Bożena Kudrycka – a specialist in Polish studies and a film expert. Graduated from the University of Gdańsk and the Jagiellonian University where she completed her doctoral studies in the Institute of Audiovisual Arts with a distinction in 2014. A jury member at Gdańsk DocFilm Festival in 2003-2007. She teaches in the 5th Senior High School in Gdańsk and cooperates with the University of Gdańsk, “Kurort” film club and the educational publishing house “Operon”. The author of the book “Ukryte spojrzenia w filmach Bernarda Bertolucciego” (“Hidden Looks in Bernardo Bertolucci’s Films”) as well as numerous texts in collective publications and periodicals.

Marta Maciejewska – completed MA language studies at the University of Gdańsk. Now she is a doctoral student at the same university. She cooperates with many cultural institutions and ventures like Gdańsk DocFilm Festival, All About Freedom Festival, Literacki Sopot Festival, Alternator Academic Culture Centre at the University of Gdańsk or the Euroshorts festival. She teaches film and theatre studies to students of the University of Gdańsk. An author of articles in periodicals like: “Ekrany”, “Kultura popularna”, “Kwartalnik Artystyczny BLIZA” or “Lampa”.

Tomasz Żółtowski – worked as a journalist of the Gdańsk branch of TVP, where he prepared programmes devoted to film, like “Co jest grane” or “Kino polskie”. An author of TV features „Ludzie z pierwszych stron gazet” for TVP2. In TVP1 he hosted feature programmes like “Prosto z Belwederu”, “Drogowskaz” or “Rynek”. In 2005-2014 he taught journalism at the Ateneum University in Gdańsk. The artistic director of Gdańsk DocFilm Festival since 2014. He has cooperated with Gdynia Film Festival for years. Author of the play “Majowe konwalie” (“May Lillies of the Valley”). In his free time, he works on film scripts.