Vic Carmen Sonne is an award-winning actor and screenwriter, known for her work in films such as Winter Brothers (2017), Godland (2022), and Holiday (2018). This year, she stars in Magnus von Horn's The Girl with the Needle, which premiered in Cannes and is Denmark's official Oscar contender.

Ricky Mastro is one of Brazil’s first self-proclaimed LGBTQIA+ filmmakers. He has a degree in Cinema and a Master's degree on LGBTQIA+ character visibility on screen. He is co-founder of the project MOSTRA QUEER BRASIL, which launches it's first edition at Oslo/Fusion this year..

Marin Håskjold is a Norwegian artist, filmmaker and producer educated at Nordland art and film school. She has made a number of short films, art films and music videos, including Lady of the Night (2017), Talkshow (2020) and What is a woman? (2021).

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.

Thee Yezen Al-Obaide is born in Iraq and came to Kristiansand, Norway, with his family when he was 17. He is a writer, queer activist, and founder of Salam, an organization for queer Muslims in Norway.

Jessica Lauren Elizabeth Taylor is an artist researcher working with text, dialogue, archives and moving images. Her roots are in the Southern United States, and she is currently working towards her PhD fellowship at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. 

Alexis Langlois (they/them) began their career by filming their friends, their demons, and their rebellion, gradually outlining their signature political, satirical, and poetic glittercore universe.

Carmel Alabbasi (they/them) is a Palestinian visual artist currently pursuing an MFA at Oslo Art Academy, KHIO. Their creative practice includes photography, video art, sound, writing, and experimental films.

Meena Rathor is an award-winning director with an MFA in directing from New York's Columbia University. Before she started writing and directing drama, she worked internationally as a commercial film director.

Aviaja Skotte (she/her) is a Danish filmmaker and second year student. 

Hanna Persson (she/her) is a Swedish artist and third year student. 

Konrad Hanche (he/him) is a Norwegian filmmaker and first year student.