Lilian began her career as a glamour model in Athens and Paris, appearing on magazine covers and in commercial campaigns for fourteen years. During this time she also represented Greece internationally, winning the Greek National Squash Championship for two consecutive years.
While living in Paris, she served with diplomatic status for three years at the South African Embassy in the Department of Commerce, gaining experience in international trade and commercial relations.
She later moved into television production in South Africa, working at SABC where she participated in the development of television channel branding and identity. After SABC, she joined Reuters News as a Satellite Coordinator during the historic elections of Nelson Mandela.
Lilian subsequently spent more than a decade in Los Angeles working on high-end feature films and commercials. During this period she worked with Francis Ford Coppola, Gregory Nava, Alex Keshishian, Edward Lachman, and many other internationally recognised filmmakers. Her credits include Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides together with productions and commercial campaigns filmed around the world.
She later worked with The Right Eye Agency in New York, representing award-winning cinematographers, production designers, and editors, gaining extensive experience in production deals, talent representation, and film financing.
Lilian later served as Festival Director of The Right Eye Film Festival in Cape Town, where the festival's winning film 'Elalini' went on to win an Academy Award. In Cannes, she presented Cannes Film Agency Pitch Sessions, where filmmakers pitched projects directly to distributors, producers and broadcasters. In addition, she has served as a jury member for film festivals in Cape Town and Corinthos, Greece.
She was responsible for PR and Marketing for the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in Lagos and participated in the establishment of film training programmes in Malawi, Nigeria, and Rwanda in collaboration with the International Film and Television School of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba.
Each stage of Lilian's career naturally led to the next, shaping a broad understanding of the international film industry.
Today, Lilian works as a journalist covering international film markets, including MIPCOM, and continues as a Film Consultant in Cannes. She speaks English, French, Greek, Afrikaans, and Dutch.
FilmDaily.tv was created because I believe independent filmmakers deserve access to practical industry knowledge, funding opportunities, and professional resources.
Every project is different. My goal has always been to share practical experience, industry knowledge, and funding opportunities that can move projects forward.
Thank you for visiting FilmDaily.tv and I wish you every success with your film.
Sincere regards.
Lilian Baksalevowicz
Contact
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