Diane Busuttil is a dancer, choreographer, film-maker and actor.  She began dance at an early age as a means to curb her hyperactive tendencies.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance from the University of Western Sydney Australia, majoring in Dance on Film.  In 2000 she was awarded a scholarship from the DAAD  (Germany Academic Exchange Service) and invited to study ‘Body’ at the International Women’s University in Hannover, Germany. Since 2012, Diane is official ‘artist mentor’ for DAAD Australia. 

Busuttil has performed throughout the world with various theatre and dance
companies such as: Rodrigo Garcia, La Carniceria Teatro, Dorky Park, Rosaland Crisp,
OPVC in San Francisco and Indonesia and with Theatre Junction in Canada.

Enrico Ippolito, born in Cologne in 1982. He studied Theater-, Film and Televisionsciences, Anglistics and Sociology in Cologne, as well as Mediastudies and Anglistics in Bochum. Since 2007 he is associated as a freelance writer with the Kölner-Stadt-Anzeiger, the Kölner Stadtmagazin Prinz, and since 2009 for the taz. die tageszeitung in Berlin, where he is currently completing his Volunteership.

Born in Sydney, 1983, Frances and her siblings were introduced to the cinema by their grandmother, who is still an active cinema-goer. One of her strongest cinematic memories is that of “Strictly Ballroom”, which she first saw at the age of 9. The film made a strong impression, with its true Aussie characters, fabulous dance numbers, and a leading woman named Fran. After moving to Berlin in 2006 Frances has discovered another wonderful city full of cinematic treasures. In 2011 Frances organised the first Down Under Berlin - Australian Film Festival at Kino Moviemento. She looks forward to the second edition of the festival this September which encourages cultural exchanges between Australia and Germany.