Angela Schanelec

Directing·Feb 14, 1962·Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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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.

Film	Credit
My Wife Cries2026 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Music2023 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Leçon de cinéma avec Angela Schanelec2020 · Self - Guest	Self - Guest
Hamlet2020 · Writer	Writer
I Was at Home, But...2019 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Dreamed Path2017 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Take What You Can Carry2015 · Angela	Angela
The Bridges of Sarajevo2014 · Director	Director
A House in Berlin2014 · Actor	Actor
Orly2010 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation2009 · Director	Director
The Cinema of Angela Schanelec2008 · Herself	Herself
Afternoon2007 · Irene, Screenplay, Director, Producer	Irene, Screenplay, Director, Producer
Marseille2004 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
PPortrait einer Arbeiterin2002 · Director	Director
Passing Summer2001 · Thomas' geschiedene Frau, Writer, Director	Thomas' geschiedene Frau, Writer, Director
Dealer1999 · Eva	Eva
DDragonland1999 · Actor	Actor
Places in Cities1999 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Daily Chicken1997 · Frau Rötting	Frau Rötting
My Sister’s Good Fortune1995 · Isabel, Director, Writer	Isabel, Director, Writer
Berlin, 10:461994 · Freundin	Freundin
I Stayed in Berlin All Summer1994 · Nadine, Director, Writer	Nadine, Director, Writer
AAnna Zeit Land1994 · Actor	Actor
Die UFA1992 · Narration (voice)	Narration (voice)
Far Away1992 · Director of Photography, Writer, Director	Director of Photography, Writer, Director
AAbout the Accommodation1992 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Prague, March ’921992 · Director of Photography, Writer, Director	Director of Photography, Writer, Director
Lovely Yellow Color1991 · Actor, Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Writer	Actor, Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Writer
The Death of the White Stallion1985 · Anna Gall	Anna Gall
DDie Wupper1985 · Marta	Marta
The Family or Schroffenstein1984 · Agnes	Agnes