Claudine Biswas-MacKenzie completed her Master's Degree at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art / King's College London. Founded, directed and managed six independent film festivals, from 2012 - 2021: Berlin Independent Film Festival, Paris Independent Film Festival, Paris Short Film Festival, Berlin Short Film Festival, Cannes Short Film Festival, European Short Film Festival and European Film Festival. Works as a senior management consultant, multilingual producer, actress, tutor and writer. Ms Biswas-Mackenzie is a British, French and Swiss national, based in London, Paris and Berlin. Trained as a ballet dancer from the age of 4.