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Angela Schanelec
Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Angela Schanelec ([aŋˈɡeːla ˈʃaːnəlɛk]; born 1962) is a German filmmaker and actress. Her films have premiered at numerous renowned film festivals, including the Cannes Film Fest…
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Angela Schanelec ([aŋˈɡeːla ˈʃaːnəlɛk]; born 1962) is a German filmmaker and actress. Her films have premiered at numerous renowned film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Toronto International Film Festival. She is often compared to several European avant-garde filmmakers, such as Chantal Akerman, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Robert Bresson, whom she has cited as an important influence. At the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, Schanelec won the Silver Bear for Best Director for her film “I Was at Home, But…” (2019). At the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, Schanelec won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for her film “Music” (2023). Schanelec was born in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She began her artistic career as an actress on stage, but is now best known for her career as a filmmaker, which began during her time at the Berlin Film and Television Academy (dffb). While there, she studied under Harun Farocki and Hartmut Bitomsky and met Christian Petzold and Thomas Arslan. Together, they formed the so-called first wave of the Berlin School.
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2026
My Wife Cries
Movie Director
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2025
To talk a long time
Movie Executive Producer
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2023
Music
Movie Writer
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2020
Leçon de cinéma avec Angela Schanelec
Movie Self - Guest
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2020
Hamlet
Movie Writer
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2019
I Was at Home, But...
Movie Director
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2017
The Dreamed Path
Movie Writer
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2016
Per Song
Movie Editor
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2015
Take What You Can Carry
Movie Angela
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2014
The Bridges of Sarajevo
Movie Director
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2014
A House in Berlin
Movie
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2010
Orly
Movie Producer
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2009
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Movie Director
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2008
The Cinema of Angela Schanelec
Movie Herself
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2007
Afternoon
Movie Irene
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2004
Marseille
Movie Director
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2002
Portrait einer Arbeiterin
Movie Director
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2001
Passing Summer
Movie Thomas' geschiedene Frau
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1999
Dealer
Movie Eva
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1999
Dragonland
Movie
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1999
Places in Cities
Movie Director
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1997
Daily Chicken
Movie Frau Rötting
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1995
My Sister’s Good Fortune
Movie Isabel
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1994
Berlin, 10:46
Movie Freundin
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1994
I Stayed in Berlin All Summer
Movie Nadine
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1994
Anna Zeit Land
Movie
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1992
Die UFA
Movie Narration (voice)
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1992
Far Away
Movie Director of Photography
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1992
About the Accommodation
Movie Director
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1992
Prague, March ’92
Movie Editor
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1991
Lovely Yellow Color
Movie
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1991
Schöne gelbe Farbe
Movie Herself
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1985
The Death of the White Stallion
Movie Anna Gall
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1985
Die Wupper
Movie Marta
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1984
The Family or Schroffenstein
Movie Agnes
