Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck
German filmmaker and curator
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Countess Anna Sarah Maria Brigitte Elisabeth Lily Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 6 March 1973), known professionally as Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck, is a German filmmaker and film curator. Since 2019, she has been the curator of the Berlinale Shorts competition of the Berlin International Film Festival.
6 March 1973
Gerlinde Urban
Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck | |
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Henckel-Donnersmarck in 2024 | |
| Born | Anna Sarah Maria Brigitte Elisabeth Lily Gräfin Henckel von Donnersmarck 6 March 1973 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany |
| Education | Camberwell College of Arts Film Academy Baden-Württemberg |
| Occupations | Filmmaker, curator |
| Parent(s) | Guidotto, 4th Prince of Donnersmarck Gerlinde Urban |
| Relatives | Henckel von Donnersmarck (family) |
| Website | annahd.net |
Early life and education
Henckel-Donnersmarck was born on 6 March 1973 in Frankfurt.[1] She is a member of the House of Henckel von Donnersmarck, an Austro-German noble family that once owned large estates in Silesia.[2] Her father is the chairman of the Prince Donnersmarck Foundation.[2] Her great-grandfather was Guido Henckel, 1st Prince of Donnersmarck. Henckel-Donnersmarck is related to German-American film director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.[3]
She grew up in Indonesia, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Bavaria.[4] Henckel-Donnersmarck attended Camberwell College of Arts in London and the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg.[2][4]
Career
Henckel-Donnersmarck worked as a film programmer and presenter at Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Kasseler Dokfest, Zebra Poetry Film Festival, Pictoplasma, Internationales Animationfilm-Festival Stuttgart, the Szpilman Award, and Filmfest Dresden.[4]
She designs short film video installations for exhibitions and concerts and worked as a lecturer on film theory and video practice.[2]
From 2007 to 2019, Henckel-Donnersmarck served as a member of the Berlin International Film Festival's Berlinale Shorts selection committee. In June 2019, she succeeded Maike Mia Höhne as the curator of the Berlinale Shorts competition.[4][5] She began her term as curator in 2020.[6]