Kalu Mendes (1969) is a singer, director, cameraman and producer from São Tomé. He studied production and film direction (Portugal) and virtual assembly (France). He directed short films for many institutions, among which the French Embassy in São Tomé and Santa Casa da Misericórdia. With his work, he pretends to educate the society. Among his films one can find such titles as  Agua boa, vida saudável (Good Water, Healthy Life, 2011, direction) e O avesso da vida (The Other Side of Life, 2012, production).

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:

Ângelo Torres (1966) is an actor, film director and storyteller from São Tomé. He has a degree in thermodynamic engineering from Instituto Lazaro Cardinas in Cuba. After coming to Portugal, he studied performance arts at Professional School of Arts and Crafts of Performance – Chapitô. He started his career in 1992 within Cornucópia Theater and till now has participated in numerous theatrical and cinematic productions. He acted in Flora Gomes' film Nha Fala (2002) and is the co-founder of the Cultural Association Griot. As a film director, he is the author of short feature film Kunta (2007) and documentaries Mionga ki Ôbo – Mar e selva (2005) and Os Sobreviventes (2014).