Sandra Wollner Explained

Sandra Wollner
Birth Date:1983
Birth Place:Leoben, Austria[1]
Nationality:Austrian
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter

Sandra Wollner (born 1983) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She made her feature directorial debut with The Impossible Picture (2016), and also directed and co-wrote The Trouble with Being Born (2020).[2] [3]

Education and career

In 2012, Wollner began studying documentary filmmaking at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg.[4] She has directed several short films,[5] and directed her first feature film, The Impossible Picture (2016),[6] while still a student at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. The Impossible Picture garnered a number of awards, including the German Film Critics' Award in 2019.

Wollner directed and co-wrote The Trouble with Being Born, which premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020, as part of the festival's Encounters section. The film received the Special Jury Award in that section.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berlinale Sandra Wollners Film über "die Auflösung eines Ichs". Fichter-Wöß. Martin. 25 February 2020. Kleine Zeitung. de. Berlinale Sandra Wollner's film about "the dissolution of an ego". 11 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Sandra Wollner on Berlin A.I. Drama 'The Trouble With Being Born'. Vourlias. Christopher. 26 February 2020. Variety. 10 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Berlin Hidden Gem: Underage Robotic Provocation in 'The Trouble With Being Born'. Ritman. Alex. 25 February 2020. The Hollywood Reporter. 10 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Das Unmögliche Bild. Femmes-totales.de. de. 11 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Berlinale The Trouble With Being Born. Berlin International Film Festival. 11 May 2020.
  6. Web site: 'The Trouble With Being Born': Berlin Review. Romney. Jonathan. 16 March 2020. Screen Daily. 11 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Android paedophile film sparks controversy and walkouts at Berlin Film Festival. Chilton. Louis. 27 February 2020. The Independent. 10 May 2020.