Emmanuelle Béart makes her film debut in Manon des Sources, directed by Claude Berri (1986), and in the same year follows with a role in Jean de Florette. Her performance earns her the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. At the same time, she appeares on stage under the artistic direction of Bernard Murat, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jacques Weber and Luc Bondy. In the 1990s, she works with major filmmakers such as André Téchiné (J’embrasse pas), Jacques Rivette (La Belle Noiseuse) and Claude Chabrol (L’Enfer). Claude Sautet offers her two major roles: that of a violinist in Un cœur en hiver, for which she wins the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1992 and that of a woman going through a divorce in Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud, which earns her the Louis-Delluc Prize in 1995.

After Une femme française directed by Régis Wargnier, she begins her international career with Mission: Impossible, directed by Brian De Palma (1995). She goes on to star in Les Enfants du désordre by Yannick Bellon, Un fil à la patte by Michel Deville, Le Temps retrouvé by Raoul Ruiz, La Bûche by Danièle Thompson, Les Destinées sentimentales by Olivier Assayas, La Répétition by Catherine Corsini and 8 femmes by François Ozon, for which she receives the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

She then stars in Les Égarés directed by André Téchiné, Histoire de Marie et Julien by Jacques Rivette, Nathalie… by Anne Fontaine, À boire by Marion Vernoux, Bye Bye Blondie by Virginie Despentes, My Mistress by Stephen Lance and Les Passagers de la nuit by Mikhaël Hers. A UNICEF France ambassador since 1995, she becomes a global ambassador in 2003. In 2023, she co-directs the documentary Un silence si bruyant with Anastasia Mikova, a project that aims to shed light on the experience of incest. This year, she features in Les Immortelles directed by Caroline Deruas, which is the opening film of the 40th edition of the Venice Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique), as well as in Et Après, the upcoming film by Pierre Menahem.

Julia Ducournau, born on November 18,1983, in Paris, is a French director and screenwriter. She first gained recognition with her short film Junior, which won the Audience Award at the Cannes Critics’ Week in 2011.

Her debut feature Raw (also known as Grave) premiered in Competition at the Cannes Critics’ Week in 2016 and won the FIPRESCI Prize.The film screened at major international festivals including, Sundance and Toronto, and received multiple awards.

In 2021, Ducournau’s second feature Titane premiered in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival and was awarded the Palme d’Or. It received critical acclaim, featured at key festivals, and earned several nominations, including BAFTA and César Awards. Both films were distributed worldwide.

Her third feature, Alpha, recently premiered in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. 

Aleksandr is a Ukrainian-Russian actor, who was born in Sevastopol. At the age of 12, he and his best friend tried to run away to the UK, but they were caught by police after getting halfway there. He moved to Moscow to pursue his education, and briefly worked as a sailor, before beginning his acting career in earnest. In 2015, he graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts, and soon became a leading actor at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre.

That same year he was cast in his first prominent on-screen role as ‘Marten’ in THE SCYTHIAN, directed by Rustam Mosafir. He has worked consistently in film and television ever since, including: starring as ‘Peter’ in the award-winning feature ACID; as ‘Viktor’ in GREAT POETRY; in LETO by Kirill Serebrennikov; and in Netflix’s first Russian original series BETTER THAN US. Aleksandr’s work includes: the French feature film OUR MEN, which was the closing film of the prestigious Directors’ Fortnight selection at Cannes; in the lead role of LAND OF LEGENDS, by acclaimed Russian director Anton Megerdichev; and as ‘Krysztof’ in the HBO series KAMIKAZE, an 8-part series based on the Norwegian novel “Muleum” by Erlend Loe, which is directed by Kaspar Munk. His recent work includes the sci-fi FREE FALL by Oleg Urazaykin, and the role of ‘Sasha’ in the series SHAMAN by Rustam Mosafir. 

Aleksandr is perhaps best known to international audiences for his performance as ‘Helmut’ in FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRET OF DUMBLEDORE, directed by David Yates & written by J.K. Rowling. He can currently be seen in Ilya Naishuller’s action thriller HEADS OF STATE, and Sergey Loznitsa’s feature film TWO PROSECUTORS which screened in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Sergei Loznitsa was born on September 5, 1964. He founded kyiv (Ukraine) in 1987 and absolved the Institutul Politehnic din kyiv, obtaining a diploma in Matematic Applications.

Between 1987 and 1991, Loznitsa became a graduate of the kyiv Cybernetic Institute, specializing in artificial intelligence. In 1997, the National Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow was founded as a film studio.

In 1996, Sergei Loznitsa made a film, and it was released in 28 premiere documentaries and 5 fictional films.

Debuted with a long film, „MY JOY” (2010), had its premiere in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The film “IN THE FOG” (2012) was released at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012. In 2017, Loznitsa returned to the official competition for „A GENTLE CREATURE”, and in 2018 he premiered in the first film of „DONBASS”.

In 2013, Loznitsa founded ATOMS & VOID production company. Documentary release of the film „MAIDAN” (2014), because of its revolutionary history, was the world premiere of the Special Screening at the Cannes Film Festival.

Printer documents for sale later include „THE EVENT” (2015), „AUSTERLITZ” (2016), „THE TRIAL” (2018) and „STATE FUNERAL” (2019) — to present the Special Screenings at the Venice Film Festival.

In 2021, Loznitsa won the Special Jury Prize and won the Cannes Golden Eye for the film „BABI YAR. CONTEXT”.
This recent fictional film, „TWO PROSECUTORS” (2025), had its world premiere in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and was awarded the title of Premier François Chalais, with a dedicated film award.

Sergei Loznitsa continues his success in parallel with his documentary film project.