Jelena Schryro
Jelena Schryro studied cultural studies in Regensburg and Madrid, specializing in film and cultural management. Since 2016, she has regularly worked as a curator and moderator at film festivals, including the Regensburg International Short Film Week and the Alcalá de Henares - Alcine Film Festival in Spain. She currently lives in Munich and works at the arthouse film distributor Alamode Film, where she was involved in the PR & marketing campaigns for TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, DAS LEHRERZIMMER and HOLY SPIDER.
Bernhard Wohlfahrter
Born in 1996, Bernhard Wohlfahrter spent his childhood and youth in the Styrian Enns Valley (Austria). After graduating from high school, he worked as an assistant director on numerous cinema and TV films, including Jo Baier, Joseph Vilsmaier, Tim Fehlbaum and Edgar Reitz. In 2018, he directed 300 amateur actors for the play "Die Hochzeit" at the "Öblarner Festspiele". He has made numerous short films and documentaries, including about the legendary singer-songwriter Konstantin Wecker and for the renowned BR series "Unter unserem Himmel". Bernhard Wohlfahrter has been studying directing for cinema and television feature films at the HFF Munich since 2020. In 2023, his short film GLÜCKSTAG premiered at the Five Lakes Film Festival. The social drama was awarded the prize for Best Newcomer Film at the "Diagonale" in 2024. This year, Wohlfahrter is once again working as a director for the Öblarn Festival.
Lukas Zellner
For three years now, Lukas Zellner has found his place in Gauting's cultural landscape. As a permanent team member of Theaterforum Gauting e.V., he organizes events at bosco, the community and cultural centre of the municipality. Since studying media science at the University of Regenburg, his favorite subject has been film. For several years, he worked for the Regensburg International Short Film Week, where he curated almost everything from the main program to special programs and school programs. He was artistic director of the Kufstein Short Film Festival, which he co-founded. He has a particular passion for quiet experimental documentary films.
