Sorina Gajewski

Sorina Gajewski (*1994) is a freelance writer and director based in Berlin. Shortly after graduating from high school, she directed her first short film, which won first prize at the Bundesfestival Junger Film in Halle in 2014. After completing her studies in film and photography at the CIEVYC Film School in Buenos Aires (2015-2018), she has been studying directing at the DFFB since 2018. Her latest short film, "This is the last time, that I’m doing this," was screened at various festivals, including Achtung Berlin!, the 44th Moscow IFF, and is represented by AG Kurzfilm. In 2022, she received funding from the BKM for the documentary "First Taste" (30 min, Guinea), which was featured at the Market Place at DOK Leipzig 2023 and won the UN Prize of the WFF in 2024. She was invited to the HerArts Lab and the Torino Next Feature Lab for the development of her second feature film script. Her work often explores political themes, particularly feminism and social injustice.

2025 - "Slackers" (75 min) - dffb Festivals: 2025 Feature Film Competition, Max Ophüls Prize 2024 - "First Taste" (Documentary, 30 min) - funded by the BKM Festivals: 2024, 1. Prize, United Nations, World Food Forum FF 2025, Filmfestival Schleswig Holstein

2023 - "Tumbling Blossoms" (9 min) - dffb Festivals: 2024 Idromeno Film Festival, Albania

2022 - "This is the last time that I’m doing this" - (20 min) - dffb Festivals: 2023 Lubuskie Filmsommer Festival 2023 Achtung Berlin! 2023 ShortCutz Berlin 2022 44th Moscow International Film Festival 2022 AG Kurzfilm 2022 Prague International Indie Film Festival Best Acting Ensemble 2022 Cinekid Amsterdam 2022 International Independent Film Fair of Bogotá 2022 Mondi Lontani Film Fest 2022 Torino Short Film Market