THE
FINE ACTS
UNIVERSE
2024
Fine Acts team
Yana Buhrer Tavanier → Executive Director
Ana Alexieva → Programs Director
Svetla Baeva → Campaigns Director
Petar Trifonov → Creative Producer
Violeta Demirova → Accountant
Pavel Kounchev → Special Projects Advisor
Board of Trustees
Pavel Kounchev → co-founder, Chair of the Board
Julie Freeman → co-founder, Member of the Board
Shoham Arad → designer, ex-TED Fellows Director, Member of the Board
Maria Popova → writer, creator of The Marginalian, Member of the Board
Yana Buhrer Tavanier → co-founder, Executive Director
Advisory Board
Colleen Keegan, Esra'a Al Shafei, Rebecca Lichtenfeld, Safwat Saleem, Lars Jannick Johansen, Benedetta Berti, Alexander McLean, Gayle Karen Young, Arthur Steiner
Inaugural artist collective
Alicia Eggert, Safwat Saleem, Jon Lowenstein, Bahia Shehab, Laura Boushnak, Zena el Khalil, Christine Sun Kim, Candy Chang, Jorge Mañes Rubio, Allison Killing, Andrew Nemr, Anastasia Taylor-Lind, Constance Hockaday, Kiana Hayeri, Sahra Sandman, Joey Foster Ellis, Saeed Taji Farouky, Lee Mokobe, Uldus Bakhtiozina, Jost Franko, Daniela Candillari, Adital Ela, Eman Mohammed, Anita Doron, Sey Min, Sharmistha Ray, Nate Mook, Julie Freeman
Inaugural activist collective
Will Potter, Benedetta Berti, Esra'a Al Shafei, Alexander McLean, Nassim Assefi, Zena el Khalil, Aziz Abu Sarah, Andrew Bastawrous
Partners, Supporters & Collaborators
Project donors
Ford Foundation, Fondation CHANEL, Active Citizens Fund, National Endowment for Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the US, Culture of Solidarity Fund (European Cultural Foundation, Allianz Foundation, Evens Foundation), US Embassy, USAID/Dexis
Strategic partners & supporters
TED Foundation, TED Countdown, TED Fellows, The Obama Foundation, Allianz Foundation, hope-based comms
Project partners
Unbound Philanthropy, A.W.Е., Tanya’s Dream Fund, Miami Workers Center, Centrul Filia, Alternatív Közösségek Egyesülete, Power of Humanity Foundation, XTEDX Associazione per TEDxVicenza, Avaaz, DE/MO, Bios, Public Art Lab, Espronceda, Ancient Future Labs, Chilli, National Partnership for New Americans, ArtLink, Othering & Belonging Institute, Kindness.org, CoGenerate, Fully Focused, MobLab, EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture), Resonator Co-innovation hub Sofia, Sofia Municipality Culture Program, European Parliament Liaison Office in Bulgaria, Handplayed Productions, Bulgarian Center for Not-for-profit Law
Our Patrons
Shoham Arad, Peio Popov, Garo Marukyan, Angel Ivanov, Vladimir Petkov, Mike Chernev, Renee Freedman, Yordan Zhechev.
Also, a huge thank you to all our individual donors through Paypal.
Firends
Thomas Coombes, Lauren Agosta, Shelagh Wright, Peter Jenkinson, Nikoleta Marinova, Yana Dobrevska, Iva Mechkunova, Boyana Stoilova, Raya Raeva, Peio Popov, Martina Koleva, Diana Trifonova, Suzi Pomerantz, Marianne Craig, MIAM, Chucky’s, Kevork Vanlyan, Oblik Studio
Artists and creatives we’ve collaborated with
