Mag. Barbara Gasser is Vice President of the Austrian Film Critics Guild (AFCG), a voter of the Golden Globes, and a member of FIPRESCI. Barbara Gasser is the only woman to date who has served two terms on both boards of directors: the Los Angeles Press Club and later the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Additionally, she has served as a jury member for a number of international film festivals including Tromso, Mestia, Munich, Viennale, Palic, Miskolc, Helsinki, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and has participated in panel discussions and master classes. Throughout her journalism career, over 250 of her articles have been published as cover stories and she has won numerous awards, including the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award and the Southern California Journalism Award. She is the recipient of the Jackie Coogan Award and was named Goodwill Ambassador of the State of Steiermark, Austria. Mag. Gasser holds a master’s degree from the University of Vienna and guest lectures at FH Joanneum.