in 1994), Luc Bondy, Wolfgang Gluck, Amos Gitai, Stephen Gaghan. University professor at the Vienna Film Academy. Founding member of the Lichtakademie Bartenbach, guest lecturer at various international film schools (Bolzano, Havana, FEMIS/Paris, HFF Berlin, Danske Filmskol Copenhagen).

Christian Berger developed the new CINE REFLECT LIGHTING SYSTEM Berger/Bartenbach in collaboration with Bartenbach Lichtlabor (Mr. Berger presented this System at the 26th “Manaki Brothers” Festival in 2005 when he was also in Competition with the film CACHÉ /HIDDEN by Haneke, winning the Award of the Audience). In addition to creating new esthetic possibilities for the camera, this system gives actors and directors unprecedented flexibility and freedom. Berger employed this system for the first time to some degree in THE PIANO TEACHER by Haneke, and exclusively used the CINE REFLECT LIGHTING SYSTEM Berger/Bartenbach to shoot the films: DER GLÄSERNE BLICK/DEAD MAN’S MEMORIES (2002), DON’T DO THAT/NE FAIS PAS CA(2004), MEIN MORDER/MY MURDERER (2005), CACHE/HIDDEN (2005, dir. Haneke), the commercial MASTERCARD and DÉSENGAGEMENT/DISENGAGEMENT (2007). He is filming the new film DAS WEISE BAND/THE WHITE BAND (to be released in 2009).

Menahem Golan was born to parents of Polish decent in Tiberias, Israel, in May 1929. He went to London to study theatre in the Old Vic Theatre School. After his return, he became the youngest theatre director in the country. He directed modern American, French, and Israeli plays. In 1958 Golan went to USA to study film at Columbia University as well as the New York City College. He then joined the American Producer Roger Corman as an assistant in the film YOUNG RACERS. In the film he worked side by side with Francis Ford Coppola, who became, over the years, his mentor. In 1963 Golan started his own production Company in Israel called NOAH. Over the years Golan produced and directed over 40 films that became successful worldwide, winning festival awards and several Oscar Nominations. Among his films are OPERATION THUNDERBOLT for which he was nominated best director and producer, at the Oscars. He was also nominated for KAZABLAN, an Israeli musical, distributed by MGM. He produced the Oscar Nominated SALAH starring Topol, written and directed by Efrayim Kishon. Golan, along with his younger cousin Yoram Globus, began to operate internationally with their American company, CANNON FILMS, which became the number one independent company in Hollywood. Golan went on to direct and produce films like: OVER THE TOP (with Sylvester Stallone); THE MAGICIAN OF LUBLINE (with Alan Arkine and Shelly Winters); a modern version of CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Dostoyevsky, (starring John Hurt and Vanessa Redgrave) and in 1984 produced the Oscar Winner (Best foreign film) THE ASSAULT. In the 1980’s, Golan produced many films, such are: SPEEDWAY JUNKIE (starring Brooke Shields) LAMBADA, the musical SALSA, the action films MISSING IN ACTION and DELTA FORCE (starring Chuck Norris), BARFLY (starring Mickey Rourke and Fay Dunaway), OTHELLO (starring Placido Domingo), LOVE STREAMS (starring John Casavetes and Jenna Rolands, which was a winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin Festival, and many other successful films. Currently Golan is producing films in Europe and in Israel through his own production company, Jaffa Productions Ltd. His last movie, shot in the summer of 2007, THE MARRIAGE LICENSE was based on Ephraim Kishon's hit comedy. In 2008 Golan is preparing for a film that he considers a potential for the most important cinematic project of his career, based on prize winning book by Aaron Applefeld, BADENHEIM 39 will be shot in Europe in this coming Spring of 2009.

Born 1950 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. He studied directing at the Academy of Theatre and Film in Belgrade. His first film was the 1973 award winning documentary “99”. After that he made FIRE a documentary also awarded and a candidate for Oscar in 1974. In 1976, he directed the documentary feature AUSTRALIA, winner of the Grand Gold Medal at Belgrade Festival and also a candidate for the Oscar in 1976. In 1979, his short documentary DAE won the Gold Medal at the Belgrade Festival and the Grand Prix at the Oberhausen Festival and was subsequently nominated for the Academy Award in 1980.
THE RED HORSE was his first feature film (also co-writer). The film won the FEST-1982 Diploma as well as the FILMEX Diploma at San Francisco and Los Angeles Film Festivals. At the Yugoslav Film Festival in Pula 1986, he won the Grand Prix and the Golden Arena for his second feature HAPPY NEW ’49. The same year this film was the Yugoslav candidate for the Foreign Film Oscar and was in Competition at the San Sebastian Festival. In 1991, he was co-writer and director of his third feature film TATTOO. The film entered the competition of 9 best European films for the FELIX Award and was the Macedonian candidate for the Foreign Film Oscar. His latest film was GYPSY MAGIC (1997). He is preparing his new project A STORY OF THE WILD EAST.
Stole Popov currently works as Professor of Directing at the Academy for Theatre and Film in Skopje. In 1995, at the 16th “Manaki Brothers” Film Festival he was a member of the International Jury.

After graduating from the National Film School in 1981, Sue became a cinematographer and began her career in TV commercials. During the 1980s she worked in LA, New York, Paris, London, South Africa and Russia, receiving recognition for her work from the British Television Advertising Awards, the Designers & Art Directors Associationand Cannes Festival.
Her first Feature Film was HEAR MY SONG directed by Peter Chelsom in 1989 followed by SECRET FRIENDS in 1990, the last film directed by Dennis Potter, which won her an Evening Standard Film Award in 1992. Since then she has photographed several more features including Mrs. DALLOWAY, LONDINIUM, THE SEARCH FOR JOHN GISSING, and Mrs. CALDICOT’S CABBAGE WAR, and 2nd Unit on: RESIDENT EVIL and ALIEN VERSUS PREDATOR.
Her TV credits include AMONGST WOMEN which won the Irish Film and TV Academy Award for Best Craft contribution. THE FORSYTE SAGA (not the original series, she’s not that old), and set the style for the successful BBC series SPOOKS for Kudos Films. She has photographed Miss MARPLE, POIROT and JERICHO for Granada and RIOT AT THE RITE for BBC 2.
In addition to her work as a cinematographer she has been mentoring and tutoring students at the NFTS and LCC to help preserve the future of the industry, and has recently been working, through the BSC, to ensure that cinematographers are abreast of changes within our industry in regard to High Definition and new technology.
Elected in 1992, Sue Gibson was the first woman to be invited to join the British Society of Cinematographers since its formation in 1949. In 2004 she joined the Board of Governors and was elected President of the BSC/British Society of Cinematographers in 2008.

Born on June 15, 1979 in Budapest, Hungary. Graduated from the Budapest Academy of Film and Drama in 2003, taught by Gábor Máté and István Horvai. Since then he is a member of Budapest’s prestigious József Katona Theater.
His theatrical roles include Moliere’s TARTUFFE, Dostoyevsky’s THE IDIOT, Chekhov’s IVANOV AND PLATONOV, Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM or contemporary playwright Péter Eszterházy’s SHE LOVES ME.
He made his film debut in Péter Gothár’s 2003 film HUNGARIAN BEAUTY, and in 2004 he appeared in Krisztina Deák’s movie WHO THE HELL'S BONNIE AND CLYDE?. In 2005, Sam Mendes gave him the role of Pinko in his war movie JARHEAD.