Raquel Kishori Dukpa and Selin Besili

Photo: Raquel Dukpa_@hoodshoot

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Photo: Katja Stirnemann

Selin Besili, born 1995 in Lachen SZ. In 2016, she completed the design preparatory programme at the Zurich University of the Arts. In 2024, she completed her bachelor’s degree in video at the Lucerne School of Art and Design, specialising in documentary film directing. She was awarded the Central Switzerland Film Prize in the ‘Graduation Films’ category for her graduation film ‘Unser Name ist Ausländer’. She has been a member of the organising committee of the Upcoming Filmmakers Film Festival in Lucerne since 2022, where she is part of the film selection team, among other roles. Since early 2025, she has been taking part in the ‘Salle de Sport’ / ‘Fitnessruum’ screenwriting workshop with her first fictional film project. At the same time, she is working on the development of her first documentary film project after completing her film studies.