Mara Cracaleanu is a London-based producer and founder of Melancholia (UK-Romania production company). She is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe honouree, TEDx and SXSW speaker. Her films have earned over 70 awards and selections, including BFI Flare, TIFF Romania, Torino FF and Rhode Island. Her docu-series won the Council of Europe Series Co-Development Award. She was selected for Ex Oriente Lab, MIA Market, Zurich Film Academy, European Genre Forum and Netflix Women in Virtual Production training.