Loretta van der Horst

Director

Loretta is an Emmy nominated investigative journalist and filmmaker. Behind the Blood is Loretta's debut feature length documentary. After studying psychology and political science she realised she could reach more people by what she had always done on the side; telling stories. After completing an M.A. at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute she started reporting about human rights and social issues as she travelled throughout Latin America. Past credits include Sound of Vision (2013, Emmy nominated), Huesos que Hablan (2014, Emmy nominated), Unfinished Revolution (2019).

Fernando Barrientos

Director of Photography

Fernando graduated from the Amsterdam Film Academy in 2015 and works as a DOP in documentary as well as fiction. He has worked with Reber Dosky on his film Yezidi Girls (2016), with Biserka Suran on Allez Viens (2015), with Nico van den Brink on Spiegeltje (2013), Jim Süter on Panopticum (2014).

Wout Conijn

Producer

Producer Wout Conijn graduated in 2005 from the Amsterdam Film Academy as a documentary director with his award winning short documentary My Turn. In 2009 he started Conijn Film producing for other directors as well. Focusing on both short and feature length documentaries like A Family Affair by Tom Fassaert (An Angel in Doel, Berlinale Forum Competition), which is the opening film for IDFA 2015.

Joost Seelen

Script Coach

Joost Seelen has worked since 1984 as a documentary filmmaker. Among his films are e.g. Zwarte Soldaten, Jaar 1, Alan Reeve and The City Was Ours.
Joost has recently switched from filmmaking and producing to coaching both beginning and experienced filmmakers during the entire filmmaking process.

Trevor Birney

Producer

Award-winning producer / director Trevor Birney has a strong track record as a producer of quality documentaries and series for Irish, UK and international broadcasters. He is a co-producer on the Oscar shortlisted, Alex Gibney feature-documentary, ‘Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God’, for which he received an IFTA in February, 2013.

Brendan Byrne

Producer

Brendan is an experienced filmmaker, specialising in documentary and feature films. He was been making high end documentaries for both BBC Television, C4 and RTE in the UK and Ireland for over 20 years, including his Royal Television Society (RTS) winning documentary Breaking The Silence about families coping in the aftermath of suicide. His first feature film as a producer JUMP was selected for the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival in 2012.

Herman P. Koerts

Editor

"Editing is working with experience, intentions, acting performance, camera images, movement, contradictions, transitions, rhythm, sound, music and above all emotion." Herman edits both fiction as well as documentary films. Recent documentaries include: Drømmeland (2019), Het beste voor Kees (2014), Life at Lowlands (2013).

Patrick Janssens

Editor

"I believe the strongest story form is already hidden in the filmed material. The challenge is to find it. As Michelangelo said: "The statue is already embedded in the stone, all I have to do is remove the rest." Patricks past work includes: Sylvana, Demon of Diva (2018), Spiegeldromen (2018), Schuldig (2016, series).

Minco Eggersman

Composer

When he is not working in his own studio he travels to different studios internationally to record his music. He focuses on film soundtracks and has recently scored the following films: In Blue (2017), Drone, (2011), Our mission in Afghanistan (2016), Tapwater Engine (2019).

Ranko Paukovic

Sound Designer

Ranko has more than 25 years of experience in the film business. Operating internationally, from the Netherlands to Croatia and from Lithuania to Colombia he has built up an impressive CV of work ranging from feature films, through high-end television drama to documentaries. He recently worked on: Ring of Dreams (2019), Bruce Lee and the Outlaw (2018), I will cross tomorrow (2019).