Lara Juliette Sanders

Lara Juliette Sanders won a lifetime achievement award for her period-spanning feature documentary "Celebration of Flight". The documentary was inspired by her memoir "Up and Away" (aka "Einfach Davon Geflogen"), which was published by National Geographic/Malik and is currently available on Amazon (4-star rating). Lara was the founder and CEO of Lombardo Films - an international film production and distribution company. Her film distribution department sold at top international film markets, e.g. Cannes Festival, Berlinale and AFM. As a director and producer, Lara has received numerous honors and international awards such as ("Best Foreign Film", Gloria Film Festival, Utah 2007; "Best Feature Documentary", Thin Line Festival, Texas. 2007; "Best Documentary" and "Young Audience Award", Int. Film Festival, Dijon 2007; 2nd Prize at "Planète Couleurs", St. Etienne 2008, "documental del mas" 2009 in Spain, "German Gems" 2011, in San Francisco, "Monaco Charity Festival", 2011) and is being b