Moscow-born Diana Karklin graduated from Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany) in economics. Focusing on film business early on, she worked for production companies like Morena Films (Madrid) and Zentropa Entertainments Berlin before taking over the Head of Sales position at Boomtown Media International. Since 2010, Diana is managing sales and acquisitions for Rise And Shine. Rise And Shine World Sales markets and sells outstanding documentary films to broadcasters and local distributors around the world.