Jacqueline Nsiah © Engin Oruc

Carlo Chatrian, Artistic Director of the Berlinale, has asked Jacqueline Nsiah, a film festival, art and culture consultant from Berlin, to join his selection committee. Barbara Wurm is leaving the committee to head the Forum section, starting August 1, 2023.

“I’m looking forward to working with Jacqueline, who will bring her curating experience and additional expertise on African film to the committee,” says Carlo Chatrian.

Jacqueline Nsiah holds a Master’s degree in Visual and Media Anthropology from Freie Universität Berlin and a Bachelor’s degree in African Studies and Politics from SOAS – University of London and is a freelance curator. In addition to her work for the Africa Film Festival in Cologne, some of her past roles include the Cambridge African Film Festival and the Festival do Rio. She was co-director and curator of the African film festival UHURU in Rio de Janeiro, and a programmer for Film Africa in London. She also worked as project manager for a film platform at the Goethe-Institut. Jacqueline Nsiah was a member of the selection committee at Berlinale Forum for the past four editions and co-curated the special programme “Fiktionsbescheinigung”.