Award Ceremony for the EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS 2020

24-02-2020

Award Ceremony for the EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS 2020

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Carlo Chatrian (Festival Director), Ella Rumpf (Switzerland), Jonas Dassler (Germany), Victoria Carmen Sonne (Denmark), Mariette Rissenbeek (Festival Director), Levan Gelbakhiani (Georgia), Joana Ribeiro (Portugal), Bartosz Bielenia (Poland), Zita Hanrot (France), Pääru Oja (Estonia), Martina Apostolova (Bulgaria), Bilal Wahib (The Netherlands)

Berlin, 24 February 2020: Tonight the EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS 2020 were welcomed to the Berlinale Palast stage by host, Alexander Fehling – German Shooting Stars in 2011 – and presented with the EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS Award. The prominent talent programme, which is celebrating its 23rd edition, is financially supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union and the participating national film institutes, EFP‘s member organisations and the German and Chinese Culture Foundation.

EFP (European Film Promotion) and its supporters are delighted to once again bring the EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS programme to Berlin International Film Festival. Tonight's ceremony was held in the presence of Festival Directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian as well as Monika Grütters, German Minister of the State for Culture and the Media and a number of Europe's cultural ministers.

Contacts: European Film Promotion (EFP):
Karin Dix (Project Director), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Tel: +49 40 398 40 30
Doris Bandhold (Press), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., mobile at Berlin: +49 179 652 15 76

EFP (European Film Promotion) is an international network of film promotion institutes from 37 countries from throughout Europe, each representing their national films and talent abroad. Under the EFP flag, these organisations team up to jointly promote the diversity and spirit of European cinema and talent at key film festivals and markets, in particular outside of Europe.
The Hamburg-based office is backed by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and the Ministry of Culture of the City of Hamburg.