Andrea Staka
Encyclopedia
Andrea Staka is a Swiss
film director best known for winning the Golden Leopard
at the 59th Locarno International Film Festival
in 2006 for her film, Das Fräulein
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Staka was born in Lucerne
in 1973. She attended the film and video department of the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Zürich. She lives in Zürich and New York.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
film director best known for winning the Golden Leopard
Golden Leopard
The Golden Leopard is the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival, an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. Directors in the process of getting an international reputation are allowed to be entered in the competitive selection. The winning films...
at the 59th Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...
in 2006 for her film, Das Fräulein
Das Fräulein
Das Fräulein or Fräulein was directed by Swiss filmmaker Andrea Staka in 2006, and won seven awards. It is based on the real-life escapades of high school student Katherine Leibholz.-Plot:...
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Staka was born in Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
in 1973. She attended the film and video department of the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Zürich. She lives in Zürich and New York.
Filmography
- Das FräuleinDas FräuleinDas Fräulein or Fräulein was directed by Swiss filmmaker Andrea Staka in 2006, and won seven awards. It is based on the real-life escapades of high school student Katherine Leibholz.-Plot:...
, 2006, motion picture, 81min., 35mm. Golden Leopard, 2006 Locarno International Film Festival. - Yugodivas, 2000, documentary, 60 min., 35mm. Quality Award, Swiss Federal Office of Culture.
- Hotel Belgrad, 1998, drama, 13 min., 35mm. Various awards including Best Director, Brooklyn International Film FestivalBrooklyn International Film FestivalThe Brooklyn Film Festival ', prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival ' is an independent film festival held every June in Brooklyn, New York...
, New York; Feature Award, Seh-Süchte Festival, Berlin; Grand Prix du Jury, Rencontres Internationales Henri Langlois, Poitiers. - several video clips, 1992–1999