BESTER MANN

Florian Forsch

Florian Forsch was born in Moers, Germany. He trained as a photographer, received his Certificate of apprenticeship in 2005 and has since worked professionally as a photographer, currently specialising in photographing interiors. In 2010 Forsch graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication from the Academie Beeldende Kunsten, Maastricht, and went on to gain practical knowledge through an internship with Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion in Berlin.

Between 2008 and 2014 Forsch worked on a number of film projects as writer, director, actor, and assistant director. Notable projects include Wir Lieben Alltag, Cruising, and European Requiem. Bester Mann, is his graduate film at Academy for Media Arts in Cologne.

Dino Osmanovic

Dino Osmanovic was born in Dodoj,Bosnia, but grew up in Austria from the age of 7. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in multimedia studies at the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg, which included an exchange semester at the Film Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Having gained practical experience through a number of internships, Osmanovic began his studies in camera at the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film in Münich. In the last few years, he has worked on several projects as director of photography and chief lighting technician. His film Fou de toi, was shown at the Cannes Film Festival, in the Short Film Corner.

Philipp Fussenegger

Fussenegger is an Austrian screenwriter, director and producer. 2010 he successfully finished his Bachelor of Arts in directing in Salzburg. Then he studied at the Cologne Academy of Media Arts, where he shot his highly acclaimed diploma film “Henry”. He received the FIRST STEPS Award 2016 and was nominated for the Austrian Film Award 2017.
In 2016 he wrote the comedy TV series “Die Schilehrer” and directed the pilot “Geld spielt keine Rolex”, which currently can be seen on Amazon-Prime.
He also directed numerous short films.
Fussenegger achieved his first success as a producer with the medium-length diploma feature “Best Man”. “Best Man” was most recently awarded the Max-Ophül-Prize 2018 for Best Medium Length Film and was also nominated for the Austrian Film Prize 2019. Philipp Fussenegger is a member of the German Film Academy and the GABA Film Initiative LA.