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Johann Lurf (Austria)

Filmmaker and artist Johann Lurf was born in Vienna in 1982. In 2002, he
enrolled with Vienna’s Academy of Fine Arts, and in 2008, with the Slade Academy in London. He graduated from Harun Farocki’s film class in 2009. His
experimental films have been screened and awarded on numerous occasions.
After working as a projectionist for several years, he is now also engaged
in stereoscopic development.

Levente Kozma (România)

Born in 1978, Levente Kozma is a visual artist and cultural manager. In 2002, he graduated from the Arts Faculty, Timisoara, where he currently lives and works. With his photo-video works and installations, he has taken part in various projects, exhibitions, and festivals in Romania and abroad. Since 2005, he is the manager and curator of Simultan festival, an event dedicated to video and media art, and experimental music. He is one of the founders of Simultan Association, an NGO active in the field of contemporary arts and culture.

István Szakáts (România)

Born in 1968, István Szakáts lives and works in Cluj, Romania. He is a media artist and film director and holds a BA in Fine Arts (2003) and an MA in Computer Sciences (1992). Until 2008, he taught dramatization and animation at the Cinema, Media and Television Department of the Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj. He has directed and edited over 200 short films, TV productions, animations, and media art projects. He is a founding member and the president of AltArt Foundation.