Directing
Angela Schanelec
DE, FR, ZH, EN cinema · 33 credits
Born
14 February 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Also known as Ангела Шанелек
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.
Known for
Filmography
My Wife Cries
Writer, Director, Editor
Music
Writer, Editor, Director
Leçon de cinéma avec Angela Schanelec
as Self - Guest
Hamlet
Writer
I Was at Home, But...
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
The Dreamed Path
Writer, Director, Editor
Take What You Can Carry
as Angela
Orly
Producer, Director, Writer
Afternoon
as Irene, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Marseille
Director, Writer
Passing Summer
as Thomas' geschiedene Frau, Director, Editor, Writer
Dealer
as Eva
Places in Cities
Director, Writer, Editor
Daily Chicken
as Frau Rötting
My Sister’s Good Fortune
as Isabel, Director, Writer, Editor
I Stayed in Berlin All Summer
as Nadine, Director, Writer, Editor
Berlin, 10:46
as Freundin
Die UFA
as Narration (voice)
Far Away
Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Director
Prague, March ’92
Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Director
Über das Entgegenkommen
1992
About the Accommodation
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
Lovely Yellow Color
Actor, Producer, Sound, Director of Photography, Director, Editor, Writer
The Death of the White Stallion
as Anna Gall
