Matīss Kaža was born in Sweden and raised in Latvia and holds a BA in Film and Television Production from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. One of the most prolific filmmakers from the new generation of Latvian cinema, he works both as a director and a producer. Being only 27, he has already directed six feature-length fiction and documentary films, which have screened internationally.

Linda Olte is a film director and screenwriter. She has worked at the Latvian Television on the production of documentary films, series and TV shows. Linda is interested in socially responsible and sensitive cinema, which also shows in her feature debut “Sisters”. She has received Latvian National film award “Lielais Kristaps” for her editing work at Ieva Ozolina’s documentary “My Father the Banker”, which was screened at IDFA.