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Barbara Albert(I)

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  • Writer
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Barbara Albert
Born in Vienna in 1970, Barbara Albert studied directing and screenwriting at the Vienna Film School since 1991. Her student film Nachtschwalben (1993) won 'Best Short' at the Max Ophüls-Preis Saarbrücken in 1994. Since then she has directed, written and produced many award-winning feature films, that premiered at A-festivals worldwide, making her one of the most acclaimed German-language filmmakers of her generation.
BornSeptember 22, 1970
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BornSeptember 22, 1970
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    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 25 nominations total

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    Known for

    Nordrand (1999)
    Nordrand
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1999
    The Dead and the Living (2012)
    The Dead and the Living
    5.7
    • Director
    • 2012
    Fallen (2006)
    Fallen
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2006
    Slidin' - Alles bunt und wunderbar (1998)
    Slidin' - Alles bunt und wunderbar
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Director

    • Das Tal
      • Director
      • Completed
      • TV Mini Series
    • Somewhere Else
      Video
      • Director
      • 2026
    • Finjen Kiefer and Mala Emde in Blind at Heart (2023)
      Blind at Heart
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Funeral for a Dog (2022)
      Funeral for a Dog
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Maria Dragus in Mademoiselle Paradis (2017)
      Mademoiselle Paradis
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Dead and the Living (2012)
      The Dead and the Living
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Fallen (2006)
      Fallen
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Visions of Europe (2004)
      Visions of Europe
      5.8
      • Director (segment "Austria: Mars")
      • 2004
    • Free Radicals (2003)
      Free Radicals
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2003
    • State of the Nation: Austria in Six Chapters (2002)
      State of the Nation: Austria in Six Chapters
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Nordrand (1999)
      Nordrand
      7.1
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Sonnenflecken (1998)
      Sonnenflecken
      5.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Slidin' - Alles bunt und wunderbar (1998)
      Slidin' - Alles bunt und wunderbar
      6.1
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Die Frucht deines Leibes (1996)
      Die Frucht deines Leibes
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Nachtschwalben
      Short
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Und raus bist du
      • Director
      • 1992

    Writer

    • Das Tal
      • Writer
      • Completed
      • TV Mini Series
    • Somewhere Else
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2026
    • Finjen Kiefer and Mala Emde in Blind at Heart (2023)
      Blind at Heart
      6.4
      • collaboration on screenplay
      • 2023
    • Maria Dragus in Mademoiselle Paradis (2017)
      Mademoiselle Paradis
      6.6
      • collaboration on screenplay
      • 2017
    • The Dead and the Living (2012)
      The Dead and the Living
      5.7
      • screenplay
      • 2012
    • Fallen (2006)
      Fallen
      5.9
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Fraulein (2006)
      Fraulein
      6.6
      • co-writer
      • 2006
    • Slumming (2006)
      Slumming
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Visions of Europe (2004)
      Visions of Europe
      5.8
      • writer (segment "Austria: Mars")
      • 2004
    • Auswege
      6.9
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Free Radicals (2003)
      Free Radicals
      6.1
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Struggle (2003)
      Struggle
      5.6
      • screenplay
      • 2003
    • State of the Nation: Austria in Six Chapters (2002)
      State of the Nation: Austria in Six Chapters
      6.5
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Gfrasta
      8.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1999
    • Nordrand (1999)
      Nordrand
      7.1
      • writer
      • 1999
    • Sonnenflecken (1998)
      Sonnenflecken
      5.5
      Short
      • writer
      • 1998

    Producer

    • Im Land der starken Frauen (2022)
      Im Land der starken Frauen
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Me, We (2021)
      Me, We
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Jasna Đuričić in Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)
      Quo Vadis, Aida?
      8.0
      • co-producer
      • 2020
    • The Dead and the Living (2012)
      The Dead and the Living
      5.7
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Na putu (2010)
      Na putu
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Free Rainer (2007)
      Free Rainer
      6.7
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Forever Never Anywhere (2007)
      Forever Never Anywhere
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Fallen (2006)
      Fallen
      5.9
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Luna Lozic in Grbavica (2006)
      Grbavica
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2006
    • You Bet Your Life (2005)
      You Bet Your Life
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Schläfer (2005)
      Schläfer
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Darwin's Nightmare (2004)
      Darwin's Nightmare
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Lovely Rita (2001)
      Lovely Rita
      5.9
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • Die Frucht deines Leibes (1996)
      Die Frucht deines Leibes
      6.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 1996
    • Nachtschwalben
      Short
      • producer
      • 1993

    Personal details

    • Born
      • September 22, 1970
      • Vienna, Austria

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      Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 59th Locarno International Film Festival in 2006.

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