Bettina Schwarz

While studying Film and Media Studies and Aesthetics at the University of Lüneburg, Bettina Schwarz worked at the university's cinema department, for the repertory film theatre Metropolis and fo ...Show More

While studying Film and Media Studies and Aesthetics at the University of Lüneburg, Bettina Schwarz worked at the university's cinema department, for the repertory film theatre Metropolis and for film production companies in Hamburg. After completing her studies with an MA, she moved to Berlin. Bettina worked for the Berlinale before joining the European Film Academy in 2002.Being in charge of the Short Film category of the European Film Awards, as well as training projects like EFA Master Classes at the beginning she took over as Head of Awarding Procedures and Protocol at the European Film Academy in 2016.Bettina is the mother of two teen-aged sons, and lives with her family in Berlin. She speaks German and English fluently. Hide