Boško Picula, PhD (b. 1973 in Šibenik), a political scientist and film critic, studied at the Faculty of Political Science in Zagreb. He is the recipient of the University of Zagreb Rector’s Award. After earning his degree, he went on to obtain a Master’s degree in International Relations and a Doctoral degree in Comparative Politics at his alma mater. He works as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Political Science. He has authored a number of scientific and professional papers. As a student he began contributing to the “Hollywood” film magazine. His reviews have also been published in “Vijenac”, “Total Film”, “Globus”, as well as the “Croatian Film Chronicles” and the tportal.hr website. He is the co-author of “Café cinéma,” a Croatian Television program about film, and a similar program aimed at children called “Kokice”. As a film critic, he collaborates with Croatian Television (the shows “Kod nas doma” and “Art”, live broadcasts of the Oscar, Emmy and EFA awards) and Croatian Radio (“Licem u lice”). He hosts a television show about animated film called “Animatik”. He has directed a music video for the song “Daleko” by the Croatian band Batida, which was nominated for the “Zlatna Koogla” independent music award. He has been a member of various selection committees and award juries at different Croatian film festivals, and as the editor of festival publications he has worked at Zagreb’s Animafest and One Take Film Festival, and Pula Film Festival. At the 26th Animafest – World Festival of Animated Film in Zagreb in 2016, he was a member of the jury of the Grand Feature Film Competition. He is a member of the Artistic Council of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, serving as the artistic advisor for co-productions with a minority Croatian share, as well as the Croatian Journalists’ Association, International Political Science Association (IPSA), Western Political Science Association (WPSA), Croatian Society of Film Critics and the National Debate Championships Committee.

Čejen Černić Čanak graduated in Film and TV Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She has directed several short fiction and documentary films, as well as an animated film. She made her feature-film debut in 2017 with The Mystery of Green Hill (Uzbuna na Zelenom Vrhu). In 2025, her second feature film, Sandbag Dam (Zečji nasip), had its world premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). It subsequently screened at numerous festivals, won several awards, and was sold in several territories. She is currently developing her third feature film, as well as a short fiction film. She also works as an assistant director.

Jura Troje spent his childhood in Karlovac surrounded by the music of Ciciban, blossoming chestnut trees, and a blue Pony bicycle. For the past twenty years he has worked as a primary school teacher and IT teacher, as well as a film educator. By profession, he is a teacher advisor; by personal inclination, a punk rocker and a curious child. He runs the Kaooosss association. As the creator and coordinator of the School of Fiction Film programme, he has been involved in more than 50 short fiction films made by primary school students in various parts of Croatia, many of which have received awards. As a workshop leader, lecturer and selector, he collaborates with Four River Film Festival, Dubrovnik Film Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, Šibenik International Children’s Festival, and Šipan Summer Film School. He also highlights his long-standing collaboration with the Croatian Film Association, through which he has led young Croatian film delegations to the Universal Film Festival in Turkey and the Giffoni International Film Festival in Italy. He is also a signatory of Youth Cinema Network, the Declaration establishing the international network of film festivals and media educators.