Héctor Fausto graduated from the University of Guadalajara. He specializes in Motion Graphics and VFX. He is a founding partner of POLAR STUDIO, a company formed by professionals of audiovisual arts, film, television, video and digital animation, with over 14 years of experience in these disciplines, a solid career and the backing of several awards recognizing their professional work. Highlights include his participation in more than 25 short film stop-motion projects as VFX supervisor, including 8 of the last 10 Ariel winners as Best Animated Short Films. He has directed this year’s FICG spot, as well as 5 Premio Maguey ones.

Natalia Balzaretti Merino graduated in 2007 on Audiovisual Media from the CAAV (Centro de Artes Audiovisuales) in Guadalajara. After several years of underwater experience, she finished diving studies as open water instructor in 2008, with several specialties in deep dive. In 2010 she partnered on a project called Cajo Producciones, where she performed the role of photographer, a project which specializes in matters of the sea and extreme sports; at the same time she founded Necu-li (Bee honey in Nahuatl), an apiary, a project born out of the necessity to interact directly with the environment taking care of bees. She is currently a Visual Arts teacher the Centro Universitario de la Costa in Puerto Vallarta.