Sata Cissokho Talks Journey To Heading Up Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund & Plans For Initial Two-Year Mandate

Former films sales and acquisitions exec Sata Cissokho made her debut as the new head of the Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (WCF) this year, replacing Vincenzo Bugno who stepped down at the end of 2025 after 21 years in the job. Launched in 2004 as a joint initiative between the festival and the German Federal […]

By Melanie Goodfellow