Before being appointed Co-Director of the Berlinale together with Carlo Chatrian, Mariette held different positions in the movie industry: she worked for a distribution company, as a producer and most recently she promoted German movies all over the world as Head of German Films. Listen to her talk about the magic ingredients of a film festival and which ones made it onto her top three list, important issues for festivals at the moment such as younger audiences and streaming services and what she has in common with Penélope Cruz.