Born in 1977 in Austria, studied media/film science and German philology at the University of Vienna (AT) and the Aarhus University (DK). She worked for renowned festivals like the Film Festival Cottbus – Festival of Eastern European Cinema (DE) and the Reykjavík Int. Film Festival (IS). Since October 2021, she is Co-festival director of CROSSING EUROPE Film Festival Linz (AT), the second biggest international film event of Austria.