Mascha Schilinski

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Mascha Schilinski
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Schilinski at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Born1984 (age 40–41)
Berlin, Germany
Education
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
Years active2008–present
SpouseFabian Gamper
Children1

Mascha Schilinski (born 1984) [1] is a German film director and screenwriter. Her second feature film, Sound of Falling (2025), won the Jury Prize at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.

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Early life

Schilinski was born in Berlin to a German filmmaker mother and a French construction worker father. [2] [3] She was a child actor in her youth. [4] After dropping out of high school, she worked for a traveling circus before pursuing film. [5] [6] She graduated from the screenwriting program at the Filmschule Hamburg Berlin  [ de ] in 2008, and later studied directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. [7] [8]

Career

Schilinski began her career as a casting director and freelance writer. [5] [9] Her first feature film, Dark Blue Girl  [ de ], premiered at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the GWFF Best First Feature Award. [10] [11] [12] The following year, she served on the jury of Filmkunstfest MV  [ de ]. [13] [14] Her second feature film, Sound of Falling , was screened in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize. [15] [16] It was later selected as the German entry for Best International Feature Film at the upcoming 98th Academy Awards. [17] [18] [19]

Personal life

Schilinski's husband, Fabian Gamper, is a cinematographer. [6] They have one child. [3] [20]

Filmography

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Schilinski being interviewed at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2012Wir müssen los!YesNoShort film; co-directed with Roman Schikorsky [21]
2013Das BedürfnisNoYes [22]
2014Das GefühlYesYesShort film [21]
2015Die KatzeYesYesShort film
2017 Dark Blue Girl  [ de ]YesYes [23]
2025 Sound of Falling YesYesCo-written with Louise Peter [24]

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2019–2020 Cologne P.D. YesNo2 episodes [25]

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Berlin International Film Festival 2017 GWFF Best First Feature Award Dark Blue Girl  [ de ]Nominated [26]
Cannes Film Festival 2025 Palme d'Or Sound of Falling Nominated [27]
Jury Prize Won
LA Film Festival 2017World Fiction Award Dark Blue Girl  [ de ]Nominated [28] [29]
Red Rock Film Festival 2017Best Fiction Feature Dark Blue Girl  [ de ]Won [30]

References

  1. ↑ Dunkel, Bettina (10 April 2025). "Berliner Regisseurin Schilinski konkurriert um die Goldene Palme". Tagesschau (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Stosch, Stefan (10 April 2025). "Filmfestival von Cannes: Stars von Tom Cruise bis Scarlett Johansson". Leipziger Volkszeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 Stosch, Stefan (9 May 2025). ""So viel Glück muss man erst mal verkraften"". RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Dege, Stefan (14 May 2025). "A German in the Cannes competition: Mascha Schilinski". Deutsche Welle . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 Kunze, Ines (13 May 2025). "Die Unbekannte in Cannes: Wer ist Newcomer-Regisseurin Mascha Schilinski?". Südwestrundfunk (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 Wise, Damon (14 May 2025). "Cannes One To Watch: German Filmmaker Mascha Schilinski Talks Buzz Movie 'Sound Of Falling', Which Was Snapped Up Early By Cannes & MK2 As A Bold New Voice". Deadline . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Borowsky, Stefanie (15 May 2017). ""Die Tochter" von Mascha Schilinski". Berliner Filmfestivals (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Plavec, Jan Georg (20 January 2015). "Soundtracks aus Stuttgart: Katze folgt auf Kickers". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  9. ↑ Angermaier, Heike (7 May 2025). "Palmen-Aspirantin Mascha Schilinski: "Ein Film über ein Jahrhundert Leben"" . Blickpunkt:Film  [ de ] (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  10. ↑ Stern, Lukas (17 February 2017). "Berlinale 2017: Generation Y bei Perspektive Deutsches Kino". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  11. ↑ Maurus, Kim (16 May 2018). "Mama oder ich". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Mascha Schilinski". Film Macht Schule (in German). 2024. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "Jury im Spielfilmwettbewerb 2018". Filmkunstfest MV (in German). 2018. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Die Preise des 28. Filmkunstfests Mecklenburg-Vorpommern sind vergeben". Filmkunstfest MV (in German). 5 May 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  15. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (10 April 2025). "Buzzy Cannes Competition Film 'Sound Of Falling' Boarded By Mk2 Films; Movie "Signals An Exceptional New Voice"". Deadline . Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  16. ↑ Debruge, Peter (24 May 2025). "Cannes Awards: Jafar Panahi Vindicated With Palme d'Or for 'It Was Just an Accident,' Marking Sixth Consecutive Cannes Win for Neon". Variety . Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  17. ↑ Ntim, Zac (21 August 2025). "Oscars: Germany Submits Mascha Schilinski's 'Sound Of Falling' For Best International Feature Film Race". Deadline . Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  18. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (21 August 2025). "Germany Selects Mascha Schilinski's 'Sound of Falling' as Oscar Entry". Variety . Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  19. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (21 August 2025). "Oscars: Germany Selects Mascha Schilinski's 'Sound of Falling' as Best Int'l Feature Film Submission". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  20. ↑ Nicodemus, Katja (27 May 2025). "Mascha Schilinski: Wir haben einen neuen Star". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  21. 1 2 Pavard, Charlotte (14 May 2025). "Sound of Falling, the crossroads of lives". Festival de Cannes . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  22. ↑ "Die Tochter Pressemappe" (pdf). Missing Films (in German). 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  23. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (9 May 2017). "Los Angeles Film Festival Unveils 2017 Lineup". Deadline . Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  24. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (10 April 2025). "Cannes Lines Up Another Hot Festival With Wes Anderson, Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Ari Aster Premieres (Full List)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  25. ↑ Queisser, Ramona (11 November 2019). "SOKO Cologne 18th season". Network Movie. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  26. ↑ Schultze, Thomas (18 February 2017). "Goldener Bär für "On Body and Soul"" . Blickpunkt:Film  [ de ] (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  27. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (24 May 2025). "Jafar Panahi Wins Cannes Palme d'Or for 'It Was Just an Accident'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  28. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (9 May 2017). "Los Angeles Film Festival Unveils 2017 Lineup". Deadline . Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  29. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (22 June 2017). "Los Angeles Film Festival Unveils Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  30. ↑ Marxteyn, Matt (12 April 2018). "Red Rock Film Festival presents Films from M.A.R.S. Winners Showcase in Cedar City". The Independent Southern Utah. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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