Svetlana Schotte

Since my childhood it was clear to me that I want to be a film director. After leaving school, I studied theater directing and acting at the Republican College of Art in Soroca (Moldova) between 1991 and 1994. My first ties to the cultural scene were made while studying in the dramatic theater "Prometeu" where I became involved as an actress. I consider myself very lucky because I had the honor to play some important acting roles. 1992: "Brust an Brust" (Chest to Chest) by Ion Druta; awarded the gold medal at the International Theatre Festival of Comedy "Constantin Tanase" in Vaslui, Romania. In 1992, I played the leading role of Mita in "Liolà" by Luigi Pirandello. Winning the first prize at the International Theater Festival in Zalau, Romania 1993: Die Skorpionin (the female scorpion) in "Soparla"(Die Eidechse, The Lizard) by Alexander Volodin In 1995 I began studying at the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts in Chisinau. I wanted to broaden my horizons and become an event producer. After three semesters I realized that being an event producer was not the right thing for me and I decided to drop out of college. From 1995, I started working as a freelance actress for various drama theatres. I participated in various commercials and corporate productions in Moldova and Romania. In 2002 I emigrated to Germany and later decided to become a screenwriter. From 2010 to 2012, I completed a correspondence course at ILS in the subject "Be an author - learn to write" where I wrote the first script: "Revanche" (Revenge) - a play in the agent-action genre. Having in mind to produce films, I attended various seminars at Filmhaus Köln such as: continuity, assistant director, unit manager, and the realization of a script as a movie with Nicole Wegmann. 2012: Establishing my own company "Schobuk UG"- print and media products. Between 2012 and 2013, the writer's workshop in Cologne Film House (Kölner Filmhaus) took place, where the script "I give you death" ("Ich schenke dir den Tod") was developed. In parallel to this, I worked on other screenplays for feature films and short films. In 2013 I realized my first image film on behalf of my own company. In 2014 the short films "Kill Heels" and "Valentinstag" (Valentine's Day) followed. 2015: Short film "Interview mit dem Brautpaar" (Interview With the Bridal Couple) 2016: "From Ustraina with Love" by To Moe, produced by "Wörner Movieproductions", for which I executed the unit management. The film competed in the video contest of Deutsche Post. 2019 my first feature film "What makes women tick"