Maria Palacios Cruz (Spain) is the director of Courtisane, an annual festival in Ghent, Belgium, devoted to artists’ moving image. She has curated screenings and exhibitions for festivals and institutions including Cinematek (Royal Belgian Film Archive), Impakt Utrecht, MuHKA Antwerp, Naples Independent Film Show, Sala Parpallò Valencia and Centre Pompidou. She teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts and École de Recherche Graphique in Brussels.