Shooting Stars 2009 - EFP announces members of Jury and launches dedicated website
European Film Promotion (EFP) has appointed the jury for SHOOTING STARS 2009. At the beginning of December, the five jury members who are well known personalities from the film industry will meet to decide on the ‘Best of the Best' of the new up-and-coming acting talent from across Europe.The jury will make its selection from among 18 new faces who have been nominated by the EFP member organisations. Ten finalists will be presented at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in 2009.
This year, the members of the jury are the Belgian director Marion Hänsel, the Spanish producer Antonio Saura, the British film historian Peter Cowie, the Portuguese casting director Patrícia Vasconcelos and the Macedonian actress Labina Mitevska who was one of the first SHOOTING STARS in Berlin in 1998.
Director Marion Hänsel commented: "As a director I have been very exited and interested as soon as the Shooting Stars initiative started. I find it very important to give to young, talented actors an opportunity to show their work and put the best of them in the spot lights during the Berlin Film Festival. It is a great opportunity for us to discover newcomers from all over Europe. It gives a lot of energy to see the craft and the beauty of this new generation of actors."
At the Berlinale the short-listed ten Shooting Stars 2009 will be introduced at various events from 7 - 9 February and have the opportunity to make important contacts with the international film industry.
The presentation of the Shooting Stars Award, sponsored by Studio Babelsberg, is the glamorous highlight of the weekend's event.
Shooting Stars is supported by the EU MEDIA Programme, the EFP member countries with Studio Babelsberg acting as the main sponsor of the event.