A Fulbright scholar from Argentina, María Elena de las Carreras has a Ph.D. in Film Studies from U.C.L.A. An accredited journalist at the Berlin Film Festival since 1986, she collaborates regularly with the Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles and the CSUN Cinematheque. She has published many journalistic articles and scholarly essays, in English and Spanish, including an entry on the non-fiction work of Krzysztof Kieslowski in the Encyclopedia of Documentary Film.