Biography

Kristina Wagenbauer is a filmmaker based in Montreal. After writing, directing, and producing ten short films, she co-wrote and directed Sashinka, her first feature film. Her work has been showcased at over 150 festivals, including Locarno, the Seattle International Film Festival, and the Festival Nouveau Cinéma, earning awards at Naples, Shnit, Fantasia, Oberhausen, and many others.

Sashinka received three nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards and four nominations at the Québec Cinema Awards in 2019. The film was acquired by TV5 Monde, TFO, and Radio-Canada/CBC and is currently available on Amazon Prime.

In 2021, she released her first short documentary, Babushka, which was also nominated for the Canadian Screen Awards and the Québec Cinema Awards. The film was featured at prestigious festivals such as RIDM and the Atlanta Film Festival.

In 2022, Kristina directed two episodes of the prime-time mini-series "Life goes on" for RTS in Switzerland. Co-directed with Klaudia Reynicke and produced by Point_Prod and RSI, the series was selected for the La Rochelle TV Series Festival, the Geneva Film Festival, and the Berlin International TV Series Festival.

She is currently working on the feature films Superluminal (co-produced by Art et Essai in Canada and Close Up in Switzerland) and Santa Barbara (co-produced by Azimut Films in Canada and Hugo Films in Switzerland).
- IMDb mini biography by: S.K.