The European Film Promotion (EFP) has announced the jury for the 2020 European Shooting Stars. With their combined expertise, the jury will select the ten most talented and internationally versatile young actresses and actors from the 29 candidates who have been nominated by their national film promotion institutes. EFP will announce the ten finalists on 9 January, ahead of the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival where the awards will be presented on stage at the Berlinale Palast on 24 February.

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The jury consists of British casting director Lucy Bevan, who most recently cast the upcoming major studio productions: Universal's Cats, Disney's Cruella, and Fox's Death on the Nile; award-winning Finnish director Dome Karukoski, whose films The Home of the Dark Butterflies [+lee también:
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This important steppingstone for young acting talent from throughout Europe is made possible thanks to the financial support of Creative Europe - MEDIA and the participating national film institutes, EFP's member organisations. Since its first showcase in 1998, a total of 312 European Shooting Stars have been presented at the Berlinale, one of the most important international film festivals worldwide. Most notable actors of recent years include: Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander, Carey Mulligan, Alba Rohrwacher, Pilou Asbaek, Riz Ahmed, Marwan Kenzari and George MacKay.