Kerstin Neuwirth
kerstin.neuwirth@khm.de
Kerstin Neuwirth was born in Carinthia, Austria. She studied art history in Vienna and film at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. Her short films have been screened at festivals worldwide and celebrated their world premieres at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival. In 2012, she won the NRW Encouragement Award for *ANFANG JUNI* and, for *BERGFRAU*,
BERGFRAU, she received the award for Best Film at the Kyiv Short Film Festival in 2015. She also received the State of North Rhine-Westphalia’s Promotion Prize for youngartists in the field of film. With ABITANTI, she took part in the renowned
Torino Feature Lab 2022, where she won the Green Filming Award.
Alongside her work as a freelance filmmaker and lecturer, she is the artistic director ofthe Studios for Cultural Education, where she conceives and curates exhibitions ingalleries and museums. She is also the managing director of the KFFK Cologne Short Film Festival. Asa casting director, she has cast films including ORAY (Berlinale 2019), HYSTERIA (Berlinale 2024) and DIE GÄSTE (San Sebastian Film Festival 2026).