Ten of the most promising young actors in Europe have been chosen by a high-profile jury of film industry professionals to be SHOOTING STARS of 2012. They have all concluded a whirlwind weekend of events at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival including photo-sessions, meetings with casting directors and filmmakers, a workshop with international agents and a press conference, all culminating in a glittering award ceremony this Monday night.

SHOOTING STARS jury member and actor Thure Lindhardt and international film star John Hurt welcomed the ten actors on to the Berlinale Palast stage to receive the SHOOTING STARS Award - donated by main partner TESIRO - to honour their outstanding artistic achievements in feature film. Afterwards the ten young stars celebrated with VIPs from the film industry at the China Club.

(left to right) Annie Yi (Chinese Ambassador for Shooting Stars) and Richard Shen (Tesiro) Hilmar Gudjónsson (Iceland), Bill Skarsgård (Sweden), Jakub Gierszał (Poland), Adèle Haenel (France), Anna Maria Mühe (Germany), Dieter Kosslick (Berlinale Festival director) Antonia Campbell-Hughes (Ireland), Ana Ularu (Romania), Max Hubacher (Switzerland), Riz Ahmed (UK), Isabella Ragonese (Italy)