Sandra Wollner
Austrian film director and screenwriter
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Sandra Wollner (born 1983) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She made her feature directorial debut with The Impossible Picture (2016), and also directed and co-wrote The Trouble with Being Born (2020).[2][3]
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Wollner at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020 | |
| Born | 1983 (age 42–43) |
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Career
In 2012, Wollner began studying documentary filmmaking at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg.[4] She has directed several short films,[1][5] and directed her first feature film, The Impossible Picture (2016),[4][6] while still a student at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. The Impossible Picture garnered a number of awards,[4] including the German Film Critics' Award in 2019.[2]
Wollner directed and co-wrote The Trouble with Being Born, which premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020, as part of the festival's Encounters section.[2][3] The film received the Special Jury Award in that section.[7]
In 2026, her film Everytime had its world premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section,[8] where it won the section's top prize.[9]
Filmography
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes |
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| 2016 | The Impossible Picture | Das unmögliche Bild | |
| 2020 | The Trouble with Being Born | ||
| 2026 | Everytime | ||
