With four feature films to her credit, Christina Kallas is one of the most prolific women directors working in independent cinema today. A two-time Berlinale and Slamdance alumna, she has made her mark as the writer-director of the critically acclaimed ensemble films PARIS IS IN HARLEM (2023), THE RAINBOW EXPERIMENT (2018), and 42 SECONDS OF HAPPINESS (2016), and as the writer-producer of the Golden Berlin Bear-nominated political thriller THE COMMISSIONER, starring John Hurt. PARIS IS IN HARLEM premiered at Slamdance and Galway to rave reviews and a perfect RT score. Following an international festival tour and a limited theatrical run prior to its streaming release, it was featured on major airlines including Emirates and Qatar Airways. THE RAINBOW EXPERIMENT was lauded as a “21st-century Rashomon” and was picked up by Paramount+ after its international debut at the Moscow International Film Festival and the FIRST International Film Festival in China. In 2019, Kallas was nominated by a panel of 30 international film critics for Best Director in the inaugural Award This! initiative, alongside Debra Granik, Josephine Decker, Chloé Zhao, Mimi Leder, Boots Riley, Bo Burnham, Alex Garland, Ali Abbasi, and Paul Dano. Her prior credits include BBC Films’ cult hooligan drama I.D. and the hit European TV series Edel & Starck and Danni Lowinski. Kallas is a former President of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE), a member of the European Film Academy, a graduate of the WGA Showrunner Academy, and a member of the Directors Unit of the Actors Studio. A mentor for the Biennale College Cinema, she holds a PhD in Film Studies and has taught screenwriting and directing at Columbia, NYU, and Feirstein. She has also authored several books, including Creative Screenwriting: Understanding Emotional Structure and Inside the Writers’ Room. She is currently in post-production on her fourth feature film as writer-director.