Anita Elsani

Since 1995, Anita Elsani has produced a diverse slate of feature films, founding Elsani Film in Cologne in 2003. Notable credits include Bille August’s "55 Steps" (2018, Sony Stage6) starring Hilary Swank & Helena Bonham Carter; "The Albanian Virgin" (2021, Warsaw Film Festival, Ecumenical Jury Award, ZDF/ARTE); and "Operation Napoleon" (2023), an Icelandic-German action thriller based on Arnaldur Indriðason’s bestseller, with a sequel in prep for 2025. Her latest, "American Sweatshop" (dir. Uta Briesewitz, starring Lili Reinhart), premieres at SXSW 2025. Elsani collaborates closely with MMC Studios and specializes in structuring international co-productions with German and European funding.