Sandra Schulberg

Sandra Schulberg, a long-time activist on behalf of filmmakers working outside the Hollywood studios, founded the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) in 1979,

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Nora Fingscheidt

Born in 1983, Nora Fingscheidt grew up in Braunschweig, Germany and in Argentina. In 2003, she became involved as a board member

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Rie Hedegaard

Rie Hedegaard is the first mover and shaker within the Danish casting sphere and has been working as a casting director since 1984.

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Timka Grin

Born in Sarajevo, Timka Grin studied French Language and Literature, but it was her admiration for the art and craft of acting

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Ine Marie Wilmann

Ine Marie Wilmann trained at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre, graduating in 2011, and has since excelled in theater, TV and

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Emma Drogunova

Emma Drogunova, the youngest of this year’s European Shooting Stars, was born in post-soviet Russia and was raised in Berlin. As a

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Aisling Franciosi

Aisling Franciosi attended Trinity College in Dublin where she studied French and Spanish. She most recently appeared in the leading role of

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Rea Lest

Rea Lest studied acting at the renowned Drama School of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Since 2014, she has been performing

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Solmaz Azizi

Solmaz Azizi has been working with the Berlin International Film Festival for over ten years. She worked closely with the festival director

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