Renate Zylla

Born in 1955 in Bielefeld, Germany, Renate holds a Master of Pedagogy, with a concentration in media, from the University of Bielefeld. She has professional experience in film and media since 1983. She started her festival career at the International Film Festival Berlin in 1986. In 1988 she became the director of the Kinder Film Fest of the Berlin International Film Fest and worked in this position till 2002. She was a consultant for the Kinder Film Festival Tokyo (1992 – 2002). In 2003 she became the director of Kodomotachino Kinder Film Festival Tokyo. Renate Zylla is a director, organizer, manager of film projects and events, and has been a jury member at international film festivals around the world. Since 2009 she has been a festival agent for children and youth films and in 2010 she became a program advisor for international film festivals for children and young adults in: Jakarta (Indonesia), Mexico City (Mexico), Montevideo (Uruguay), Seattle (USA), Winnipeg (Canada) and Kathmandu (Nepal). She is currently the official program advisor for Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth in Vancouver and the Golden Elephant Film Festival in Hyderabad (India).