Shooting Stars 2011. - 10 Most Talented Young European Actors

Each year, European Film Promotion (EFP), a network of promotion and marketing organisations from 35 European countries, presents the most talented young actors from throughout Europe to the press, public and industry during the Berlin International Film Festival. Based on certain criteria, the EFP member organisations nominate an actor/actress who is then presented to an international jury of experts who select the final ten actors as Shooting Stars. Once chosen as a SHOOTING STAR, the actors are invited to the Berlin International Film Festival where they participate in a full programme on the first weekend of the festival. Activities include several presentations to the film industry and public, a press conference, an intimate one-on-one-meeting with international casting directors, a reception and presentation at the Awards Ceremony in the Berlinale Palast. With the recognition as a SHOOTING STAR, the impact is often immediate. Actors with established national careers are suddenly on the international stage at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival. "Shooting Stars put me in the right place at the right time" said Daniel Brühl, Shooting Star 2003. Among the actors recognized with the SHOOTING STARS AWARD over the years are such top-flight actors as Daniel Craig, Ludivine Sagnier, Rachel Weisz, Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Carey Mulligan, Johanna Wokalek, Andrea Riseborough and Nina Hoss. The SHOOTING STARS programme kicked off in 1998 during the Berlin International Film Festival.