Seventh Lisbon Architecture Triennale

Valerijs Olehno (Latvia), born 1985, is a visual artist with a professional background in choreography and a Master’s degree in Film Directing. With over 9 years of international experience in cinematography, photography, and design, he has directed 5 award-winning short films. Over the past six years, he has worked as a Creative Director and Lead Visual Artist for numerous brands. 

Rüta Ronja Pokalen (Latvia), born 1992, is a Latvian freelance dance and film artist based in Tallinn, Estonia. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in dance and choreography from the Latvian Academy of Culture, and has also studied at the dance school P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels, Belgium. Additionally, she has a Master’s degree in Audiovisual Media: Television and Documentary Film from the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School at Tallinn University. Rūta has a keen interest in exploring the intersection of dance and film arts, paying close attention to the micro movements of each detail that we share. Since 2019, she has been serving as a guest lecturer in contemporary dance technique and dance film making at Tallinn University, as well as a guest lecturer at the Latvian Academy of Culture and Iceland University of the Arts.  

Vadim Ilkov (Ukraine) graduated from Kyiv National University of Theatre, Film and TV in 2000. In 2010 Vadym was the recipient of a Gaude Polonia (Poland) scholarship in the field of cinematography. He worked as a director of photography on a number of fiction, documentary and animated films. His recent projects as a DOP include The Editorial Office, dir. Roman Bondarchuk (in post-production), Mariupolis, dir. Mantas Kvedaravicius (world premiere at Berlinale 2016) and Volcano, dir. Roman Bondarchuk (world premiere at Karlovy Vary IFF 2018). His directorial debut is Waltz Alchevsk (Ukraine, 2014, 54’, doc). My Father Is My Mother’s Brother is his first feature doc (Prix du Jury Régionyon, Most innovative feature film of the International Competition, Visions du reel, Nyon, Switzerland, 2018). 

In 2010, director and screenwriter, Kateryna Gornostai (Ukraine) received an education as a biologist. Later, she graduated from the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy with a master’s degree in journalism. In 2012-2013, she studied at the School of Documentary Films and Theater of Marina Razbezhkina and Mikhail Ugarov, where she made her debut as a documentary film director. Subsequently, she expanded her work to include fiction films and hybrid forms. In 2015, her short film “Away” won the National Competition at the Molodist International Film Festival. In 2021, her feature fiction debut “Stop-Zemlia” won the Crystal Bear for Best Film, awarded by the Youth Jury in Generation 14plus at Berlinale, as well as three awards, including the Grand Prix of the OIFF ‘21, and five awards at the Kyiv Critics’ Week ‘21. Kateryna is also involved in educational projects dedicated to documentary filmmaking and film editing. 

Lina Lužytė (Lithuania) was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1985. In 2011, she graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre with a Master’s degree in Film Directing. In 2010, she released her first feature documentary film, “Igrushki”. Since 2011, she has been involved in the documentary project “99 Little Heroes” (Germany), which portrays children from around the world and their challenges in getting an education. Lina’s first feature film, “Together For Ever”, premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2016. In 2020, she completed her second feature film, “The Castle”, which is a co- production between Lithuania and Ireland. In 2022, Lina released her second feature documentary, “Blue/Red/Deport”, and has currently released her third feature film, “Johatsu”, which tells the story of a woman who decides to abandon her life. / As contemporary dance artist 

Greta Grinevičiūtė (Lithuania) is creating contemporary performances and moving-picture dance as well as becomes a part of other directors’ creations. She is taking part in various stage dance performances with different choreographers and has directed a series of stage performances herself: “Dance for a Vacuum Cleaner and Father” (2018), “Dance for a Washing Machine and Mother” (2020), “Dance for an Object and Child” (2021), etc. Her interest field as an artist is extremely wide: from contemporary operas (Greta took place at such A. Bumšteinas pieces as “Bad Weather “(2017), “Olympian machine” (2019) etc.) till theater stage (she appears on stage as an actress in Lithuanian theater creators works as “Pluto” (2020); “Things” (2016); etc.), moreover, she creates movement aesthetic for theater: “12 Grams to the North” (2019); “The Seagull” (2019); etc. This year Greta landed one of the main roles in award winning film “Slow” which premiered at Sundance film festival 2023.  

Madli Laane (Estonia) is an Estonian film director, writer, editor and lecturer. Madli’s dance film “Dear Passengers” (2022) was awarded as the Best Short Film at the national film industry awards EFTA and Best Baltic Short at 2ANNAS in Riga, Latvia. Film premiered at Palm Springs Short Fest and has been selected to international competition programs at Busan ISFF (Special Mention of the Jury), PÖFF Shorts, Encounters FF, Dokufest, Uppsala SFF, Motovun, Aspen SF, Leeds ISFF, Bogoshorts, Shorts Shorts & Asia, In The Palace, etc. Madli holds a MFA in Film and Media Production from the University of Texas at Austin, USA (2017). Her thesis film “Three August Days” (2018) screened at 75+ international film festivals and won 19 awards. Madli graduated as an editor from the international film school Cologne in 2007 and has since worked as a freelance film editor.

Marta Pulk (Estonia) is an Estonian film director and editor. She earned both her BA and MA from Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School and has freelanced for numerous TV and commercial productions. Her first feature-length documentary, “A Year Full of Drama,” received recognition on both the national and international levels, and it was honored as the Best Documentary Film of the year at the Estonian Film and Television Awards. Marta’s films combine the robust and poetic. They feature a relentless interest towards the human spirit and what makes us fight. Working in both documentary and fiction, she often blends the two, in a search for an ethereal and captivating film language. From 2016 to 2018, Marta served as the vice president of the Estonian Filmmakers Association. She has taught film editing at the Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School and conducted international documentary masterclasses with Looking China. / Trained as an architect, visual artist, video artist and set designer.

Laure Delamotte-Legrand (France) work is multi-dimensional, with a particular focus on space and the body. During her studies, she discovered the notion of the genius of place, which has had a lasting impact on her work - the question of context is essential to her creative process. She also studied movement analysis: she has been interested in dance since childhood, and went on to study Theatrical and Choreographic Studies at the University of Paris VIII. The presence of the body, and more specifically gesture, comes into play both in her solo works as a visual artist and in her collaborations with the contemporary dance world, in which video plays an essential role. Among the many French and foreign choreographers with whom she works or has worked with are Julie Nioche, Thierry Thieû Niang, Emmanuelle Vo-Dinh, Shifts art in movement, Du vivant sous les plis, Lisa Da Boit, Pierre Droulers and Mustafa Kaplan.