Aranka is the founder of Featurette, a boutique agency specializing in feature film acquisitions and strategic planning. She advises a diverse roster of distributors across Europe and the Americas that bring high-profile films to cinema audiences.
In addition, Aranka is a co-founder of Double Bill, an agency dedicated to empowering producers by blending creative vision with strategic insight. The consultancy provides strategic guidance in sales, distribution, festivals and the marketplace, enabling projects to thrive. Clients range from emerging talent to Oscar-winning producers.
With a background in sales and film financing, Aranka also mentors for leading training organizations, evaluates for various funding bodies and serves as a visiting lecturer at a select universities.
From Cologne, she studied and worked in London, Berlin and New York, where she also obtained a PhD. She now lives in Amsterdam.