Romana Carén Explained

Romana Carén
Birth Date:2 January 1979
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria
Occupation:Actress, writer/director, vocal coach
Yearsactive:1998–present

Romana Carén (born 2 January 1979) is an actress, writer/director and vocal coach from Austria.[1] [2]

Biography

After she had graduated from Camillo Sitte Höhere Technische Lehranstalt in structural engineering she studied law at the University of Vienna and astronomy at the University of Central Lancashire.

She was trained in acting at the Actor's Studio Pallas in Vienna and graduated with the Austrian State Diploma in Acting. To continue her education she went to London where she attended a course in contemporary drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Carén has been on stage since the age of eight, including at the Burgtheater and the Theater Drachengasse[3] in Vienna.Her first lead role was the title role in Alice in Wonderland.[4] [5] Her film and TV credits[6] include SOKO Donau, Tatort, Jud Süß - Film ohne Gewissen, directed by Oskar Roehler, Sisi, directed by Xaver Schwarzenberger and The Pillars of the Earth with Donald Sutherland.

She has written several plays, screenplays, and poems.The play Glückskämpfer[7] had its world premiere in 2007 in Vienna, Wintervögel[3] in 2010 and Sein oder nicht sein in 2011.

Later she enrolled at the London Film Academy and graduated in Filmmaking with distinction.Together with some of her co-students she founded the production company Film´84 International to produce short and feature films as well as commercials. Their first short film in 2011, Make a Wish, was in the catalogue of the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival 2011.[8]

Her short film screenplay Where the Wild Roses Grow was a semi-finalist in the 22nd WriteMovies.com International Writing Competition.[9] Later it was screened in the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival 2012.

Filmography

List of filmmaking credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014There are no kangaroos in Austriawriter/directorfeature
2012Heartbeatwriter/directorshort
2012Hopped Up1st assistant directorfeature
2012Where the Wild Roses Growwriter/directorshort, post-production, semi-finalist in the WriteMovies.com International Writing Competition #22,
screened in the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival 2012
2011Make a Wishwriter/directorshort, in the catalogue of Short Film Corner/ Cannes Film Festival 2011
2010Portobello Roadpost production assistantfeature
2010Ladri di biscottidirectorshort
2010One last Tangowritershort
2007Goodbyewriterfeature
List of film and television credits (acting)
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014There are no kangaroos in AustriaLena
2012HeartbeatEmilia
2012Where the Wild Roses GrowJulia
2012Hopped UpZooey
2010Hannah
2010Oh Shit!Nucleara
2010Jud Süß - Film ohne GewissenTheresia
2010The Pillars of the EarthLady at court
2010TatortEpitarsis
2009–2010SOKO DonauSara
2010SisiSister Johanna

Theatre

List of theatre credits (acting)
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Sein oder nicht seinEva, Elena, Maria, CDas OFF-Theater
2010WintervögelEmiliaTheater Drachengasse
2010Mädchen in Uniformmayor's wifeDas OFF-Theater
2010Liebe a la cartésix different rolesTheater Schloßgärtnerei Reichenau
2009Alt GenugStephanieDas OFF-Theater
2009Symmetrien des AbschiedsHostBurgtheater
2007GlückskämpferAnastasiaDas OFF-Theater
2006Alice im WunderlandAliceSchule des Theaters

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography. 2022-01-27. Romana Carén. en.
  2. Web site: English. 2022-01-27. Romana Carén. en.
  3. Web site: Aktuelle Produktionen . 5 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320150112/http://www.drachengasse.at/produktion.asp?ID=267 . 20 March 2012 .
  4. Web site: Schule des Theaters . 18 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101106084421/http://www.schuledestheaters.at/jahresproduktionen/alice/06_alice_1.html . 6 November 2010 .
  5. [:de:Roland Schimmelpfennig]
  6. Web site: Romana Carén. IMDb.
  7. http://www.events.at/glueckskaempfer/?st=8029965
  8. Web site: Short Film Corner - Catalogue . 14 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726115204/http://www.shortfilmcorner.com/sfcfilm/filmfiche2.Aspx?id=53650461 . 26 July 2011 .
  9. Web site: Welcome to WriteMovies.