Sana Na N'Hada  is a film director from Guinea-Bissau. He studied cinema in the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Arts. After returning to his homeland, he directed documentary films and, in 1979, he became the director of National Institute of Cinema of Guiné-Bissau. Since the 70's, he works with many directors including Flora Gomes and Chris Marker. In 1978 he directed his first short film The Days of Ancono. Xime, his first feature film was released in 1994. In 2005 he released documentary Bissau d'Isabel that won Prémio Revelação (RTP África) at the 2005 Festival Imagens in Cape Verde.

Flora Gomes (1949) is a film director from Guinea-Bissau and one of the most important African filmmakers. He studied cinema in the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Arts. In the 70's, he colaborated with various directors like Sérgio Pina, Chris Marker and Anita Fernandes and worked on historical documentaries. In 1987, he released his first feature film Mortu Nega, which is about the fight for independence. The film has been shown on many film festivals around the world and Gomes became to be widely known. In 2000, in France he was honoured with Chevalier des Arts et Lettres title. Till the day he has released the following films: