Klaudia Reynicke Explained

Birth Place:Lima, Peru
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter

Klaudia Reynicke is a Swiss-Peruvian filmmaker.[1]

Early life and education

Reynicke was born in Lima, where she lived until age ten.[2] She spent much of her early life in Switzerland and Florida.[3] [4] She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida, where she studied visual arts and anthropology, and a master's degree in sociology from the University of Lausanne.[5]

In 2005, Reynicke studied film at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She later completed a master's degree in film studies through a joint program from École cantonale d'art de Lausanne and Geneva University of Art and Design.

Career

Reynicke directed her first short film, Great Expectations: NY, in 2005 while at New York University. After graduating from the ECAL-HEAD joint program in 2010, she participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus program. She then directed a series of documentary features and shorts including the autobiographical ¿Asi son los hombres?, Mermaids, about performers at Weeki Wachee Springs, and Il Matrimonio, about an elderly couple getting married.[6] [7] [8]

In 2016, Reynicke's debut feature film Il nido debuted at that year's edition of the Locarno Film Festival. Her 2019 film Love Me Tender premiered at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival and later screened in the Discovery section at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Reinas, Reynicke's film about a father and his daughters escaping the instability of 1990s Peru, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and was later awarded the Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the Best Film at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Prix du Public UBS at the 77th Locarno Film Festival and Best screen play prize at the Festival de Cine de Lima.[9] [10]

Filmography

YearTitleNotesRef.
2005Great Expectations: NYShort film
2008Casual ThoughtsShort film
MametteShort film
Noces argentiniquesShort film
2010La ChienneShort film
2013¿Asì son los hombres?Documentary
2014MermaidsDocumentary short
Il matrimonioDocumentary
2016Il nido (The Nest)
2019Love Me Tender
2022La vie devantDirected with Kristina Wagenbauer
2024Reinas

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2016Locarno Film FestivalGolden Leopard – Filmmakers of the PresentIl nido[11]
2017Santa Barbara International Film FestivalAnti-Defamation League Stand Up Award
2019Locarno Film FestivalGolden Leopard – Filmmakers of the PresentLove Me Tender[12]
2024Sundance Film FestivalWorld Dramatic CompetitionReinas
Berlin International Film FestivalGrand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury
Locarno Film FestivalPrix du Public UBS - Audience Award Prize UBS [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Klaudia Reynicke . Swiss Films . 15 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Pennick . Bailey . Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Klaudia Reynicke, the Filmmaker Behind “Reinas” . Sundance Institute . 15 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Tages-Anzeiger . Klaudia Reynicke in the 10 Swiss cinema talents! . Alva Film Production . 15 July 2024.
  4. News: Hopewell . John . Klaudia Reynicke: Super Heroines, Projects, ‘Love Me Tender’ . 15 July 2024 . Variety.
  5. Web site: Klaudia Reynicke . Swiss Women's Audiovisual Network . 15 July 2024.
  6. Web site: ¿Asì son los hombres? . Swiss Films . 15 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Mermaids . Swiss Films . 15 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Il matrimonio . Swiss Films . 15 July 2024.
  9. News: Aguilar . Carlos . ‘Reinas’ Review: A Father Stretches the Time With His Daughters in Poignant Early-’90s Peruvian Drama . 15 July 2024 . Variety.
  10. Web site: Group Picture, Klaudia Reynicke, Abril Gjurinovic . Berlin International Film Festival . 15 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Il nido . The Open Reel . 15 July 2024.
  12. Web site: Locarno 2019: multifaceted Swiss presence in the new artistic director's first year . Swiss Films . 15 July 2024.
  13. Web site: Locarno77: Successful Edition Inaugurates New Era for the Locarno Film Festival . Locarno Film Festival . 19 August 2024.