Bartholomew Sammut

Bartholomew Sammut is a Maltese-Australian, non-binary film curator living in Berlin. They began writing and producing short films and then went on to work for several Television programs at SBS Television Australia, namely Eatcarpet, the late-night program dedicated to screening smart, experimental and queer short films. In 2006 they founded the XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin, which they directed for 15 years until 2021. Bartholomew began working for the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009 as part of the selection committee. As of 2019, they became the Program Manager and the TEDDY Award Coordinator for Panorama and a member of the Berlinale Series selection committee. Bartholomew established the Queer Short Film Fund in 2015, an initiative from the XPOSED Queer Film Festival to help foster and support queer film production and development in Germany.