Sylvia Rothe (Germany)

    President of Banskofilmfest 2015 international Jury,
    director, filmmaker. Since 2011 she`s working as a freelanced filmmaker. In 2004 she made her first film. It is the story about a journey on the river Danube from Germany to the Black Sea. With her camera and a little sailing boat she learnt a lot about the countries along the river. And she experienced that a camera is a magic instrument to be close to the people and their daily life. In the following years she took courses and workshops about filmmaking. Her films are classical documentaries about people in special living situation. In the most films she tell about social projects and the people which are involved.