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| The founder members of SFD – Schwarze Filmschaffende in Deutschland (Black Artists in German Film) are director, Winta Yohannes; producer and director, Otu Tettehproducer; Head of development, Nataly Kudiabor; and actresses and actors Carol Campbell, Nisma Cherrat, Ernest Allan Hausmann, Aloysius Itoka and Araba Walton. |
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Executive Committee: |
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1. Chairperson: Carol Campbell |
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Carol Campbell is a member of the German Film Academy. She was born in Munich, Germany in 1966 and moved to Berlin, Germany at the age of five where she completed her secondary school education in 1984 by taking the German ‘Abitur’ examination. She went to Paris, France in 1986 after her dance training, which she had begun while she was still at school, and spent four years as a solo dancer at the Lido and at the Moulin Rouge. Back in Berlin Carol started work as a television presenter (VIVA, VOX, ZDF) and shortly after that came her first acting roles in “Tatort” (“Crime Scene”, ARD) and the RTL three-part series “Julia”. In 1998/99 she spent a year in Los Angeles where she participated in a range of acting workshops and seminars.
On her return to Germany came several television and cinema roles including one in “Pfundskerl” (SAT.1), working alongside Ottfried Fischer; “Edel & Starck” (SAT.1); “Tatort” (“Crime Scene”, ARD); “Du oder Keine” (“Only You”, ZDF); “Herzflimmern” (“Vital Signs”, ZDF); “Jedermanns Fest” (“Everyman’s Party”, cinema); and various presenting roles at Daimler Chrysler, Siemens, Adidas, Hugo Boss, IBM, Debis and CeBit corporate events, among others; she was also co-founder of the online Berlin film industry forum, film.lounge.berlin. In addition to acting and presenting, Carol has worked as a successful media training coach in recent years.
In 2007 has followed a further training at Institute for Drama, Film- and Television professions (IFSS) to become a creative producer for Films and Television. |
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2. Chairperson and Treasurer : Araba Walton |
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Artist and singer, Araba Walton, was born on 4 November 1975 in Simbach am Inn, Lower Bavaria, Germany. After taking the German secondary school ‘Abitur’ examination she studied theatre studies in Munich, Germany and then went to London, England, where she completed a three-year course at the ArtsEd School of Acting. In the years that followed, she had acting roles in various West End and Off West End productions.
At the end of 2001 she moved to Hamburg, Germany for a leading role in the successful musical, “Der König der Löwen” (The Lion King). After a two year stint, however, she decided to renew her commitment to acting and made Berlin her home. Araba Walton is a permanent member of the Berliner Logentheater and the theatre group “abok”.
This year she appears in a leading role in the feature film, “Sunny Fill” by Luzius Rueedi. In 2008 she has a leading role in the feature films "Berlin Calling" and "Sunny Fill". Her first record album 'Roland Appel' (Sonar Kollektiv),is published in April 2008. |
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