Ash Hoyle is a features Programmer at the Sundance Film Festival where he focuses on both fiction, nonfiction, and Midnight. Ash is currently serving as the Guest Festival Director of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, the first and largest Jewish film festival in the world. He sits on the Advisory Board of the Los Angeles Festival of Movies and has also worked as the Director of Programming of Damn These Heels Film Festival, run by the Utah Film Center, as well as a Senior Programmer at Outfest Los Angeles and a Programmer at Palm Springs Shorts Fest. Ash is a 2021 Project Involve Fellow on Film Independent’s programming track and has also been involved in programming NewFest NY, Sun Valley Film Festival, Overlook Film Festival, and AFI Fest and worked in production at ABC, Mssng Peces, and The Annoyance Theater. Ash is originally from Philadelphia, PA and holds a dual degree in Film & English from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. more...

Carmen Emmi is a filmmaker with deep roots in Syracuse, New York, where he grew up in a family of farmers. After graduating from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, he began his career as an independent Director of Photography, contributing to a range of projects, including short films, commercials, and feature-length productions. more...

Laura Casabé is a film and audiovisual director specializing in genre films. In 2016, she released La Valija de Benavidez, which was presented at the Blood Window Gala at the Cannes Film Festival and toured various film festivals, including Sitges, Bafici, Sanfic, and Morbido, receiving seven international awards. more...

An accomplished actress with a distinguished career in theater, Fernanda Echevarría Del Rivero has been a key member of several renowned companies. Her most notable stage credits include Beautiful Julia by Maribel Carrasco, directed by Boris Schoemann; Peek Chuun, under the direction of Diego Álvarez Robledo; and Un Vestido, a collaborative creation with Patricio Ruiz and Gabriela Guraieb. more...