Jyoti Film GmbH

JYOTI means LIGHT in the Hindi language. With the films they develop and produce, Anke Petersen and Lilian Tietjen aim to shed light on untold stories. They love to co-produce with partners from all around the world. With the scope of projects, JYOTI Film tries to open new perspectives on internationally relevant topics, inspire their audience and improve the understanding of the unfamiliar. Their films have been awarded with the Golden Dove in Leipzig, the Human Rights Award in Sarajevo, the Special Jury Award in Visions du Réel and the Arab Film Critics prize in Cannes. Their coproduction "Les Enfants Terribles” was in the short list of the European Film Awards. Anke and Lilian are members of AG Dok and ProQuote. As female producers, stories from and about women are close to their heart. They like to put an emphasis on diversity and crossmedia storytelling.