The jury will select ten rising young actors from those nominated by the 23 EFP member countries to be feted at the Berlinale.
Hocevar founded the production company Vertigo in 1994, which has produced over 40 feature films, emerging as one of the first production companies from the former Yugoslavia to become an active coproducer.
Szumowska’s outstanding directing credits include Berlinale Teddy winner In the Name of… produced by MD4.