The FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS initiative shines a spotlight on some of the most influential German talent currently working in the industry, representing just some of the many dynamic “faces” of German filmmaking today. Since its first edition, the annual campaign has established itself as a platform to give German film talent international visibility and draw the attention of the global film industry to some of the country’s most sensational newcomers and professionals.
The faces of the 2024 FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS – THE FILMMAKERS campaign are:
Jan Bülow (DIE UNIVERSELLE THEORIE, LINDENBERG, KAFKA), actor
Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay (ORAY, LOVE, GERMAN MARK AND DEATH), writer, director, producer
Banafshe Hourmazdi (NO HARD FEELINGS, LOVING HER, NO BEAST SO FIERCE), actor
Moritz Müller-Preißer (WIR SIND DATEN, HAEBERLI, GOTTES ANDERER PLAN), screenwriter and director
Mona Cathleen Otterbach (FRANKY FIVE STAR, MILK TEETH), production designer
Eva Trobisch (ALLES GUTE, IVO), screenwriter and director
Soleen Yusef (SAM A SAXON, DEUTSCHLAND 89, WINNERS), screenplay and director