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 Wollner at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020 | |
| Born | 1983 |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Occupation(s) | 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]
In 2012, Wollner began studying documentary filmmaking at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. [4] She has directed several short films, [1] [5] and directed her first feature film, The Impossible Picture (2016), [4] [6] while still a student at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. The Impossible Picture garnered a number of awards, [4] including the German Film Critics' Award in 2019. [2]
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. [2] [3] The film received the Special Jury Award in that section. [7]
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