Sandra Wollner

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Sandra Wollner
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Born1983
Leoben, Austria[1]
NationalityAustrian
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter

Sandra Wollner (born 1983) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She made her feature directorial debut with The Impossible Picture (2016), and also directed and co-wrote The Trouble with Being Born (2020).[2][3]

Education and career[]

In 2012, Wollner began studying documentary filmmaking at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg.[4] She has directed several short films,[1][5] and directed her first feature film, The Impossible Picture (2016),[4][6] while still a student at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. The Impossible Picture garnered a number of awards,[4] including the German Film Critics' Award in 2019.[2]

Wollner directed and co-wrote The Trouble with Being Born, which premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020, as part of the festival's Encounters section.[2][3] The film received the Special Jury Award in that section.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Fichter-Wöß, Martin (25 February 2020). "Berlinale | Sandra Wollners Film über "die Auflösung eines Ichs"" [Berlinale | Sandra Wollner's film about "the dissolution of an ego"]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Vourlias, Christopher (26 February 2020). "Sandra Wollner on Berlin A.I. Drama 'The Trouble With Being Born'". Variety. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Ritman, Alex (25 February 2020). "Berlin Hidden Gem: Underage Robotic Provocation in 'The Trouble With Being Born'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Das Unmögliche Bild". Femmes-totales.de (in German). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Berlinale | The Trouble With Being Born". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. ^ Romney, Jonathan (16 March 2020). "'The Trouble With Being Born': Berlin Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  7. ^ Chilton, Louis (27 February 2020). "Android paedophile film sparks controversy and walkouts at Berlin Film Festival". The Independent. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

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