Polina Medvedeva (RU)
Jasmijn Schrofer (NL)
Polina Medvedeva is a Russian-Dutch filmmaker and artist based in Amsterdam. Her work researches the notion of informality, focusing on informal economies and non-conformist communal structures, their principles influencing the aesthetics of her videos. Medvedeva’s works have been exhibited at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Sonic Acts Festival, Amsterdam, WIELS Contemporary Art Centre in Brussels, Al-Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art in Jerusalem, Inversia Festival in Murmansk, Rotterdam City Theatre, Art Brussels, Centre of Fine Arts Groningen, De Nieuwe Vide gallery, Haarlem and screened during IDFA Docs for Sale and on VPRO among others. She was a guest lecturer at the public school for architecture brussels, Sandberg Instituut Amsterdam, ArtEZ Zwolle and is a tutor and lecturer at the Utrecht School of the Arts.
Jasmijn Schrofer graduated from the Nederlandse Film Academie in 2015 with the prize-winning film 'Tarikat'. If you want to describe the films of Jasmijn Schrofer, it is possible to do that with the words ‘'desire’' or ‘'visual poetry’'. Her short film ‘Tarikat' is the product of this coalition. Jasmijn is unafraid to take an intimate look at complex issues such as immigration (‘Homework’), self-euthanasia (‘Practical Matters’) and the ego (‘Tarikat’). Earlier at the film academy she directed and co-choreographed her first dance film (‘Unfold’). She is a graduate of The School for Young Talent in The Hague, a joint venture of the Dutch Royal Arts Academy and the Dutch Royal Conservatory. Currently, Jasmijn is writing her debut feature film about the disappearance of darkness.
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