Jasmina Kuhnke, a German-born writer, actor, author and activist, has signed with CAA for representation, Variety has learned exclusively.
Kuhnke’s debut novel, “Black Heart,” is a bestseller. The semi-autobiographical book recounts her experience growing up on the outskirts of the Ruhr region in Germany in the ’90s, and how she grappled with racism. Through a first-person narration, Kuhnke also sheds light on the consequences of lifelong discrimination.
She has also penned the award-winning “Andered Altern,” a mockumentary about parents starting a private kindergarten, and “Carolin Kebekus Show’s” racism special, which won a Grimme-Preis Award.
Her screenwriting credits include “Shapira Shapira,” a standup comedy series ordered by ZDFneo, as well as “Almania,” a comedy series commissioned by Ard.
Beyond her work as a writer, Kuhnke has made a name for herself on social media as an anti-racism activist. She notably founded and built a €250,000 fund to support victims of...
Kuhnke’s debut novel, “Black Heart,” is a bestseller. The semi-autobiographical book recounts her experience growing up on the outskirts of the Ruhr region in Germany in the ’90s, and how she grappled with racism. Through a first-person narration, Kuhnke also sheds light on the consequences of lifelong discrimination.
She has also penned the award-winning “Andered Altern,” a mockumentary about parents starting a private kindergarten, and “Carolin Kebekus Show’s” racism special, which won a Grimme-Preis Award.
Her screenwriting credits include “Shapira Shapira,” a standup comedy series ordered by ZDFneo, as well as “Almania,” a comedy series commissioned by Ard.
Beyond her work as a writer, Kuhnke has made a name for herself on social media as an anti-racism activist. She notably founded and built a €250,000 fund to support victims of...
- 11/9/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The founders are producers Roshanak “Rosh” Khodabakhsh and Jorgo Narje.
Netflix and Amazon Studios are among the backers of a new German programme entitled NewMotion to promote greater diversity in the nation’s film industry. It was officially launched at the Explorer Conference at Filmfest Hamburg this month.
The programme is the brainchild of producers Roshanak “Rosh” Khodabakhsh (Port au Prince Film und Kultur Produktion) and Jorgo Narjes (X Filme Creative Pool) in cooperation with the Producers Alliance Initiative for Qualification (Paiq).
“A central element of this initiative is a shadowing programme giving on-the-job training where you follow one person...
Netflix and Amazon Studios are among the backers of a new German programme entitled NewMotion to promote greater diversity in the nation’s film industry. It was officially launched at the Explorer Conference at Filmfest Hamburg this month.
The programme is the brainchild of producers Roshanak “Rosh” Khodabakhsh (Port au Prince Film und Kultur Produktion) and Jorgo Narjes (X Filme Creative Pool) in cooperation with the Producers Alliance Initiative for Qualification (Paiq).
“A central element of this initiative is a shadowing programme giving on-the-job training where you follow one person...
- 10/9/2023
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
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