Bero Beyer

Festival Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands)

In August 2015 Bero Beyer was appointed as general and artistic director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Before Bero Beyer worked as an independent producer based in the Netherlands. Through his company Augustus Film (created in 2000) he has produced a number of award winning films, like RANA’S WEDDING, which premiered in the Semaine de la Critique (Cannes 2002) and the first Palestinian Oscar nominated feature film PARADISE NOW (2005). In 2008 Bero co-produced the Un Certain Regard selection and Palestinian Oscar submission SALT OF THIS SEA by director Annemarie Jacir, which was sold internationally by Pyramide. 

From January 2013 until July 2015 Bero has served a three-year term as Film Consulent for the Dutch Film Fund, with priority field of Arthouse films and International Co-productions. As such he advised on the script and project development and production of feature films by established directors applying for selective funding from the Netherlands Film Fund’s Screen NL scheme and Minority Co-production programs.