Cinema for Peace: Beyond Entertainment

Actress, Scriptwriter and Producer. She stands out for her social work in the defence of animals with her forthcoming documentary E.L.I., in collaboration with the Earth League Foundation, as well as for her projects to generate a social impact, which are currently in production. As an actress, she is currently among the main cast of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning part I and II.

Ex General Manager of Mediapro. A film producer, he co-founded the audiovisual group Mediapro with two partners. Previously, he was the main shareholder of the television channel La Sexta and co-editor of the newspaper “Público.” In 1984, he joined Televisión de Cataluña, where he was in charge of news departments, sports productions, and oversaw the Federation of Autonomous Radio and Television Organizations.

Film director, screenwriter and producer. She is a member of GPEN (Global Peace Education Network) and is also a delegate of CIMA (Spanish Association of Women Filmmakers) in Catalonia. She specialises in documentary films. After working for two years for the International Foundation for Peace (Words of Peace Global), she specialised in making documentaries about Peace: the short documentary “Stories for Peace”, the fiction “Awakening” and the documentary series “Por la Paz” (Voices for Peace), distributed internationally in many events and televisions around the world.

He is now preparing his new film and TV movie on the Culture of Peace, “Mechanics of Peace”, a co-production with France (Les Films d’Icí) where he has already interviewed twenty Nobel Peace Laureates and is scheduled for release in September 2024.

Director, screenwriter, actress, singer, and songwriter. After a successful career in the music industry, where she sold hundreds of thousands of albums in Latin America, María ventures into the world of film and television as a writer, director, and actress. In 2023, she filmed her first short film, “You’re Not Crazy,” serving as director, screenwriter, and actress, garnering support from the United Nations, aligning with its 2030 agenda. To date, “You’re Not Crazy” has received multiple international awards. She collaborated with the Global Humanitarian Foundation and currently collaborates with the Biblioseo Foundation to aid children in Colombia. In Mexico, she worked with a support group for women victims of acid attacks alongside the Paidi Foundation and holds an honorary membership in the Junior Chamber International supporting children and education in Tijuana. In the United States, she collaborates with Survivor’s Pathway, an NGO supporting victims of gender-based violence and human trafficking. Certified by Harvard in Child Protection: The Rights of the Child in Theory and Practice.

Nano Arrieta, a double major in Law and Business Administration (E3), established Atlantika Films, a production company based in Madrid/Bizkaia. Among Atlantika Films’ projects stands out “Charles Chaplin, The Spirit of the Tramp,” written by the double winner of the San Sebastián Golden Shell, Isaki Lacuesta, and directed by Carmen Chaplin, granddaughter of the iconic filmmaker Charlie Chaplin. Atlantika Films maintains a close collaboration with the renowned Spanish Oscar-winning filmmaker Fernando Trueba. Together, they’ve worked on numerous film projects like “They Shot the Pianist,” featuring Oscar nominee Xavier Mariscal, and “Haunted Heart,” a romantic thriller for NETFLIX starring Matt Dillon and Aida Folch. Nano Arrieta also serves as a speaker and professor at universities such as UCM, ECAM, or UCIIIM, teaching subjects related to the industry.

Diana Hoyos is a Colombian actress and singer of great popularity and recognition in her country. This year, she has premiered the Colombian series “Te la dedico”, where she stars alongside the popular artist Pipe Bueno. In addition, lately we could also see her in the North American films “Sniper: Ultimate Kill” or “Never Back Down: Revolt” which have marked her leap to Hollywood.

She gained fame in her country thanks to her star roles in highly rated television series such as “Oye Bonita” and “Amar y Temer”, as well as her participation in the acclaimed series “Escobar, el patron del mal” or “Enfermeras “, among others.

Diana has been awarded the prestigious India Catalina Awards for Best Leading Actress for “Enfermeras” or the Online and Latin Plug Awards, among others.