Ute Aurand

Directing·Jan 1, 1957·Frankfurt, Germany

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Ute Aurand was born in 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, and grew up in Berlin. She is a teacher and curator, and a devoted 16mm filmmaker since 1980. She studied filmmaking at the Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin (dffb) during the years 1979-1985. Since 1985 she began to produce her own films. In 1987 she founded "Ute Aurand Filmproduktion". During 1990-95, she presented the series "Filmarbeiterinnen-Abend" at the Arsenal cinema, Berlin, featuring films made by women, mostly experimental. In 1995-96, organised "Sie zum Beispiel" (Her, for Example) at the Arsenal and Babylon cinemas, in which 12 women filmmakers /artists selected and presented a personal selection of films by other women filmmakers. In 1997, she co-founded the group FilmSamstag (Film Saturday) together with Renate Sami and Theo Thiesmeier, later joined by Bärbel Freund, Karl Heil, Milena Gierke and Johannes Beringer, to present a monthly film programme in Kino Filmkunsthaus Babylon Mitte until 2007. Since 1981 curated film programs e.g. "Lichtgedichte/Light Poems", "Hyacinths" and "Poetinnen mit der Kamera/Women Poets with the Camera" and monographic programs of films by Marie Menken, Margaret Tait and Utako Koguchi. In 1991 she worked on the research project and book „Frauen machen Geschichte – 25 Jahre Studentinnen an der dffb“ (Women make History-25 Years of Women Students at the dffb), together with Maria Lang.

Film	Credit
To Brasil2023 · Director	Director
Arsenal Film Archive2022 · Director	Director
The Sparrow Dream2022 · Actor	Actor
Renate2021 · Director	Director
Rushing Green with Horses2021 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 19952020 · Director	Director
Silently Engrossed in Conversation2019 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Cape Cod2018 · herself	herself
Lisa2018 · Director	Director
Dreaming In The Dark2018 · Director	Director
Four Diamonds2016 · Director	Director
Sakura, Sakura2014 · Director	Director
Philipp's 60th Birthday2014 · Director	Director
To Be Here2013 · Director	Director
Toying With Strings 32013 · Director	Director
Susan+Lisbeth2012 · Director	Director
Young Pines2011 · Director	Director
MMaria2011 · Director	Director
FFranz2011 · Director	Director
Paulina2011 · Director	Director
Paulina, Franz & Maria2011 · Director	Director
LLisbeth2011 · Director	Director
Hanging Upside Down in the Branches2009 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Building Under Ground2008 · Director of Photography, Director	Director of Photography, Director
A Walk2008 · Director	Director
Zuoz2008 · Director	Director
A Walk / Im Park / ZUOZ2008 · Director	Director
Im Park2008 · Director	Director
Here, it is Very Nice at the Moment2006 · Director	Director
Butterfly in Winter2006 · Director	Director
India2005 · Director	Director
Halbmond für Margaret2004 · Director	Director
Toying with Strings 22003 · Director	Director
Tulipan2002 · Director	Director
In the Garden2002 · Director	Director
Für Frau Foerster2002 · Director	Director
Filmmuseum Aufbau 20002001 · Director	Director
Toying with Strings1999 · Director	Director
AAt Home1998 · Director	Director
Terzen1998 · Director	Director
Neubrandenburg1995 · Director	Director
MMaria und die Welt1995 · Director	Director
At the Sea1995 · Director	Director
Kleine Blumen, kleine Blätter1995 · Director	Director
Das fliegende Bild1994 · Director	Director
Bärbel and Charly1994 · Director	Director
Jón in Akureyri1993 · Director	Director
Detel + Jón1993 · Director	Director