Elisabeth Staak is a German filmmaker, Fulbright alumni, dubbing manager and writer who holds a Master’s degree in Linguistics, Literary Studies and Film Studies. From 2016 to 2019 she was based in Kansas City and New York in the United States of America where she collaborated as screenwriter, producer, director, cinematographer and editor on various film and theater productions. Since 2019, she has been based in Potsdam/Berlin as a dubbing manager through which she gained experience in casting, directing and editorial work on many acclaimed television shows. From 2018 forward she has also been a volunteer for the Goethe Institute’s German for Hire program for which she has been visiting many educational institutions in the United States as an ambassador for German language and culture.  Since May 2020, she is one of the founders of the Go Mental! International Short Film Festival where she focuses primarily on content management.