Wiebke von Carolsfeld

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Wiebke von Carolsfeld
Born1966 (age 5657)
NationalityGerman Canadian
Occupation(s)Film director, writer, editor
Years active1990s-present
Notable work Marion Bridge , The Saver

Wiebke von Carolsfeld (born 1966) is a German Canadian film director, writer and editor. [1] Her debut feature film as a director, Marion Bridge , won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival. [2]

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Background

Originally from Germany, von Carolsfeld moved to Canada. Despite having degrees in medieval history and literature from the University of Cologne, [3] she was rejected when she applied to Ryerson University's film school for lacking the Ontario-specific thirteenth grade in her high school transcripts. [1] Instead, she volunteered with the local cable community channel to gain experience, before taking a job as an assistant editor on David Cronenberg's M. Butterfly . [1]

Career

Her credits as an editor include Eisenstein, Shoemaker , The Five Senses , The Bay of Love and Sorrows , Wrecked , Fugitive Pieces , Angelique's Isle and An Audience of Chairs . As an editor, she was a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Best Editing at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002 for Eisenstein . [4]

As a writer/director, she followed up with the 2013 film Stay [5] and the 2015 film The Saver . [6] At the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, she was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Saver.

In 2019 she published Claremont, her first novel. [7] In 2020 the book was optioned for a film adaptation by Jeremy Podeswa. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "German's debut film perfectly Canadian". Vancouver Sun , April 18, 2003.
  2. "Marion Bridge wins prize at Toronto fest". Halifax Daily News , September 16, 2002.
  3. Jennie Punter, Piecing it all together, The Globe and Mail , April 22, 2003
  4. "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail , December 13, 2001.
  5. "Director has staying power; Festival prize 'kept me going over the years'". Montreal Gazette , September 5, 2013.
  6. "Wiebke von Carolsfeld pairs up with Imajyn Cardinal for The Saver film". CBC News, April 17, 2015.
  7. Ian McGillis, "Books: Filmmaker Wiebke von Carolsfeld makes powerful fiction debut". Montreal Gazette , October 4, 2019.
  8. Lauren Malyk, "Rebelfilms’ Podeswa options Wiebke von Carolsfeld’s Claremont". Playback , November 27, 2020.