Angela Schanelec
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 14, 1962, Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Movies
- 37
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).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2020 | Leçon de cinéma avec Angela Schanelec | Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Take What You Can Carry | Angela |
| 2014 | A House in Berlin | |
| 2008 | The Cinema of Angela Schanelec | Herself |
| 2007 | Afternoon | Irene |
| 2001 | Passing Summer | Thomas' geschiedene Frau |
| 1999 | Dealer | Eva |
| 1999 | Dragonland | |
| 1997 | Daily Chicken | Frau Rötting |
| 1995 | My Sister’s Good Fortune | Isabel |
| 1994 | Berlin, 10:46 | Freundin |
| 1994 | I Stayed in Berlin All Summer | Nadine |
| 1994 | Anna Zeit Land | |
| 1992 | Die UFA | Narration (voice) |
| 1991 | Lovely Yellow Color | |
| 1985 | The Death of the White Stallion | Anna Gall |
| 1985 | Die Wupper | Marta |
| 1984 | The Family or Schroffenstein | Agnes |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | My Wife Cries | Writer, Director |
| 2023 | Music | Writer, Director |
| 2020 | Hamlet | Writer |
| 2019 | I Was at Home, But... | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2017 | The Dreamed Path | Writer, Director |
| 2014 | The Bridges of Sarajevo | Director |
| 2010 | Orly | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 2009 | Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation | Director |
| 2007 | Afternoon | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2004 | Marseille | Director, Writer |
| 2002 | Portrait einer Arbeiterin | Director |
| 2001 | Passing Summer | Director, Writer |
| 1999 | Places in Cities | Director, Writer |
| 1995 | My Sister’s Good Fortune | Director, Writer |
| 1994 | I Stayed in Berlin All Summer | Director, Writer |
| 1992 | Far Away | Writer, Director |
| 1992 | About the Accommodation | Director, Writer |
| 1992 | Prague, March ’92 | Writer, Director |
| 1991 | Lovely Yellow Color | Producer, Director, Writer |
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