About

Known credits:
45
Birthday:
1976-12-12
Place of birth:
Karlsruhe, Germany
Website:
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Maren Ade

Overview

Maren Ade began studying at the HFF Munich in 1998 majoring in Production and Media Economics and then changed to the Film and Television Department in 2000 at the HFF Munich. In 2001 she founded the film production company Komplizen Film with Janine Jackowski and together they produced Maren Ade’s film The Forest for the Trees (2003). The film received several honours, including the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005. During that same year it was nominated for the German Film Prize. Her second film Everyone Else (2009) was first shown in competition at the International Film Festival in Berlin in 2009 and received the Silver Bear as Best Film (the Grand Jury Award). Her third feature film Toni Erdmann (2016) had its world premiere in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2016 and received the Fipresci Award. The film went on to play at many international festivals and won numerous awards.

Maren Ade doesn’t only produce her own films, but also works as a producer for other films, like Tabu (2012) and Una Mujer Fantástica (2017).

Known for

Acting
2013 Redemption Actor Angela Merkel 59
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Directing
2016 Toni Erdmann Directing Director 66
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2010 A Summer Without Gitti Directing Director N/A
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2009 Everyone Else Directing Director 59
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2004 The Forest for the Trees Directing Director 59
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2001 Vegas Directing Director N/A
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2000 Ebene 9 Directing Director N/A
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Zauberwort Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2016 Toni Erdmann Writing Screenplay 66
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2009 Everyone Else Writing Writer 59
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2004 The Forest for the Trees Writing Writer 59
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2001 Vegas Writing Writer N/A
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2000 Ebene 9 Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2023 About Dry Grasses Production Co-Producer 62
Fair
2023 When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before Production Producer 58
Average
2022 You Will Not Have My Hate Production Producer 58
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2022 Corsage Production Co-Producer 59
Average
2022 A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love Production Producer 58
Average
2021 Spencer Production Producer 65
Fair
2021 Prince Production Producer 58
Average
2021 The Story of My Wife Production Co-Producer 58
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2021 The Fever Production Co-Producer 59
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2021 The Girl and the Spider Production Co-Producer 58
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2020 Exile Production Producer 59
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2020 Giraffe Production Producer 58
Average
2019 The Whistlers Production Co-Producer 59
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2019 A Tale of Three Sisters Production Co-Producer 59
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2019 O Beautiful Night Production Producer 59
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2019 Roads Production Co-Producer 59
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2019 Synonyms Production Co-Producer 58
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2018 I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians Production Co-Producer 59
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2018 In My Room Production Co-Producer 59
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2017 Scarred Hearts Production Co-Producer 58
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2017 Western Production Producer 60
Fair
2016 Toni Erdmann Production Producer 66
Fair
2015 Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One Production Producer 59
Average
2015 Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One Production Producer 59
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2015 Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One Production Co-Producer 59
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2015 Hedi Schneider Is Stuck Production Producer 59
Average
2013 Redemption Production Co-Producer 59
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2012 Tabu Production Co-Producer 61
Fair
2011 Sleeping Sickness Production Producer 59
Average
2009 Everyone Else Production Producer 59
Average
2007 Hotel Very Welcome Production Producer 59
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2002 Karma Cowboy Production Producer N/A
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