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Oliver Zimmermann is an award winning producer, director and DOP who specialises in documenting humanitarian issues, working with young people and integration. They have a passion for authentic story telling and excel in high pressure environments having worked as a director and producer in Iraq, Kurdistan, Turkey, Greece, China, The Philippines, The Marshall Islands, Morocco and extensively in the UK and the European mainland.

Their work focuses on social issues and they bring a strong visual aesthetic and attention to detail to each project. This is evidenced in their work in Lesvos where they spent over a year documenting a Greek island at the forefront of the refugee crisis and his ongoing collaboration with young activists to end female genital mutilation (FGM).

Oliver is also the founder and owner of Zed Productions Ltd. which was the official media partner youth led charity Integrate UK for the last decade.

Ronen Eldar is a French/Israeli filmmaker, whose nomadic childhood and life make it difficult for him to call anywhere truly home. This meandering rootlessness has nurtured an open curiosity towards others. With a candid approach, he explores themes around the perception of reality, how one decides to exist and navigate through the world, and the myths we surround ourselves with.

Working across fiction and documentary, his films have screened at BAFTA and Oscar qualifying festivals such as Encounters, Short Shorts, Flatpack, Cinequest, and Brussels Short Film Festival. Ronen describes himself as a 'songeur', someone halfway between thoughts and dreams which is a quality that permeates his work.