Moscow-born Diana Karklin studied in Spain and Germany graduating from Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany) in economics. Focusing on film business early on, she gained first experience in film production working for some renowned production companies like Morena Films and Zentropa Entertainments Berlin before taking over the Head of Sales position at Boomtown Media International. Since 2010, Diana has been in charge of sales and acquisitions for Rise and Shine World Sales, one of the leading international sales agents for documentary films.

Company Bio

Rise and Shine World Sales, founded in 2008, is today one of the world’s leading international boutique size sales agents. Rise and Shine markets and sells outstanding documentaries to broadcasters and distributors around the world. With an average of 15 new films per year the exquisite catalogue of award-winning films from all over the world includes Raving Iran, Gaybe Baybe, Genesis 2.0, Silvana, Hi, A.I., Courage, Girl Gang, Nelly & Nadine, Iron Butterflies and many others.