ISLE OF DOGS 
NEVER LOOK AWAY 
A FANTASTIC WOMAN 
In her speech at Variety's Power of Women luncheon on Friday, New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand called for women to keep pushing forward and making national change, notably in politics.After celebrating the work of honoree Tarana Burke and the #MeToo movement, she urged people to remember that "this watershed moment is bigger than any one industry or any one person. We must not lose sight that this conversation is ultimately about whether we value women, and for too many institutions, their...
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Kirsten
Niehuss
Managing Director, Film Funding
As co-chief at Medienboard, Niehuss is an influential figure in Germany’s film industry and a significant player in international arthouse cinema. As well as funding Teutonic movies and series such as Oscar winner Caroline Link’s “When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit” and TV’s “Babylon Berlin,” Medienboard invests in a wide range of overseas projects that either shoot in the Berlin region or use its post-production facilities, like Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” and Showtime’s “Homeland.” The company is discerning in its funding choices, and its projects often enter major film festivals and become Golden Globe and Oscar contenders for best foreign-language film, such as Sebastián Lelio’s Oscar winner “A Fantastic Woman” and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s “Never Look Away.”
