Katrin Gebbe
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 Katrin Gebbe showing her first movie Tore tanzt, at the Apollo-Cinema Center, 2014 in Ibbenbühren (GER). | |
| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) Ibbenbüren, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Awards | Bavarian Film Awards; Adult Jury Prize CICFF (Short Film); European Young Civis media prize; Preis der deutschen Filmkritik; German Film Award for Best Direction; Montblanc Script Award |
Katrin Gebbe (born 1983) is a German film director and screenwriter.
Biography
[edit]Katrin Gebbe studied liberal arts and visual communication at the Academy of Visual Arts in Enschede, where she made her first short experimental film.[1] In 2005, she completed her postgraduate specialty work of film direction at the Hamburg Media School.[2] Her degree work, the short film Şoreş & Şîrîn, featuring Ulrike Folkerts, was awarded at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival with the ″Adult Jury Prize″ for short films.[3] In addition, Şoreş & Şîrîn also received the European Young Civis media prize in 2009[1]
Her feature film début Nothing Bad Can Happen (German: Tore tanzt) tells the story of a Hamburg Jesus Freak. The film received an invitation from the Un Certain Regard section at the 66th Cannes Film Festival.[4][5] There, the movie also had its premiere, on May 23, 2013. Gebbe and Verena Höfe-Gräft, the producer, originally met during their time in college and started working together on the project in 2009. The main role was played by the actor, newcomer Julius Feldmeier.[6] For this movie, Katrin Gebbe received the 2013 Preis der deutschen Filmkritik for the best feature film début,[7] as the Bavarian Film Awards for the best newcomer director.
Filmography
[edit]- KOI (short film - 2006)
- Narzissen (short film - 2007)
- Einladung (short film - 2007)
- Şoreş & Şîrîn (short film - 2008)
- Nothing Bad Can Happen (2013)
- Tatort: Fünf Minuten Himmel (2016, TV series episode)
- The Field Guide to Evil (2018, anthology film, segment: A Nocturnal Breath)
- Pelican Blood (2019)
- The Empress (2022, co-directing in upcoming Netflix series; lead director in pilot and two episodes)
References
[edit]- ^ a b „Sores & Sîrîn“ von Katrin Gebbe - Kurzschluss Archived 6 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine arte.tv, 20 March 2012, last access 1 May 2013.
- ^ Katrin Gebbe – Workexperience katringebbe.com, last access 1 May 2013.
- ^ Husmann, Wenke (25 November 2013). "Als Filmemacher sollte man einen Stachel hinterlassen". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Produktionsspiegel: Niedersachsen/Bremen – Tore tanzt Archived 31 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine nordmedia.de, last access 1 May 2013.
- ^ 2013 Official Selection festival-cannes.fr, last access 1 May 2013.
- ^ Mit dem ersten Langfilm zu den Filmfestspielen abendblatt.de, last access 13 May 2013.
- ^ Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 2013 Official website of the Association of German Film Critics (reg. ass.), last access 6 May 2014.
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