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March 19 – 30, 2025

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Sigal Yehuda

Founder & Executive Director

Sigal Yehuda is the Founder and Executive Director of Close Up, an independent international NGO based in Brussels Belgium that provides training and mentorship to emerging documentary filmmakers from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds from Southwest Asia & North Africa. Sigal was involved in the development of highly acclaimed international award-winning documentaries such as No Other Land (Berlinale 2024 Best Documentary & Audience Award) Hollywoodgate (Venice & Telluride 2023) Q (Tribeca 2023 Best Documentary Award) Midnight Traveler (Berlinale & Sundance Special Award 2019) Five Broken Cameras (2013 Oscar Nominee) name a few. Sigal serves as a Selection committee member, pitching forum trainer & Jury member in various cinema foundations and Film festivals such as Sundance Documentary Fund, Tribeca Film Institute, IDA, Movies That Matter, FIPADOC, Middle East Now Film Festival, Zagreb Dox. Sigal is an Editorial Board Member at The Why Foundation in Denmark and a member of the European Film Academy.