Darya Bassel has a background in TV and commercial production. In 2011, she joined Docudays UA IHRDFF, initially as a programmer and later as head of the industry platform. She became a producer in 2013 and has participated in Eurodoc, Ex Oriente, and EAVE. She has also served as a jury member at several festivals, including Visions du Réel, IDFA, and Krakow IFF. 

Notable titles she has produced include OUTSIDE (2022), which premiered at CPH:DOX and screened at over 20 festivals; the drama BUTTERFLY VISION (2022), which debuted in Un Certain Regard at Cannes; and the satirical drama THE EDITORIAL OFFICE (2024), which premiered at Berlinale. Her latest title, SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH, directed by Olha Zhurba, premiered in Venice in 2024 and received multiple awards.

She is a co-producer of the highly acclaimed documentary INTERCEPTED (dir. Oksana Karpovych) and the Oscar-nominated documentary A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS (dir. Simon Lereng Walmont).

Nir Ferber is a lecturer for film theory and holds a PhD in film studies. Alongside his academic work, he is a senior member of the programming committee at Docaviv – the Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival and a member of the curating collective of the Jewish Film Festival Berlin-Brandenburg.