Lola Randl

• Name — Lola Randl • Born — 1980 • Birthplace — Munich, West Germany • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, and writer • Years Active — 2001–present • Partner — Philipp Pfeiffer • Children — 2

Lola Randl was born in 1980 in Munich. She is the daughter of landscape architect Marie Randl-Entrup and composer Joe Mubare. She studied film directing at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne from 2001 to 2005/2006 and completed the Screenwriting Workshop at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) in 2007.

Lola Randl has a long-term professional and personal relationship with cinematographer and producer Philipp Pfeiffer, with whom she has two children. Pfeiffer has served as director of photography and producer on most of her films, including Die Libelle und das Nashorn (2012), Fühlen Sie sich manchmal ausgebrannt und leer? (2017), and Von Bienen und Blumen (2018).

During her studies, Lola Randl directed several short films, including Geh aus mein Herz (2002), Verena Verona (2006), and Wohlfühlwochenende (2006). Her short film Nachmittagsprogramm (2004) won Best German Short Film at the Regensburg Short Film Week. Between 2007 and 2010, she directed the short-film series Die Leiden des Herrn Karpf in collaboration with cinematographer Rainer Egger. The episode Der Geburtstag (2009) received the Prix UIP at the Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Short Film.

• Landschwärmer (2014–2015) – documentary series nominated for the Grimme Prize in 2016. • Es ist aus – und jetzt? (2021) – podcast with author Anke Stelling for Deutschlandfunk Kultur. • Theorie & Praxis (2022) – experimental documentary series on ARTE. • In einem Dorf, das es nicht gibt (2022/23) – essayistic documentary.

• 2023 – Writer-in-Residence, MuseumsQuartier Vienna. • 2024–2025 – German Academy Rome Villa Massimo.