I have been coordinating film programmmes and festivals for nearly 15 and working in the film industry over twenty years. Movies and film have always accompenied me.
Still in school I made a lot of different internships at film sets. However, instead of making movies, I was working in an independent video rental store for twelve years. Meanwhile I studied art and wrote my thesis on the comparision of chamber of cusriosities and the internet.
With all that, I have learned, asking for help and knowledge all over the world, visiting film archives and collections, searching dusty, dark corners and doing a few extra pull-ups concerning research, is always worth while.