Filmmaker’s Biography:

Bero Beyer is an independent producer based in the Netherlands. Through his company Augustus Film (created in 2000) he has produced and co-produced a number of award winning films, like Rana’s Wedding, which premiered in the Semaine de la Critique of the Cannes film festival 2002 and the first Palestinian Oscar nominated feature film Paradise Now (2005). In 2008 Bero co-produced the Un Certain Regard entry and Palestinian Oscar submission Salt of this Sea by director Annemarie Jacir, which was lead produced by JBA, France.

Other co-productions include Lifelong by director Asli Ozge (Men on the Bridge) set in Istanbul, produced by the Turkish Bulut Film with the German Razor Film and with ZDF/ARTE. The film had its international premiere in the Panorama section of the Berlinale 2013. The Indian-European coproduction Qissa by director Anup Singh set in Punjab was produced with Cologne based production house Heimat Film, coproduced by Thierry Lenouvel’s CineSud, NFDC and ARTE. The film starring Irrfan Khan won the NETPAC award after its premiere at TIFF 2013.

As of January 2013 Bero has commenced a three-year term as Film Consultant for the Dutch Film Fund, with priority Arthouse films and International Co-productions.