BIRGITTE STÆRMOSE Birgitte Stærmose is a Copenhagen based filmaker and she holds an M.F.A. in Film and Media Arts from Temple University, Philadelphia. Her previous work includes the award-winning short films Now, Look at Me, Small Avalanches, Letters from Denmark, Principles of Attraction, Sophie and Out of Love. Her work has screened widely at international festivals, including Berlin IFF, Sundance FF and New Directors/New Films. Small Avalanches was nominated for the UIP Prize for Best European Short at the EFA Awards in 2004. Out of Love has received numerous prestigious awards at festivals worldwide, including Berlin IFF, Rotterdam IFF, Camerimage, Melbourne IFF, Cinema de Brive, and an EFA Best Short Award nomination 2010. In 2011 her debut feature ROOM 304 was released nationally. It premiered and was awarded at Karlovy Vary IFF. She is currently in development on her next feature BEAUTIES, a hybrid film with the Albanian popstar, Adelina Ismaili in the lead.