Beri Shalmashi is a screenwriter and director. She graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy and earned her MA at the Utrecht School of the Arts. Shalmashi’s film “Mama” was nominated for a Gouden Kalf, and she won the prestigious Silver Camera for Storytelling with the interactive story “Big Village.”<\/p>\n
Recently, she produced the episode “On the Edge of the Revolution” for Frontline (VPRO), focusing on Kurdistan and Iran. Alongside director Sharif Abdel Mawla, she co-wrote the script for the telefilm “Casting Call.” Shalmashi frequently teaches at various film schools, works as an advisor for the Dutch Film Fund, and serves as the director of the Avanti program bureau.<\/p>\n
Beri Shalmashi moderates the workshop “Multivocal Storytelling,” curates and speaks at the masterclass “Production for Generation Inclusion 2021,” and mentors participants of Vrijplaats, including Louis Hothothot and Isis Cabolet.<\/p>\n
For the Vrijplaats Creating the Experience<\/a>, Beri mentored Ryan Cherewaty.<\/p>\n