Festival Guests

Eddie Cockrell is an independent film critic who divides his time between his hometown of Washington, D.C. and Sydney, Australia. Since 1998 he has reviewed international films, notable DVD releases and the occasional Hollywood movie for Variety from the Berlin, Karlovy Vary, Montreal and Toronto festivals.More ...

Editor Bettina Böhler, (b. in Freiburg on June 24, 1960) started her career as an intern in a film processing laboratory and as an assistant editor. Characterized by the Bremen Film Award Jury as “the great invisible lady” behind German film, she has made a name for herself, particularly through her work with several young and renowned directors.More ...

Ron Jones was a teacher in Palo Alto, California, USA. He started The Third Wave, which it was the inspiration for The Wave, the book by Todd Strasser, and the movie based on the book. He has spent the past 30 years working with people with mental disabilities.More ...

Martin Walz was born in Zurich/Switzerland in 1964, spent his childhood in Berlin. After finishing school, he took acting lessons and appeared in Das Boot ist voll in 1980 and Rote Erde in 1982. At the same time, he wrote screenplays and made shorts.  He took courses in 16 mm filmmaking at New York University.More ...