Maren Ade is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

, screenwriter

Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

 and producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

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Ade studied at the University of Television and Film

University of Television and Film Munich

The University of Television and Film Munich is a publicly funded film school in Munich, Germany. The school was established in 1966 by decree of the Bavarian government. The University of Television and Film Munich is one of Germany's most reputable film schools with about 350 students enrolled...

 in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

. Her gruadation film, The Forest for the Trees, premiered at the 2003 Hof Film Festival, and went on to win the Special Jury Prize for World Cinema at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...

. Her second feature, Everyone Else

Everyone Else

Everyone Else is a 2009 German drama film written and directed by Maren Ade, a German director.- Cast:* Birgit Minichmayr as Gitti* Lars Eidinger as Chris* Nicole Marischka as Sana* Hans-Jochen Wagner as Hans- Film Awards:-Submissions:...

, debuted at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival, where it was awarded the Jury Grand Prix

Jury Grand Prix

The Jury Grand Prix is a Silver Bear award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition...

 and the Best Actress Silver Bear

Silver Bear for Best Actress

The Silver Bear for Best Actress is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actress.-Awards:- External links :*...

 for Birgit Minichmayr

Birgit Minichmayr

Birgit Minichmayr is an Austrian actress and singer born in Linz, Austria. Birgit Minichmayr studied drama at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna.-Career:...

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Ade teaches screenwriting at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg

Ludwigsburg

Ludwigsburg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg urban district with about 87,000 inhabitants...

. She lives in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

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Filmography

• Ebene 9 (short, 2000)
• Vegas (short, 2001)
• The Forest for the Trees (2003)
• Everyone Else
  Everyone Else
  Everyone Else is a 2009 German drama film written and directed by Maren Ade, a German director.- Cast:* Birgit Minichmayr as Gitti* Lars Eidinger as Chris* Nicole Marischka as Sana* Hans-Jochen Wagner as Hans- Film Awards:-Submissions:...
  
  (2009)

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