Cross-Circuits: Production and Distribution of Short and Feature Films

Bernardo Lessa is a business development specialist with nearly 10 years of experience in project management, fundraising, marketing, and market analysis. He holds a degree in Cinema and Audiovisual (UFPE) and a postgraduate degree in Audiovisual Business Management (FAAP). He worked at Vitrine Filmes and Conspiração Filmes, participating in the financing and launch of over 70 titles, including "Bacurau" and "O Auto da Compadecida 2". He is the executive director of TANTO and the Launch Manager of the Vitrine Petrobras Session.

Guilherme Xavier, director, producer, and screenwriter at Oeste Cinema. Founder of the Old West Audiovisual Hub. He has directed short films selected for festivals such as Curta Kinoforum, Brasília Film Festival, Curta Cinema, Tiradentes, Mostra de Gostoso, Kinoarte, Vitória Film Festival, among other Brazilian festivals. Two-time winner of the Canal Brasil Short Film Award. Finalist in the Brazilian Cinema Grand Prix, selected for the Clermont-Ferrand festival and 31 other international festivals with the short film 'Ainda Restarão Robôs Nas Ruas do Interior Profundo' (There Will Still Be Robots in the Streets of the Deep Interior).

Julia Alves is an independent film producer, focusing on radical narratives and international collaborations. She has worked on productions such as “Os Delinquentes” by Argentinian director Rodrigo Moreno; “A Flor do Buriti” by Renée Nader Messora and João Salaviza (Ensemble Prize – Cannes 2023); and “Caiam as Rosas Brancas!” by Albertina Carri. She founded QUARTA-FEIRA FILMES to reinvent production methods and foster works that embrace risk, diversity, and creative radicalism. She participated in Berlinale Talents (2019 and 2025), EAVE Producers Workshop 2023, Creative Producer Indaba 2024/2025, and is a member of the Paradiso Talent Network.