Kasia Skibinska originally from Poland, then spent 14 years in Berlin/Germany, where she completed her university degree and began working in film as festival producer for BRITSPOTTING, the British and Irish Film Festival. She also spent time training at Wim Wenders' Road Movies. After moving to London Kasia worked with producer Nick O'Hagan and the British Council.Her latest film WOJTEK -THE BEAR THAT WENT TO WAR, (UK/Ger/PL co-production) enjoyed a world-wide audience of 5 million. Apart from AT THE MERCY OF THE SEA Kasia is currently developing THE FOX - an adaptation of D.H. Lawrence novella to be directed by the award winning German director, Matthias Luthardt, and a road movie THE ROAD TO NIRVANA, directed by Cedar. D. Wolf.