Directing · b. 1962 · Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Angela Schanelec

Biography

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 73...

Directed
My Wife Cries 2026 Music 2023 I Was at Home, But... 2019 The Dreamed Path 2017 The Bridges of Sarajevo 2014 Orly 2010 Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation 2009 Afternoon 2007 Marseille 2004 Portrait einer Arbeiterin 2002 Passing Summer 2001 Places in Cities 1998 My Sister’s Good Fortune 1995 I Stayed in Berlin All Summer 1994 Far Away 1992 About the Accommodation 1992 Prague, March ’92 1992 Lovely Yellow Color 1991
Cinematography
Far Away 1992 Prague, March ’92 1992 About the Accommodation 1992 Lovely Yellow Color 1991
Acting
Leçon de cinéma avec Angela Schanelec Self - Guest 2020 Take What You Can Carry Angela 2015 A House in Berlin 2014 The Cinema of Angela Schanelec Herself 2008 Dragonland 1999 Dealer Eva 1999 Daily Chicken Frau Rötting 1997 Anna Zeit Land 1994 Berlin, 10:46 Freundin 1994 The Death of the White Stallion Anna Gall 1985 Die Wupper Marta 1985 The Family or Schroffenstein Agnes 1984
Other Credits
To talk a long time Executive Producer 2025 Hamlet Writer 2020 Per Song Editor 2016
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