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Communication specialist
Country of origin
Poland

Valeriia Shakhunova (*1999) is a communication and PR specialist with experience in podcast and documentary production. She holds a Bachelor in Film and Television Production Management (Social Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, 2017-2021) and a Master in Sociology (Collegium Civitas University, Warsaw 2020–2022), Valeriia combines her love for film with a deep understanding of human behavior. Believing in the transformative power of cinema, she works to inspire personal change and foster emotional connections. She also worked at the Warsaw International Film Festival (2023–2024).

Current issues

Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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