Mascha Schilinski | |
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![]() Schilinski at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival | |
Born | 1984 (age 40–41) Berlin, Germany |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse | Fabian Gamper |
Children | 1 |
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.
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 in 2008, and later studied directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. [7] [8]
Schilinski began her career as a casting director and freelance writer. [5] [9] Her first feature film, Dark Blue Girl , 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 . [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]
Schilinski's husband, Fabian Gamper, is a cinematographer. [6] They have one child. [3] [20]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Wir müssen los! | Yes | No | Short film; co-directed with Roman Schikorsky | [21] |
2013 | Das Bedürfnis | No | Yes | [22] | |
2014 | Das Gefühl | Yes | Yes | Short film | [21] |
2015 | Die Katze | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
2017 | Dark Blue Girl | Yes | Yes | [23] | |
2025 | Sound of Falling | Yes | Yes | Co-written with Louise Peter | [24] |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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2019–2020 | Cologne P.D. | Yes | No | 2 episodes | [25] |
Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Berlin International Film Festival | 2017 | GWFF Best First Feature Award | Dark Blue Girl | Nominated | [26] |
Cannes Film Festival | 2025 | Palme d'Or | Sound of Falling | Nominated | [27] |
Jury Prize | Won | ||||
LA Film Festival | 2017 | World Fiction Award | Dark Blue Girl | Nominated | [28] [29] |
Red Rock Film Festival | 2017 | Best Fiction Feature | Dark Blue Girl | Won | [30] |