“With a wide emotional range, and outsized talent to match, Albrecht Schuch is one of Germany’s most exciting rising talents. He brings a clear willingness to push himself to the limit, and beyond, always making excellent use of a formidable set of skills and artistry to bring challenging characters to the screen,” the jury said of Schuch’s selection as a Shooting Star.
Commenting on his award, Albrecht Schuch said, “I am delighted to be the German EFP Shooting Star for 2021 – the appreciation of one’s work expressed by this honor is a nice endorsement. I’m looking forward to meeting the other Shooting Stars virtually, and hopefully in person over the course of the year, and joining these wonderful colleagues in representing the diversity of European acting talent.”
The following nine actors were selected together with Albrecht Schuch: Seidi Haarla (Finland), Nicolas Maury (France), Natasa Stork (Hungary), Fionn O’Shea (Ireland), Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė (Lithuania), Martijn Lakemeijer (The Netherlands), Sara Klimoska (North Macedonia), Alba Baptista (Portugal) and Gustav Lindh (Sweden).
The 24th edition of EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS will take place virtually from February 23 – 25, 2021, one week before the 71st Berlinale (March 1 – 5, 2021). The three-day EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS program will open with a special press presentation for the international press, film industry and public on February 24, and provide a unique platform for the Shooting Stars to meet international casting directors, directors and producers in one-to-one meetings and virtual hubs. The Shooting Stars Award Ceremony will take place in the framework of the Berlinale screenings in the summer.
The EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS program is supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA program of the EU as well as by the participating EFP member organizations and other cooperation partners.
More information about the EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS can be found here.
( © German Films Newsletter January 2021)
