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Alan Rexroth is a German filmmaker who currently lives in Berlin and New York City. His work attracts worldwide attention and has been awarded several times. Numerous trips to the most remote places in the world and his work in various socially committed projects, mainly in Latin America and the Himalaya region,

shaped his view of the world and are strongly reflected in his work. The main theme

of his projects would be new global changes and the personal confrontation with them. As the founder of Angry Buddha Films GmbH, he also produces and directs commercials and all kinds of content. Alan is currently working on the feature documentary #WHEREAREYOU about the

limits of digital communication.

Lucinda Luvaas is an award winning multimedia artist working in fine art, video and sound.

Her short fictional films have won many awards and been in over 100 film festivals to date.

Lucinda went to New York University, the New York Studio School and the Art Student's League. She taught at UCSD was the Director of Mt. San Jacinto College’s Fine Art Gallery in Southern California implementing a multifaceted program of art exhibitions, an author’s reading series, jazz and other music concerts. Today, In addition to her studio work Lucinda is a curator currently working on a show series dealing with the climate crisis. The exhibition: Reflections on Our Warming Planet, began in the Summer of 2022 at the Lois Lambert Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, and then went on to LA Artcore, in Los Angeles the following April. Reflections on Our Warming Planet/Part Three just ended at Pasadena City College. The show included 18 visual artists, twelve filmmakers, and nine interviews with artists, scientists and  community activists.

A self-taught Screenwriter written 11 short screenplays, feature loglines, her Debut Feature Screenplay and as an Amateur filmmaker, written & directed 39 short films (including 6 Animation) of which 31 films have WON 150 Accolades (including 22 Awards). Her Debut lyrics of a song on Mental Health won 6 Accolades (2 Awards)- in the US. 

Her just completed Debut Feature Screenplay “PROGRAM” To KILL…?? (based on her Short Screenplay of the same name with 15 Accolades), has won 18 Accolades (11 AWARDS) including Best Asian Screenplay (OXFORD), Best First-time Screenwriter & Feature Script (BERLIN) and other awards at Los Angeles, Cannes, London etc. It was also a Semi-Finalist at the Academy Awards & BAFTA Qualifying FLICKERS’ RHODE ISLAND IFF-2023.