Behind the scenes - Bernd Buder

Bernd Buder has been program director of the FFC since 2015. He studied political science at the FU Berlin.Since then, he has been traveling the international film landscape as a curator, film journalist and lecturer.

He has worked for the Berlin Filmkunsthaus Babylon, the Turkish Film Week Berlin and the co-production market Connecting Cottbus. He also advises the European film festival Cinedays in Skopje as well as the Berlinale Forum and is program director of the Jewish Film Festival Berlin|Brandenburg.

About the FFC, Bernd Buder states: "For me, the FilmFestival Cottbus is an absolute highlight of entertainment, communication and exposure."