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Ahmed Shihad-Eldin
Journalist, producer, actor
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin is American-Kuwaiti with Palestinian roots. He is an Emmy-nominated journalist, producer and actor, known for, among other things, the award-winning BBC documentary Queer Egypt Under Attack (2023) and for starting Al Jazeera English's flagship program The Stream. He is also known for documenting the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.
Vic Carmen Sonne
Actor, screenwriter, director
Vic Carmen Sonne is an award-winning actor and screenwriter. Her breakthrough came in Rasmus Heisterberg's In the Blood (2016), and is known for her work in Hlynur Pálmason's films Winter Brothers (2017) and Godland (2022), as well as in Isabella Eklöfs Holiday (2018). This year, she stars in Magnus von Horn's The Girl with the Needle, which premiered in Cannes and will be released in Norwegian theaters in 2025.