13.02.2010

Welcome for SHOOTING STARS honoured at Berlinale

Ten of Europe's most notable young actors are presented by European Film Promotion (EFP) for the 13th edition of SHOOTING STARS launched at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. They present a broad range of countries with three of the actors appearing in films in official selection, two are screened in competition.

SHOOTING STARS 2010 are: Edward Hogg (United Kingdom), Lotte Verbeek (The Netherlands), Pihla Viitala (Finland), Michele Riondino (Italy), Anders Baasmo Christiansen (Norway), Dragoş Bucur (Romania), Zrinka Cvitešić (Croatia), Agata Buzek (Poland), Kryštof Hádek (Czech Republic), (Anaïs Demoustier, France not yet arrived).

SHOOTING STARS AWARDS, 'Maria'

Chosen by a high-profile jury of film industry professionals, the SHOOTING STARS actors are primed for a weekend of round-the-clock-activities, including one-to-one meetings with casting directors and producers culminating in the special award ceremony on Monday night. Renowned actors Stellan Skarsgård and Ana Geislerova will then welcome the ten actors onto the Berlinale-Palast stage to celebrate their outstanding artistically achievements. Studio Babelsberg donates the SHOOTING STARS Awards.

During a dinner with VIP's from the film industry the SHOOTING STARS will be presented with the Supernova, twinkling jewellery symbolizing an exploding star, representing the ten young actors bursting onto the world's stage. Co-partner TESiRO provide these gifts as a memory of a weekend in the limelight.

>> Photos and Video-blogs of the SHOOTING STARS will be available for download

>> please find further information on the event and the actors on www.shooting-stars.eu

Contacts

Premier PR office in Berlin for press enquiries:
Becky Palmer becky.palmer@premierpr.com		+49 30- 2300 3139 / 5572

Contact EFP:
Karin Dix (Project Director) dix@efp-online.com		+49 40- 390 625
Mareen Gerisch (Head of Press) gerisch@efp-online.com		+49 160- 946 80 280

The SHOOTING STARS project is supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union and the participating EFP member organisations. Main Partner is Studio Babelsberg. Co-Partner is TESiRO. The event moreover is supported by arvato digital services, Filmstiftung NRW GmbH, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and BMW AG. In addition, promotion and PR activities are backed by the Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l'image animée (CNC). The Hamburg-based office is supported by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) and the Department for Culture, Sports and Media of the City of Hamburg. Financial Partner is Commerzbank. 

with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union
SHOOTING STARS Main Partner	Co-Partner
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