Gunhild Enger was born in 1980 in the countryside outside of Oslo. She graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a degree in visual arts (BA), Lillehammer College with film studies, and The School of Film Directing in Gothenburg (MA). She was nominated for a BAFTA with her graduation film from Edinburgh, Bargain, and has since then screened her films at festivals around the world.

Jenni Toivoniemi is a screenwriter and a director from Helsinki. She studied in literature and theatre studies at Helsinki University (BA) and is now finishing her MA in screenwriting and directing. Her first film as a director, The Date, has been selected to several major festivals and it won the Jury Award in the International Short Film Competition in Sundance Film Festival and Special Mention from the Youth Jury in Berlinale 2013.