Adа Zielińska, Anđela Žapčić, Ann-Sophie De Steur, Anne van den Boogaard, Barbora Keherova, Cathal Duane, Dorottya Kránicz, Eija Vehviläinen, Ella Mežule, Ermina Emmanouel, Fátima Bravo, Gustaf Öhrnell Hjalmars, Julija Savicke, Kärt Koosapoeg, Liz Kummer, Maria Surducan, Martina Fischmeister, Mattia Riami, Michael Pleesz, Nadine Theuma, Panos Tsironis, Pepe Serra, Sakina Saidi, Sebastian König, Sidsel Sørensen, Teo Georgiev, Tereza Prepadnik, Zofia Chamienia, Anina Takeff, Gabriela Basin, Michi González, Erick M. Ramos, Juan Molinet, Pietro Soldi, Duy Nguyen, Bianca Assad, Tanya Korniichuk, Emma Shen, Sebastian Rubiano, Chiara Xie, Pati Matsushita, Berta Vallo, Ūla Šveikauskaitė, Ashwin Chacko, Cé Marina, Sabrena Khadija, Nicole Pavlov, Zhana Mitkova, Nikoleta Nosovska, Tsvetelina Mitreva, Ilian Iliev, Gergana Gergova, Ivan Kashlakov, Tsveta Pesheva, Nanda Mentesheva, Izabela Markova, Atanas Giew, Bojana Boncheva, Denitsa Boyadzhieva, Milena Filipova, Rozalina Burkova, Vick Sleiman, Chiara Diluviani, Alice Walczer, Elisabetta Benfatto, Jacopo Rosati, Kelly Romanaldi, Luca Nardi, Luna Scortegagna, Michela Zalunardo, Valentina Gonzo, Gang In Lee, Yuri Hyun, Jiho Yun, Joon Hee Myung, Min Jeong Lee (Eomju), Minha Yoo, Kim Wooyoung, Narae Kim, Yelin Yi, Youri Choi, Alba Da Virgi, Alba Domingo, Dani Pena, Mima Tosic, Namibia Coronado, Manuel Moranta, Ibrahim Hassan Mahmoud, Basaer Talal Saeed, Jaber Sabah Muhammad, Shaimaa Amer Sheet, Ahmed Mahmoud Ahmed, Safa Ahmed Khader, Mubashir Muhammad Wajid, Moon Mokgoro, Naledi Modupi, Neo Rakgajane, Rendani Nemakhavhani, Serai Lobelo, Waylan Rooi, Zinnia Msindwana, Antony Squizzato, Clër Dodu, Clotilde Francillon (Paper Pistol), Corinne Szczepaniak, Koda, Morgane Isilt Haulot, Pascal Cuttoli (Royal Glamsters), Vincent Béchet (Pulco Mayo), Yavheni De León (Ambar N.1), Dennisse Cruz, Discordia Hermanos, Abraham Mendoza Yataz (Ibraart), Jonnathan De León (Jonas), Marié Sierra, Morena Clay, Sandra Arizandieta, Sindy Coxaj (Singular García), Andrés Rivero (Guturo), Paula Garzón (Aveadora), Daniel Rodríguez (Danyrus), Silvia Báez, Fidel Castro Cabello, Ed Camacho, Sofía Bernal, Daniel Méndez, Jairo Mantilla (Xaima), Javier Nuñez (Pepiyo Gráfico), Abrar Zenkawi, Amal Ghannam, Dalal AlAjmi, Eli Bou Chaaya (ElitoArt), Fahad Dhawi, Lavenia Hanna Boules, Lamia AlSalahi, Hanouf Almonaifi, Yara Meraki, Dipti Lalani, Fagun Shah, Huzefa Indorewala, Maithilee Junankar, Priyanshi Jhaveri, Ruchi Chaudhari, Sonakshi Singh, Surya Nair, Trina Sen, Vikas Aswani, B. Stewart, Darius Turner, Lorenzo Diggins Jr., Lauren Levi, LP Ækili Ross, Marco Bernard (Masterminds Connect), Myjah Moon, Oston Jemba Madengue, Alfred Bader (EpS), Chiara Zakhia, Kabrit, Marie Alice, Marie Joe Ayoub (Mjay), Rim Ibrahim, Romy Matar, Wanxiu Kong, Jia Zhang (Nonizm), Queeie Zhang, Dannie Zhang, Xinglong Zhan, Quanlong Li, Todd Li, Di Tang, Shuai Wang, Yuwei Huang (vivi), CAMIPEPE, Bárbara Fonseca, Bibi Sakata, Carolina Monterrubio, Renata Miwa, Claudia Salgueiro, Palak Garg, Hannah Moren, Veta Yatsenko, Ojas Parkhi, Luis Leiva a.k.a Mrkrazyman, Luciana Hoerlle, Ina Gouveia, Denise Foulkes, Naandeyé García Villegas, Emily Wiputri, Caro Gutierrez, Mike Kim, Nikita Abuya, Oliwia Bulanda, Preeti Singh, Susie Oh, Tara Tabassi, Gabriel Barcia-Colombo, Boryana Yovcheva, Kosta Karakashyan, Stanislav Belovski, Georgi Yovchev, Devina Vasssielva, Raya Rumenova, Georgi Martev, Viktor Ivanov, Deyan Tsvyatkov, Daniel Haas, Matt Kenyon, Nick Bontrager
Other awesome people we worked with
Laura Ligouri, Srdja Popovic, Yosi Sergant, Amanda Alampi, Maria Milusheva, Angel Iskrev, Maksim Stoimenov, Zhelez Atanasov, Vasil Petrakov, Lora Fileva, Dora Yankova, Anita Doron, Usman Riaz, Sav Rodgers, Robert Peterpaul, Katerina Vaseva
