Laura Schroeder

Schroedar was born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on 7 June 1980. She earned an master's degree in film science at the University of Paris - Sorbonne, and later obtained a postgraduate diploma in directing from the National Film and Television School in London.^[3] She wrote and directed two short films; Senteurs in 2008 and Double Saut in 2010.^[4] Her other notable films include The Treasure Knights and the Secret of Melusina (2012) and Comeback (2012).^[5] In 2017, she premiered her first feature film Barrage at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film later became Luxembourg's entry for the Oscar's Best Foreign Language Film category.^[6] She received funding worth €30,000 from the Luxembourg Film Fund for her second feature film Maret in 2019.^[7]

She named Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles as her favourite woman-directed film.^[5]

• Laura Schroeder at IMDb