Caroline Link

Caroline Link studied at University of Television and Film Munich. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Germany. Distinctions recorded are Bavarian Order of Merit, Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Helmut Käutner Prize.

• Name — Caroline Link • Born — 2 June 1964 • Birthplace — Bad Nauheim, West Germany • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter

Caroline Link is the daughter of Jürgen and Ilse Link. From 1986 to 1990 she studied at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF), and then worked as an assistant director and scriptwriter. Link's early work includes the short film Bunte Blumen, from 1988. She was a co-director on the documentary film Das Glück zum Anfassen (1989). For Bavaria Film, she wrote two screenplays to the detective series Der Fahnder (The Investigators). Caroline Link grew up in a small town near Frankfurt, Germany, where her "non intellectual and non artistic family" gave her a strong moral compass. Link first became interested in pursuing filmmaking after being a nanny in America. When she came back to Germany, she worked on sets as an extra and sought advice from a cameraman. She thought it would be an interesting profession, recognizing that being a camerawoman was going to be hard. Her observations while working as an extra helped her get an internship in the film industry. Link enjoyed working in the film industry but wanted the ability to create and express her politics. Link's first feature film, Jenseits der Stille (Beyond Silence, 1996) was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film, and attracted attention for its portrayal of a family with deaf parents. Her second feature film was Annaluise and Anton (1999), based on a novel by Erich Kästner. Her third feature film, Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa, 2001), adapted by Link from the autobiographical novel by Stefanie Zweig and shot on location in Kenya, received the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as well winning the German Film Award (Deutscher Filmpreis) in five categories, including Best Fiction Film.

Link lives with her partner, the film director Dominik Graf, and their daughter, who was born in 2002.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1985 — Der Fahnder • 1992 — Kalle der Träumer

Caroline Link is recorded as having received Bavarian Order of Merit, Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.