Independent director and producer. He studied at universities in Essen and Cardiff. After graduating with a degree in Law and Political Science, he decided to continue his studies at the State film institute. His film works are thematically as varied as is the global culture - from legalization of prostitution in the state of Nevada to the first concert of songwriter Tracy Chapman in South Africa. Broomfield's filmography includes Kurt and Courtney (1998), Fetishes (1996), Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher (1994), The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife (1991). As part of the One World Festival his film Biggie and Tupac (2002) will be shown, which will definitely be appreciated by fans of the American hip-hop scene, and Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003), for which the director won the Amnesty International Award DOEN at the International documentary film festival IDFA in Amsterdam, in 2003.

Director, producer and above all one of the pioneers of the direct cinema movement in the USA. He began as an editor for LIFE magazine, and in 1960 formed the company Drew Associates, under which he filmed in that year, Primary (1960). This documentary considered to be a turning point in the direct cinema movement in America, analyzes the political battle between Kennedy and his then rival Humphrey. Robert Drew is the holder of many international awards - the Peabody award for his film The New Met, Main prize in the film festival Global Village for the documentary Herself, Indira Gandhi or the Special judges award from the Cannes film festival for his picture The Chair. As a part of the One World festival, the film Primary will be shown along with For Auction: An American Hero (duPont award/Columbia 1986).

He studied and the Film Institute in Chile and direction at Madrid University. His debut film The First Year (1971) was about the first year of the government of Salvador Allende. In 1979 his most famous film The Battle of Chile (1973-1979) has its premier dealing with the violent overthrow of president Allende and the accession of the military junta. Guzman's work deals primarily with political themes (The Pinochet Case, 2001), historical (Precolombian Mexico 1985, Chile Obstinate Memory, 1997) or questions of religion (In the name of God, 1987, The Southern Cross, 1992). Presently he teaches documentary film at different European and Latin American schools. For his film The Battle of Chile, he received six major awards in festivals in Europe and Latin America. In addition to this film, the One World film festival will also show his documentary The Pinochet Case.

She graduated from the Department of documentary film production at FAMU. She worked as a director for the Krátký Film Praha (1974-1994), co-founded the association of filmmakers a sociologists Film and Sociology (1990) and the People and Time Foundation (1994). One of the fundamental pillars of her work is the flowing time method of filming and „recorded memory" of the twentieth century. She filmed over forty original documentary films which dealt with the social aspect of life for ordinary people and those standing at the extreme spectrum of society (the Tell me something about yourself cycle, 1992-1997). In later documentaries she has tried to capture the stories of those whose lives were influenced by the totalitarian regimes of the last century. A typical example of this is the film Hitler, Stalin and I, which will be shown during the One World film festival. Helena Treštíková has been awarded a number of awards; most recently she was awarded to Kristián award for the documentary Women on the Edge of the Millennium (2002).

He was born in Paris in 1940. He studied film production and the State film school in Lodz. He has filmed a number of films, which have received acclaim at international film festivals, among others the Main Award and the Krakow film festival for the film Matriculation (1978), the Prix Europa award at the Reykjavik film festival for the film Katyn-Forrest and also at the Berlinale in 2002 for his documentary i Remember. The twelve-minute film 89 mm from Europe (1993) was nominated for an Oscar. Łoziński is interested mainly in the daily life of normal people: during his filming he does not look for sensational, but is drawn to the substance and mystery of action caught on film. He does not guard against production, but at the same time feels a sense of responsibility with the character in front of the camera. Such is the case in the film Anything Can Happen (1995), which will be shown during the One World festival. Marcel Łoziński has lectured at the FEMIS film school and at the University of Warsaw and led a seminar of documentary films in Marseille. He is currently teaching at the Film school Andrzej Wajda directing.