Meet our team
Biljana Tutorov, Programme 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.
Veronika Patočková, Project Coordinator
Veronika Patočková is a project developer and manager based in Berlin. In 2012, she co-founded RomaTrial e.V., where she served as Project Manager and Financial Secretary for twelve years, playing a central role in growing the organisation from its early beginnings into a medium-sized institution with a team of 20 employees. During that period, she developed and led a range of projects spanning the film, cultural, and educational sectors, such as the International Festival of Romani Film AKE DIKHEA? (Co-Founder and Head of Production from 2017 to 2024), and the educational programme WIR SIND HIER! (Scientific Co-Leader from 2020 to 2024).
In 2024, she co-founded Das Kombinat e.V., where she currently serves as Executive Manager. In this role, she draws on her extensive expertise in fundraising, management, and team leadership to bring together diverse visions, perspectives, and skills – advancing artistic and empowerment projects that champion a critical, non-discriminatory, anti-patriarchal, and socially just society.
Marie Pourcelot, Coordinator of CIRCLE Expanded Orbit
and CIRCLE Digital Empowerment
Marie Pourcelot is a French project manager working at the intersection of audiovisual creation, cultural cooperation, and talent development. Based in Lille, France, she has extensive experience designing and coordinating international projects, workshops, and professional events for filmmakers, producers, and creative industries. She previously worked with EURODOC, an international training programme and professional network supporting documentary professionals and creative collaboration across Europe and beyond. Her work focuses on supporting emerging voices, fostering international partnerships, and strengthening connections between cultural institutions, festivals, and industry professionals. She is particularly interested in collaborative practices, transnational exchange, and the circulation of artistic ideas, stories, and talents across borders.
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.
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