Soraya Sala – Shooting Star 1999
European acting talent in the limelight at the Berlinale
Shooting Stars is just one of the numerous events initiated by European Film Promotion (EFP), aiming to render European film productions visible. SWISS FILMS is a member of this association of film promotion agencies. Since 1998 EFP has presented during the International Film Festival in Berlin Europe’s new generation of acting talent: the “Shooting Stars”. The event has evolved into a label and become a talent exchange for young actors. Switzerland has participated since 1999. Since 2008 a jury has selected the ten best candidates.
Soraya Sala
Biography
Born in Switzerland to an Egyptian father and an Italian mother, Soraya studied acting at the European Film Actors School in Zurich. She is an accomplished chanson and folk singer. After gaining experience as a stage actress and appearing in short films, she played in one of the major Swiss co-productions, Fredi M. Murer's “Vollmond”. This role and her part in the short film, “Nass” by Felicitas Korn, hugely impressed members of the British band, Reamonn, who hired her to appear in three of their music videos.
Open / CloseFilmography
A selection:
- 2005 Zores by Anja Jacobs (Germany)
- 2001 All'arrabiata, eine kochende Leidenschaft by Hannu Salonen (D)
- 2000 Der Felsen by Dominik Graf (D)
- 2000 Marmor, Stein & Eisen by Hansjörg Thurn
- 2000 Azzurro by Denis Rabaglia (CH)
- 1998 Vollmond by Fredi M. Murer (CH)
(update 2005)