Sophie Maresch was born in Austria in 1999. She realised her first film projects during her bachelor’s degree in media management. In November 2023, she successfully completed her master’s degree in film, television & media – creation and distribution. In her academic work, she dealt with gender (in-)equality in the Austrian film industry as well as the male and female gaze and intimacy coordination in film. She gained her first experience in the film industry through various internships (Vienna Film Commission, PPM Film productions GmbH, PICCO-STUDIO Production Ltd). She is currently working as a trainee assistant director at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna.
Ivana Vlasich was born in 1997 in Austria, as part of the croatian minority. She is an assistant director and production assistant for the Viennese production company “Feuer & Flamme Film” and just started her first project as a director. Originally from the journalistic-editorial department of ORF (austrian national broadcasting station), she now works on various documentary formats in cooperation with the ORF cultural department, 3Sat and the Vienna State Opera, among others.
