Aline Belfort (Fortaleza, 1991) Born and Raised inFortaleza, North east of Brazil, is a visual storyteller working acrosscinematography, directing and still photography. Her image making is enlightenby her background in performance and is shaped by intent, movement and emotion.She is deeply interested in how stories unfold through narrative, rhythm andcinematic language creating stories where realism meets magic. She holds adegree in Cinematography from the Russian Film Institute (VGIK) in Moscow(2011–2016) and a master’s degree from the Kino Eyes Movie Master program(2019–2021). In 2021, she completed the Advanced Program in Performing ArtsCreation (PACAP) at Fórum Dança in Lisbon, deepening her research on therelationship between camera movement, dance and performance. Her films havescreened at international festivals such as IFFR, BAFICI, Edinburgh and SãoPaulo International Film Festival. She is an alumni of Berlinale Talents(2019). Member of the DAFB Collective - Collective of Women and GenderDissidents from the camera department of Brazilian audiovisual media.

João Fiadeiro (Paris, 1965) is a Portuguese performer,choreographer, researcher, teacher and curator. He belongs to the generation ofartists who emerged in the late eighties in Portugal and gave rise to the NewPortuguese Dance movement. He was the artistic director of ATELIER RE.AL astructure that played a major role in the development of contemporary dance andtrans-disciplinary initiatives in Portugal. João Fiadeiro has touredextensively throughout Europe, North and South America with his solo and groupworks. In the 90’ João Fiadeiro studied and practiced intensivelyContact-Improvisation which led him to pursue and systematize his own researchon improvisation under the designation of Real Time Composition. This researchhas led him to coordinate workshops in Masters and PhDs programs in severalschools and universities throughout the world.