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My work circles around belonging and identity for people living between languages and places. I return again and again to parent–child relationships—love, responsibility, and how family scripts are inherited or resisted. I’m drawn to adolescence and thresholds, and to how migration and class shape everyday choices. I also explore self-discovery/self-reflection and the pull between realism and crafted, slightly out-of-time worlds.
Country: Russian Federation
Webpage: https://fronnyro.de
Veronika Pokoptceva is a Berlin-based film director and producer with roots in St. Petersburg. She graduated in 2013 from the State University of Film and Television (St. Petersburg) with a specialization in TV directing and, during her studies, worked as a director’s assistant. After graduation she directed a series of popular-science and educational documentary films for children at an independent production company; these films were distributed as learning materials across schools in St. Petersburg. She then served as lead editor on the documentary series Unexplored St. Petersburg and Living Churches of St. Petersburg for the TV channels “Sankt-Petersburg” and “Spas.” After relocating to Germany, she completed a B.A. in Digital Film Production at SAE Institute Berlin (in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire). Her debut short, Gib mir deine Wärme, received festival recognition in Germany and internationally. She later directed and produced Prima. Elisa Carrillo Cabrera (20+ festivals; awards for Best Film and Best Music), which was broadcast in Mexico on Canal 22 México to an overall audience exceeding two million and was selected for FIPADOC (Biarritz, France). Most recently, she worked as a production assistant on Ungeduld des Herzens (winner of the Grand Prize at the Max Ophüls Preis) and served as Director Assistant on various short film projects. In parallel, Veronika directs and produces music videos for Berlin-based musicians and undertakes commercial work, including a Mercedes Benz campaign created in collaboration with the Staatsballett Berlin. Her work explores self-discovery, identity, belonging, and the complexities of parent–child relationships.
One day in the life of Elisa Carrillo Cabrera, principal dancer of the Staatsballett Berlin....
