Meet our team

Biljana Tutorov, Program Director

Biljana Tutorov is a director, producer and curator. After graduating Art History (UCL, Belgium) she studied Film Anthropology (EPHE) and Drama (Jacques Lecoq School) in Paris. She was first director’s assistant to Yugoslavian film director Želimir Žilnik. In 2010, she founded Wake Up Films in order to produce talents from the CEE region. Biljana established and programmed Regional competition for fiction and docs at FREE ZONE Film Festival in Belgrade until the 2017. In 2018 she created a new platform for women filmmakers - CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator - which she is the head of. Her feature documentary When Pigs Come (2017) won several awards and was screened in Sarajevo, Hot Docs, Vision du Reel, Cinemed, DokuFest among many other festivals. Biljana was a member of the 59. Festival dei Popoli, Florence, international jury. She is among EAVE 2021 Producers workshop participants, Chicken & Egg 2021 grantees and is alumna of EURODOC and Producers On The Move, and a member of DOK Serbia, Documentary Association of Europe (DAE), European Women Audiovisual Network (EWA) and European Film Academy (EFA).

Agustina Figueras, Project Manager

Agustina is an Argentinian-Italian writer-producer based in the UK, with over fifteen years’ experience. She has collaborated with notable directors on both sides of the Atlantic, including Pablo Trapero, Marcelo Piñeyro, Paula Hernandez, Emmanuel Lubezki, and Emir Kusturica. In 2013, she relocated to the UK to complete an MA in Screenwriting at the London College of Communication (UAL) while working as a Production Manager at Pinball London. During this time, she contributed to acclaimed productions such as “Words With Gods” (2014, Venice), “Uncle Howard” (2016, Sundance), and “On the Milky Road” (2016, Venice). In 2019, Agustina was Associate Producer on “Listen”, the first English-Portuguese feature film co-production, directed by Ana Rocha. The film won two Lions at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. In 2023, she worked as an Assistant Producer on “Diciannove”, directed by Giovanni Tortorici, which premiered at Venice and Toronto festivals in 2024 and is currently on its theatrical run.

She’s currently the Producer and board member of the Hebden Bridge Film Festival. Agustina also co-runs independent production company Bardo North.

Bojan Schuch, Financial Manager

Bojan Schuch is an experienced executive with expertise in business planning, programs and financial management. He was Executive Director of the Institute of Documentary Film from 2012 to 2018 and Director of CEE Animation from 2019 to 2023. During this time he was responsible for the management and implementation of more than 50 projects supported by various funding programs from different Creative Europe MEDIA grant schemes, the Czech Ministry of Culture and the Czech Cinematography Fund.

He has proven experience in coordinating activities and is responsible for all standard services required for effective project and financial management, including the preparation of evaluation and monitoring data and statistics as well as figures on the programs and projects implemented. Long-standing cooperation with the authorities of the Czech Republic, EC and the EEA in areas relevant to the implementation of the programs, as well as audit support.Bojan holds the position of Finance Manager at Circle.