Klara Pollak holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration and a Master’s in Cultural Studies. She swiftly found her place in the film industry by gaining hands-on experience in various production roles. In 2013 she started working for the Vienna-based film production company Witcraft as a line producer in the development of films such as LICHT (D: Barbara Albert) and WE USED TO BE COOL (D: Marie Kreutzer). As a producer she successfully collaborated with filmmaker Antoinette Zwirchmayr on various short films including IN THE SHADOW OF UTOPIA, which premiered at the Berlinale 2018, and the feature documentary WHAT I REMEMBER, which was invited to the competition of the 2017 FID Marseille Festival. Her latest collaboration, the short film DEAR DARKNESS, had its world premiere at CPH:DOX 2022 in Copenhagen. In 2017 she joined the esteemed FreibeuterFilm team and is currently working as a Junior Producer.
Nationality
Austrian