Brigid O’Shea

Brigid O’Shea
Jury member for the Graduation Films of 2020 (DN edition 7)

Brigid O’Shea is an Australian native who has worked for European film festivals and documentary organisations since 2008.

Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts obtained in Melbourne and Berlin, she started as an intern at the Berlinale Talent Campus. She worked for various Berlinale departments as a freelancer until 2014, including the European Film Market and also Co-Production Market, until taking a more focused approach on creative documentary.

She started working for DOK Leipzig in 2010 before being appointed head of DOK Industry in 2015, which allowed her to also freelance for the Institute of Documentary Film in Prague, for Documentary Campus Masterschool, and Berlin-based production companies.

In February 2020 she co-launched the Documentary Association of Europe, to usher in a new generation of professionals collaborating together and to lobby on a pan-European level for documentary filmmakers.

Brigid tutors across the globe on international co-financing and pitching, cultural management, and festival strategies. She moderates and curates discussions and programs on non-fiction filmmaking as an internationally-respected consultant with a wide and diverse network.