Angela Schanelec

During the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, in 2023, Schanelec won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay, for Music.

Angela Schanelec studied at Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin. The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are Berlin School. Employment is recorded with Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg. Distinctions recorded are Silver Bear for Best Director and Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.

• Name — Angela Schanelec • Born — 14 February 1962 • Birthplace — Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany • Occupation — Actress, film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1985–present

Schanelec was born in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, in Germany. Her artistic career began as an actress onstage. Today she is best known for her career as a filmmaker, which began during her time at the Berlin Film and Television Academy (dffb). There, she studied under Harun Farocki and Hartmut Bitomsky. She met Christian Petzold and Thomas Arslan, with whom she has comprised the so-called first wave of the Berlin School. During this time, she produced her thesis film, I Stayed in Berlin All Summer, a 47-minute featurette. Schanelec, Petzold and Arslan found support in the budding artistic scene of post-reunification Berlin, and in the production company Schramm Film, operated by Michael Weber and Florian Koerner von Gustorf. Since graduating from dffb, she has written and directed nine features and contributed segments to the anthology films Bridges of Sarajevo and Germany 09.

• 1984 - Die Familie oder Schroffenstein (TV movie), as Agnes • 1985 - The Death of the White Stallion, as Anna • 1994 - I Stayed in Berlin All Summer, as Nadine • 1995 - My Sister's Good Fortune, as Isabel • 1997 - Daily Chicken, as Frau Rötting • 1999 - Dealer, as Eva • 1999 - Dragonland (TV movie), as Mother • 2001 - Passing Summer, as Thomas' geschiedene Frau • 2007 - Afternoon, as Irene • 2014 - A House in Berlin, as Käthe Blacher • 2015 - Take What You Can Carry (short), as Angela

• 2019 - Silver Bear for Best Director, for I Was at Home, But • 2023 - Silver Bear for Best Screenplay, for Music

Angela Schanelec is recorded as having received Silver Bear for Best Director and Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.

• Year — English Title — Original Title — Notes • 1995 — My Sister's Good Fortune — Das Glück meiner Schwester • 1998 — Places in Cities — Plätze in Städten • 2001 — Passing Summer — Mein langsames Leben • 2004 — Marseille • 2007 — Afternoon — Nachmittag • 2010 — Orly • 2016 — The Dreamed Path — Der traumhafte Weg • 2019 — I Was at Home, But — Ich war zuhause, aber — Silver Bear for Best Director • 2023 — Music — Silver Bear for Best Screenplay • 2026 — My Wife Cries — Meine Frau weint

• 1991 - Lovely Yellow Color • 1992 - Far Away • 1992 - Prague, March '92 (short documentary) • 1992 - Über das Entgegenkommen • 1994 - I Stayed in Berlin All Summer • 2009 - Germany 09: 13 Short Films About The State Of The Nation (segment: First Day) • 2014 - Bridges of Sarajevo (segment: Principe, texte)