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Despite what seems like a frantic Berlinale (4 docs in Forum and her recent acquisition of the Javier/Carlos Bardem-starrer doc Sanctuary), producer and sales doyenne Irena Taskovski is determined to take it all in her stride.

“I am active in the promotion of mental health and well-being in the film industry because a lot of people are burning out,” she stresses. “Of course we can have a career of five or ten years and get our first Oscar, but then we collapse because we have worked so crazily to get it all done so quickly. Or we can slow down and find better ways to do it less intensively.”

“Mindfulness and movement meditation reduces stress, increases focus, well-being and good mental health. It gives us more energy and creative practical solutions in our work,” she concludes.

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