Jaime Estrada-Torres is an acclaimed film editor, post-production specialist and educator whose extraordinary career spans some of the most influential films and filmmakers of the past four decades.
Jaime began his career in London’s Soho in 1984, before working as second assistant editor to Ray Lovejoy on Homeboy and Tim Burton’s Batman. In 1990, he edited his first 35mm film, the award-winning documentary 400 Veces Jujuy, directed by Miguel Pereira.
He later joined Avid Technology, working as a consultant on major productions including Tomorrow Never Dies, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Eyes Wide Shut and Band of Brothers.
In 2003, his work on Nick Broomfield’s Biggie & Tupac earned the prestigious Grierson Award for Best Feature Documentary.
From 2005 to 2016, Jaime was Head of Editing and Post-Production at the London Film School, and he has continued to collaborate with independent filmmakers around the world.
Rógan Graham is a film programmer for the BFI Southbank, with an interest in films Black and women filmmakers as illustrated in her 2025 film season Black Debutantes. Graham previously worked as a film writer for publications such as Little White Lies, i-D, The Cut and Polyesterzine. She has served on the juries for Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and Indie Memphis Film Festival.
Rob Marshall is a multi-disciplined media creative with over 25 years experience. Starting as a professional musician, touring the UK and Europe, he then became creative director of NoStairway Creative, a West London-based production company specialising in media production and post-production, including film post, audio, ADR, original music and TV advertisements.
His notable projects include the original film score for the award-winning 1970s set gangster short film “Last Respects,” featuring pop icon Peter Andre. He has also written “Stevie,” a London-based film reflecting his insights into the music industry. The film will be directed by Hollywood actor, Kevin McNally. Rob also wrote, directed and produced ‘So Ray’, a feature documentary based on a trans-man’s journey.
In 2022, won the prestigious SIFFA award for Best Music in Film for “7 Hours On Earth”, a film he also co-produced.
Rob Marshall has been mentioned twice by The Guardian newspaper, once as the producer “7 Hours On Earth”, and previously in 1990 in a review of his performance in a live music venue where he was described as an “unshaven busker”; an achievement he considers his proudest moment to date.
Carlos Barba Salva is a Cuban filmmaker. He has worked as a producer and assistant director in Cuba, Mexico and the United States, collaborating with directors such as Jorge Perugorría (Strawberry & Chocolate) and Humberto Solás (Lucía).
His body of work includes more than twenty documentaries, several paying tribute to his mentor Solás, among them Memories of Lucía(2003), Un hombre con éxito (2006), Gibara, Open City (2008) and Humberto (2013). His fiction films include the short 25 Hours, winner of Best Short at the Latino and Native Film Festival in New Haven and Best Cuban Story at the Cuban American Film Festival, and presented at the Cannes Short Film Corner. His film Las Polacas received the Special Jury Coral Award and the Audience Cybervote Award at the Havana International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, as well as awards in Seattle, Florida and Connecticut. He also co-wrote the screenplay Mi Virgen de la Caridad with Enrique Pineda Barnet (I Am Cuba).
In 2020, he directed Humberto & Lucía for The Criterion Collection as part of Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project. His has also received several distinctions, including Best Documentary at the Tiburon International Film Festival in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Special Award at the Gibara Film Festival, and the Honorary Guamo Award from his hometown. Currently in post-production is his documentary Adorable Truths, while he develops his next short film, You Can’t Die.
Helen Piercy is an award-winning author, animator, lecturer, researcher and curator with a passion for visual storytelling and creative practice. Her films have screened at festival worldwide including Edinburgh International Film Festival, Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Encounters and Poitiers Film Festival, among others.
Her work explorers how animation can communicate complex ideas in accessible, engaging ways, connecting audiences across cultures and communities.
As an educator and researcher, Helen develops projects that bring together industry, academia and artistic practice, creating opportunities for collaboration and learning.
