projekt:::film realises fiction and documentary films and develops series concepts.
Björn Schürmann
Director, screenwriter and producer
* born in Witten, Germany. First studied education in Berlin. Followed by studies in directing and co-coordinating of the film school Filmarche in Berlin.
His short films have been presented at international festivals and have received several awards.
At the beginning of 2024, he completed his debut feature film, Balance, which was selected for the work-in-progress section of the Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) in Tallinn and will have its world premiere at the 59th International Film Festival in Hof in October 2025. More feature films are currently in development (e.g. with the ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel programme).
Director, screenwriter and producer
* born in Witten, Germany. First studied education in Berlin. Followed by studies in directing and co-coordinating of the film school Filmarche in Berlin.
His short films have been presented at international festivals and have received several awards.
At the beginning of 2024, he completed his debut feature film, Balance, which was selected for the work-in-progress section of the Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) in Tallinn and will have its world premiere at the 59th International Film Festival in Hof in October 2025. More feature films are currently in development (e.g. with the ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel programme).
Naemi Gashi
Producer
* born in Herdecke, Germany. Studied film production at the FH Dortmund.
After completing her film studies, she stayed in North Rhine-Westphalia and produced several short films and worked mainly as a production manager, including the Grimme Award-winning series ‘Wishlist’ (Outside the Club for FUNK/Radio Bremen) and the feature film ‘Plünderich’ (Tikoma/WDR). Since summer 2022, she has accompanied the feature film projects of projekt:::film.
Producer
* born in Herdecke, Germany. Studied film production at the FH Dortmund.
After completing her film studies, she stayed in North Rhine-Westphalia and produced several short films and worked mainly as a production manager, including the Grimme Award-winning series ‘Wishlist’ (Outside the Club for FUNK/Radio Bremen) and the feature film ‘Plünderich’ (Tikoma/WDR). Since summer 2022, she has accompanied the feature film projects of projekt:::film.
Vanessa Gräfingholt
Director
* born in Ennepetal, Germany. Studied directing at the Vienna Film Academy (Prof. Michael Haneke/Peter Pazak).
Feature and documentary film. As part of her studies, acting classes with Susan Batson, as well as seminars on role and speech and speech design at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. Her bachelor's degree film ‘Tuppern’ was nominated for the German FIRST STEPS Award, among others.
She has been working as a director and filmmaker for TV and cinema productions since 2004.
Director
* born in Ennepetal, Germany. Studied directing at the Vienna Film Academy (Prof. Michael Haneke/Peter Pazak).
Feature and documentary film. As part of her studies, acting classes with Susan Batson, as well as seminars on role and speech and speech design at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. Her bachelor's degree film ‘Tuppern’ was nominated for the German FIRST STEPS Award, among others.
She has been working as a director and filmmaker for TV and cinema productions since 2004.
Ina-Lene Dinse
Screenwriter, actress and producer
* born in Eutin, Germany. Studied acting at the Michael Tschechov Studio in Berlin. Then camera acting at the iSFF Berlin. After working in film and television and in independent theatre projects, she was a permanent ensemble member of the Westphalian State Theatre from 2016-2018.
She completed her screenwriting studies at the DFFB in Berlin in 2025. She is currently developing series projects and screenplays. She was responsible for the writing of several scripts for projekt:::film's film productions, including Balance and Tilt, among others.
Screenwriter, actress and producer
* born in Eutin, Germany. Studied acting at the Michael Tschechov Studio in Berlin. Then camera acting at the iSFF Berlin. After working in film and television and in independent theatre projects, she was a permanent ensemble member of the Westphalian State Theatre from 2016-2018.
She completed her screenwriting studies at the DFFB in Berlin in 2025. She is currently developing series projects and screenplays. She was responsible for the writing of several scripts for projekt:::film's film productions, including Balance and Tilt, among others.