Diana Iljine

Born in Frankfurt, Iljine majored in communications[3] at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, then went on to work in film and TV for 25 years, mainly in sales and acquisitions.

Iljine co-wrote a book on film production, “Der Produzent”[6] (English: The producer), which became a standard reference work.

She completed her MBA in 2011 at Berlin’s Steinbeis Business Academy and became head of FILMFEST MÜNCHEN in August 2011.

She had gathered experience at the festival in advance, having worked there for ten years as a student.

Aside from that, Diana Iljine sits on the board of the Kuratorium junger deutscher Film.