Elisabeth Werchosin

Director, Screenwriter, Editor

Germany

Birth : 1 June 1995 (Pskov, Russie)

Career : 4 years

Age : 29 years

Elisabeth Werchosin was born in 1995 in Pskov, Russia, to a family of German immigrants. She graduated from the St. Petersburg University of Film and Television with a degree in filmmaking.

In 2022, her short film "We Mourn" won the Audience Award at the 48th Grenzland-Filmtage International Film Festival.

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Biography

Elisabeth Werchosin was born on June 1, 1995, in Pskov, Russia. She studied fiction and television film direction at the St. Petersburg State Institute of Cinema and Television under Artyom Antonov. During her university years, she directed two short films, "Bookmark" and "We Mourn", both of which won top prizes at the Pitterkit Film Festival.

In 2021, she moved to Germany to continue her studies and career in film. Her film "Inflatable Bear, Hourly" premiered in the international competition at the 47th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2025.