She has been working for over 20 years in cultural management in areas such as investigation, promotion, organization of festivals, distribution, exhibition e production. Several experiences in Latin America and Africa reinforced her interest and commitment for cultural diversity and cultural exchange. Since 2004 Gudula has been working on coproduction and distribution with the production companies Mil Colores Media e Autentika Films. Together with Paulo de Carvalho and Autentika Films, she about 20 coproductions, feature length documentaries and fiction films in different roles and stages, especially with directors and producers from Latin America and with European partners. Their films have won awards in Berlin, Locarno, Rotterdam and Venice. From 2005 to 2010 she was manager of the Mannheim Meetings of the International Film Festival of Mannheim – Heidelberg, Germany. From 2010 to 2020 she was head of Industry at the International Film Festival Visions du Réel in Switzerland. She now collaborates there reading and selecting film projects. Gudula works as producer and distributor in Switzerland, specializing in audience development and outreach/impact strategies. With Let’s Doc! she organizes the annual documentary month all over Switzerland. She offers training for pitches, project development, production and audience design/impact distribution. As “green consultant” she commits to a sustainable film production and distribution.
