Anna-Katharina, of German-Portuguese descent, studied at the University of Fine Arts in Lisbon and at the Angewandte in Vienna, where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Multimedia. Since she was a child, her passion for making her own films layed the foundation for her future career in the film industry. After working as a motion graphic designer and spending years as a camera operator on several cruise ships, she moved to film sets as a camera assistant where she rediscovered her passion for storytelling. She started her training as a steadicam operator and completed her Master's in Cinematography at the Hamburg Media School. Her second-semester short film made it to the list of Oscar semifinalists.

Languages

Portuguese & German (Native) I English (fluent) I Spanish (basic knowledge)  

Special Skills

Analog Film | Steadicam

Andaç, born and raised in Ankara, Turkey, initially explored modern ballet, as well as communication & design, before discovering her love for visual storytelling. She pursued her career by studying cinematography at the renowned Polish Film School in Lodz. Her films were showcased at Camerimage, Achtung Berlin, and Max-Ophüls-Preis. Teaming up with director Aslı Özarslan, their debut film earned a spot at the Berlinale 2024 Generation section and won best debut feature at International Frauen Filmfest Dortmund | Köln (2024) and best regional feature film at Lichter Filmfest (2024). Now based in Berlin, Andaç is dedicated to breaking cultural boundaries with her work.

Languages

Turkish (Native) I English (Bilingual Proficiency) I Polish (advanced intermediate) I German (Intermediate) I French (Basic knowledge) I Korean (Beginner) 

Special Skills

Analog Film | Movement Choreography

In her current works, Caroline focuses on hybrid film forms and political subjects. She works on both fiction and documentary films. As a graduate of the University of Television and Film Munich, she was honored with the Michael Ballhaus Prize in 2023 and the Best Cinematography Award in 2024 at the IFFF Cologne+Dortmund. The core of her work is a consistent, integrated approach to cinematography, which evolves collaboratively in line with the content. Additionally, her films have received awards, including the Carte-Blanche Emerging Talent Award at the Duisburg Film Week in 2017, the Best Short Documentary at the Diagonale in 2017 and 2018, and the ARRI Production Award in 2021. Moreover she was given a DAAD scholarship in 2018 to study at the CCC in Mexico City. She is a member of the German Film Academy (DFA).

Languages

German (native) | English (fluent)  | Spanish (fluent)

Special Skills

Analog Film | Color Grading

Lisa Jilg was born in Munich and dedicated herself to analog photography and started to shoot and develop her own photo series. In September 2018, she began studying cinematography at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and graduated in 2024 with the feature film VENA. The photographic eye and the art of bringing stories to life through a single image and atmosphere still influence her work today. Her last short film "Dignity Keeper" was nominated for the German Short Film Award. In 2023, she accompanied four police officers-to-be at the Berlin Police Academy on their way into professional life as part of the ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel. The feature film VENA will be released in fall of 2024.

Languages

German (native) | English (fluent)  

Special Skills

Analog Film 

Thea Adlung was born in 1981 in Stralsund, Germany and lives in Vienna, Austria. She has been working in the film industry since 2000 and started out in editing and as a camera assistant. At Moviecam / ARRI rental she was employed as disponent and also worked at the ARRI development department in Vienna. For further education she participated in multiple workshops and master classes. After many years as a camera assistant for feature films, TV productions and commercials, she worked as a camera operator and 2nd Unit DOP for several years. Since 2022 she has been the DOP of several TV productions and focuses on working in scenic projects.

Languages

German (native) | English (fluent)  

Special Skills

Analog Film | Drone