Patricia Mestanza Niemi is an editor for feature films as well as an editor and producer for cinema trailers. Editing has been her passion for more than 20 years, during which she established a large network of filmmakers. The idea of capturing stories of our constantly changing society prompted her to set up the UNIFIED FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL. p.mestanza@unifiedfilmmakers.com
Our Team
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Patricia Mestanza Niemi
Festival Director
Florian Deyle is the CEO and co-founder of DRIFE Film Production, as well as partner of tnf Telenormfilm. He studied Political Science and Publishing before completing his studies at the University of Television and Film Munich. Since the foundation of DRIFE, Florian has worked as a producer of feature films and TV movies. He is a member of the German Film Academy and of the European Film Academy.
f.deyle@unifiedfilmmakers.com
Florian Deyle
Festival Director
Amir Soufi has been working in Entertainment Marketing for 18 years, developing and executing campaigns for major and independent film distributors, television stations and publishing houses. His work was nominated for and awarded with multiple Golden Trailer Awards. He was educated in the US, the UK and France and holds two Master's degrees in International Marketing Communications as well as a degree in Film Directing and Writing. To him, filmmaking is an integral part of our society. Film reveals aspects of ourselves and others that we otherwise wouldn't encounter. For that reason, he joined UNIFIED FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL.
a.soufi@unifiedfilmmakers.com
Amir Soufi
Head of Marketing
Natalie Papapetrou, born in Gütersloh, has worked in the arthouse cinema sector for over 20 years as a projectionist, coordinator and theater manager. Last year, she co-organized the 14th Five Lakes Film Festival, coordinating cinemas, accreditations and events, as well as film purchasing and selection.
Natalie Papapetrou
Festival Programmer & International Relations
Feliciana Chiaradia is a writer, freelance production assistant and translator. After finishing her Bachelor in Linguistics, she is currently attending her last semester of the M.A. in Film and Media Culture (Research). Working at UFM provides for her the perfect opportunity to combine her passion for creativity and intercultural relationships as well as her interest in foreign languages. Her key tasks are the coordination of the Unified Filmmakers Festival 2022 and the broadening of the UFM network. f.chiaradia@unifiedfilmmakers.com
Feliciana Chiaradina
Festival Coordinator
Theresa Stöckle holds a BA in „Business Administration and Art" from the Alanus Hochschule, Alfter. Her interest in stories and organizing first led her to work in book trade. Yet she found herself more and more curious about the meaning of moving images and eventually editing. She has volunteered in several international projects and international encounters became a substantial part of her life. At UNIFIED FILMMAKERS she is happy to find her interests for film and international exchange combined.
Theresa Stöckle
Festival Coordinator, Editor Assistant
Oliver Seibert has a bachelor´s degree in media informatics. He developed numerous learning apps on topics such as negotiation and team management. For more than 20 years, he took care of young media talents at the Bavarian Film Center, finally as managing director. There he was responsible for project planning, management, funding, and press and public relations.
o.seibert@unifiedfilmmakers.com
Oliver Seibert
Finance and Business Relations
Marcel Janick Paul is a young film editor, director and screenplay writer. He studied Digital Film Production in Frankfurt am Main. During his studies, he directed four short films and assisted on the sets of various feature films. His passion lies in feature films and documentaries on the big screen. Currently he is working on scripts for upcoming film productions and is developing feature films for which he is writing the script and intends to direct.
Marcel Janick Paul
Editor
Yvonne Ernicke is a trained writer, actress and filmmaker based in Berlin. After her master degrees in Literature and Culture studies she studied Marketing and Journalism and worked for TV, Radio and Online Formats. As actress she already started with the age of 9, she is winner of Susan Batson Scholarship New York and works for international Cinema and TV productions ever since. She also produces film music as a singer and songwriter.
y.ernicke@unifiedfilmmakers.com
Yvonne Ernicke
Relations Artists
As a freelancer for editing and motion-design for over two decades, Simon Gugeler also loves everything the medium of film has to offer. When he heard about the festival, he just had to help with everything design-related and is excited to see how the idea will grow.
simon@framefaktur.de
Simon Gugeler
Lead Designer
Ragnar Keil is a German director and screenwriter who splits his life between Germany and Canada. He has written, directed and produced several short films and an award-winning documentary. Throughout his career he has maintained a focus on expanding and developing professional relationships with international filmmakers. He is currently acting as an advisor for international co-productions wishing to film in Canada and Germany. Ragnar is also in the development stage of his first feature-length film.
r.keil@unifiedfilmmakers.com
Ragnar Keil
Representative North America
Born in Tangier,Mehdi Souissi is a young filmmaker that has explored most of the fields in crafting movies. Well known as 1st AD, his field of work doesn't stay on a set. His passion for culture, self-education and discovery - have pushed him to create, participate, and collaborate in multiple activities to bridge cultures. He joins the UFM TEAM strongly motivated by the fact that "stopping the World", doesn't mean "pausing Life!". And of course belief of union, collaboration, participation, collectivity... m.souissi@unifiedfilmmakers.com
Mehdi Souissi
Representative North Africa
Amin Mohammadi studied film editing in Teheran. Since 2006, he has been working as a freelance photographer and editor. He edited his first short film in 2006, and from 2014 has worked as director on several music videos. As a photographer, Amin has won the 2007 "Buschehr sarzamin khorshid" and the 2014 "Zarrin Unternehmen" competitions.
a.mohammadi@unifiedfilmmakers.com
Amin Mohammadi
Representative Iran
Sabrina Fidalgo is a multi-award winning director and screenwriter from Rio. She was named by the American publication BUSTLE in eighth place as one of the most promising filmmakers around the world in a list of 36 international directors. She studied Performing Arts at Uni-Rio, Filmaking at the School of TV and Cinema in Munich (Germany) and Scripwriting at the University of Córdoba (Spain). Her films have been shown at more than 300 festivals worldwide. Medium length “Rainha” (2016) won more than 30 awards and was selected for the IFFR - Internacional Film Festival Rotterdam. Her last short “Alfazema” (2019) was doubly awarded at the Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro among others. She is also a columnist at HuffPost Brasil.
Sabrina Fidalgo
Representative Brazil
Miriam Guesme is a Tunisian Climate Justice Activist.
Miriam Guesme
Representative Middle East