Jury 2024
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Filson Ali
Filson Ali is a producer-director with over a decade of industry experience. She has contributed to every stage of film production, from conception to post-production, and is a proud Member of the Board of WIFT-Sweden.
2017 Filson Ali co-founded Camera X, a production company based in Denmark and Sweden. Within Camera X, they have created short films, documentaries, and web series at movement, working on their first feature film, which is under financing.
Filson Ali was selected to participate in the Young Nordic Producer Club at Cannes in 2021 and 2023 in Hamburg and also chosen for "Talent to Watch" in 2021-2023 supported by the Swedish Film Institute. She is also a Creative Producer for the European Writers Club's upcoming program.
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Nina Schattkowsky
Nina is the founder of the digital communication agency Just Publicity Online GmbH, specializing in PR for movies, series and audiovisual and cultural products.
With almost 20 years of experience in the film industry in a position with a unique perspective in all directions, she has worked on a big variety of campaigns, from major blockbusters to small arthouse pearls and everything in between.
Now branching into production, female storytelling is very close to her heart.
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Katja Weizenböck
Katja Weitzenböck is well-known for her roles in a variety of TV films, showcasing a wide emotional range. She excels as both protagonist and antagonist, performing on stage and screen in Germany and abroad.
Born on June 10, 1967, in Tokyo to Austrian and German parents, she grew up in Erlangen, Germany. From 1991 to 1993, she studied acting in Paris and gained her first on-screen experiences. She later performed in theater productions in France and Germany and became established in TV and film.
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Shamila-Lengsfeld
Shamila Lengsfeld is a German-Iranian director and writer with a passion for genre films.
Her female superhero film "Blake" won the German Newcomer Film Award, showcasing her focus on deconstructing stereotypes and bringing complex, multidimensional female characters to the screen.
With a strong interest in technology and AI-driven filmmaking, she continues to push her creative boundaries.
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Maja Costa
Maja Costa is a multilingual screenwriter/director. After studying Cello at the Milan Conservatory and getting an MA in ANES/Egyptology, she studied screenwriting and directing at the German Film and TV Academy in Berlin (dffb) and attended Serial Eyes as a scholarship holder from SKY Italia.
She is currently developing original series for different production companies and broadcasters and adapting the novel “E.E.” by Nobel Prize laureate Olga Tokarczuk into a feature film.
Her award-winning short film Mångata (2023) has been granted production aid by the European Space Agency and has been screened at more than 100 film festivals worldwide.
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Aurora Ovan
Aurora published her first fantasy book at 14 in 2012, then shifted to photography and music video directing. In 2015, she earned a New York Film Academy scholarship with her visual poem "Dandelion" and graduated in 2017 with the short film "Resilience," which won multiple awards.
In December 2023, she wrote, directed, and produced Evelin and the City of Suitcases, premiering in August 2024 at the Ravenheart International Film Festival.
Now a writer-director with a decade of experience, Aurora specializes in narrative music videos, commercials, and short films.