- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 14, 1962
- Place of Birth
- Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Angela Schanelec
Angela Schanelec ([aŋˈɡeːla ˈʃaːnəlɛk]; born 1962) is a German filmmaker and actress. Her films have premiered at numerous renowned film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Toronto International Film Festival. She is often compared to several European avant-garde filmmakers, such as Chantal Akerman, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Robert Bresson, whom she has cited as an important influence. At the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, Schanelec won the Silver Bear for Best Director for her film “I Was at Home, But…” (2019). At the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, Schanelec won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for her film “Music” (2023). Schanelec was born in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She began her artistic career as an actress on stage, but is now best known for her career as a filmmaker, which began durin…
Filmography
movieMy Wife Cries
2026 · Writer, Director
movieTo talk a long time
2025 · Executive Producer
movieMusic
2023 · Writer, Editor, Director
movieLeçon de cinéma avec Angela Schanelec
2020 · Self - Guest
movieHamlet
2020 · Writer
movieI Was at Home, But...
2019 · Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
movieThe Dreamed Path
2017 · Writer, Director, Editor
moviePer Song
2016 · Editor
movieTake What You Can Carry
2015 · Angela
movieThe Bridges of Sarajevo
2014 · Director
movieA House in Berlin
2014
movieOrly
2010 · Producer, Director, Writer
movieGermany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
2009 · Director
movieThe Cinema of Angela Schanelec
2008 · Herself
movieAfternoon
2007 · Irene, Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieMarseille
2004 · Director, Writer
Portrait einer Arbeiterin
moviePortrait einer Arbeiterin
2002 · Director
moviePassing Summer
2001 · Thomas' geschiedene Frau, Director, Editor, Writer
movieDealer
1999 · Eva
Dragonland
movieDragonland
1999
moviePlaces in Cities
1999 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieDaily Chicken
1997 · Frau Rötting
movieMy Sister’s Good Fortune
1995 · Isabel, Director, Writer, Editor
movieBerlin, 10:46
1994 · Freundin
movieI Stayed in Berlin All Summer
1994 · Nadine, Director, Writer, Editor
Anna Zeit Land
movieAnna Zeit Land
1994
movieDie UFA
1992 · Narration (voice)
movieFar Away
1992 · Editor, Director of Photography, Writer
About the Accommodation
movieAbout the Accommodation
1992 · Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
moviePrague, March ’92
1992 · Editor, Director of Photography, Writer
movieLovely Yellow Color
1991 · , Producer, Sound, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
movieThe Death of the White Stallion
1985 · Anna Gall
Die Wupper
movieDie Wupper
1985 · Marta
movieThe Family or Schroffenstein
1984 · Agnes