BERNHARD KARL

Jury Member

Bernhard Karl is the director of the Berlin-based independent film festival Around The World in 14 Films, which he founded 15 years ago. He is also Head of International Program at the Munich International Film Festival (Filmfest München). Karl studied new German literature and art history, and began his career as an assistant at the Munich Film Academy. For many years, he worked as an assistant director and freelance director at the German theater. Since 2001, Karl has worked with Anja Dihrberg Casting Berlin as a casting director for more than one hundred films, including features by Emily Atef, Soren Kragh-Jacobsen, Wes Anderson, Jaco Van Dormael, and Hal Hartley.

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