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Aïda Ballmann
Aïda Ballmann (©Selu Vega)
Born1985
El Hierro, Canary Island
OccupationActress
Years active2006 – present
Notable workThe Extraordinary Tale
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Websitehttps://aidaballmann.com/en/

Aïda Ballmann is an international actress, director and producer from the Canary Islands. She was born on the island El Hierro, of German descent (both parents); she speaks fluent German, Spanish, and English.

Education

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She studied Dramatic Art in Gijón and finished her degree in Seville in 2009. In addition she trained in Meisner technique (in Germany and Spain), amongst others.

Career

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Her first works in theater were with the companies La Sonrisa del Lagarto, Fauna y Arte and La Carbonería de la Lola, with which she participated in more than twelve productions.[1]

She also worked as a stunt, which led her to participate in the productions El Oro del Rin and La Valquiria of La Fura dels Baus.[2]

In 2012 she starred her first feature film The Extraordinary Tale,[3] by J.F. Ortuño and Laura Alvea, shot in English, for which she was awarded best actress at the Cardiff Independent Film Festival[4] and at Film Bizarro,[5] nominated best actress at the Andalusian Film Writers' Association Awards (ASECAN) [6] and reviewed in magazines such as Hollywood Reporter.[7]

Shortly after, she was awarded best actress at the Festivalito[8] for Perséfone and received the Leoncio Morales Award[9] for her contribution to the culture of her native island.

She participated in series such as Operación Barrio Inglés,[10] Una vida menos en Canarias,[11] Endlich Witwer,[12] Crossfire, Lo que escondían sus ojos,[13] El Tiempo entre Costuras,[14] Águila Roja,[15] Brigada de Fenómenos[16] and Malviviendo[17] and starred in various Spanish and international feature films. Among them: La Velocidad de nuestros Pensamientos[18] by Nacho Chueca, the German production Die Insel[19] by Lars Ostmann, El Gigante y la Sirena[20] by Roberto Chinet, Atlánticas[21] by Guillermo García López, The Europeans[22] by Víctor García León, Gleich[23] by Jeniffer Castañeda, The metamorphosis of Narcissus, by the Iranian director Hamed Alizadeh or L´avia i el foraster[24] by Sergi Miralles.

Of her short films, Five Minutes[25] by Genesis Lence and co-starred with her sister Serai Ballmann, stands out. Its world premiere was at the Short Film Corner section of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. For this work she was nominated best actress at VIFA 2022.[26]

Her debut as a director and producer was with the documentary Sand Path,[27] screened at more than forty festivals, in which she talks about interculturality.

Filmography

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Title Director Character Year
L´avia i el foraster Sergi Miralles Julia 2024
The metamorphosis of Narcissus Hamed Alizadeh María 2024
Gleich Jeniffer Castañeda Ebba 2023
Five Minutes (short film) Genesis Lence Aida 2021
Los europeos (The Europeans) Víctor García León Erika 2020
Sand Path self self 2018
El Gigante y La Sirena Roberto Chinet Lavinia 2017
La velocidad de nuestros pensamientos Nacho Chueca Erika von Brücken 2017
Die Insel Lars Ostmann self 2016
Perséfone (short film) Cándido Perez Armas Perséfone 2016
La Paradoja de la Calle Real (short film) Selu Vega Lucía 2015
Golosinas (short film) Iván López Ana 2014
Podredumbes (short film) Juan Carlos Guerra Linda 2014
The Extraordinary Tale Laura Alvea and José F. Ortuño She 2013

TV credits

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Title Episode Character Year
Una vida menos en Canarias 2 Erin Kelly 2024
Operación Barrio Inglés 8 Miss Eva 2024
Endlich Witwer 3 Tv Movie Frau Zindler 2023
Atlánticas El Hierro and Clara Lago Self 2018
Lo que escondían sus ojos 3 Hilde 2016
Air 5 Brigitte 2015
Brigada de fenomenos 1 Vampire 2015
Águila Roja 1 Spy 2014
El tiempo entre costuras 2 Anke Von Fries 2013
Malviviendo 1 Russian 2011

Theater

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Title Company Character Year
Recetas para el Alma La carbonería de la lola Mía 2021
Principios Colectivo Amazonas La científica del amor 2020
Mi vida con Pablo Micro teather Granada Main Cast 2014
Evidentemente Micro teather Sevilla Main Cast 2012
El oro del Rhin Fura del Baus Stunwoman 2011
Valquiria Fura del Baus Stunwoman 2010
La Despedida La sonrisa del lagarto Federica 2008
Boneca La sonrisa del lagarto Nina 2006

Awards

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Year Award Category Work Result Reference
2022 VIFA Best Actress Five minutes Nominated [28]
2020 South East Regional Film Festival Best Runner up/ Documentary TV Short Sand Path Nominated [29]
2015 Festivalito Best Actress Persefone Won [30]
2014 ASECAN Best Actress The Extraordinary Tale Nominated [31]
2014 Cardiff International Film Festival Best Actress The Extraordinary Tale Won [32]
2013 Film Bizarro Best Actress The Extraordinary Tale Won [33]

References

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  1. ^ "Biography | Aïda Ballmann". Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  2. ^ "Aïda Ballmann: 'Actuar es un viaje a un país desconocido'". Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  3. ^ "The extraordinary tale of the times table".
  4. ^ "'The Extraordinary Tale', mejor película y mejor actriz en el Festival de Cine Independiente de Cardiff". europapress.es. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  5. ^ "About the acting of Aïda Ballmann in 'The extraordinary tale' | Aïda Ballmann".
  6. ^ "ASECAN - Cine Andaluz". asecan.org. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  7. ^ Holland, Jonathan (2013-12-11). "The Extraordinary Tale: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  8. ^ "'Fuera de hora' se alza con la Estrella al mejor cortometraje del Festivalito La Palma". Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  9. ^ "Premio Leoncio Morales | Aïda Ballmann" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  10. ^ "Operación Barrio Inglés, la nueva serie de TVE: reparto y todo lo que sabemos de ella". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  11. ^ Culturamanía (2023-06-16). "AtresPlayer anuncia el estreno de la serie "Una vida menos en Canarias", un thriller policiaco ambientado en el paraíso insular". Culturamanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  12. ^ Powelz, Mike (2023-05-01). ""Endlich Witwer 3": Joachim Król ist als Ekel Georg Weiser zurück". www.goldenekamera.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  13. ^ "La actriz canaria Aïda Ballmann vive una de sus experiencias "más gratificantes" en 'Lo que escondían sus ojos'". europapress.es. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  14. ^ "Dos isleñas ponen acento canario a 'El tiempo entre costuras'". Antena 3 Noticias (in Spanish). 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  15. ^ "Águila Roja: Tus programas favoritos de TVE, en RTVE Play". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  16. ^ "AÏDA BALLMANN". Revista Binter (in European Spanish). 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  17. ^ "Malviviendo (web serie) | Aïda Ballmann" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  18. ^ "Documental: La velocidad de nuestros pensamientos". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  19. ^ "Aïda Ballmann". Peliplat. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  20. ^ Vilas, Pablo (2020-06-25). "Reseña de El Gigante y La Sirena ▷ Corto de Roberto Chinet. ¡Verlo Aquí!". Alegando! Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  21. ^ "Aïda Ballmann - Teatro Cine y TV". Unagi Magazine (in Spanish). 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  22. ^ "Aïda Ballmann". SensaCine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  23. ^ "Tenerife and El Hierro, locations for the filming of the movie 'Gleich'". The News 24. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  24. ^ S.L, EDICIONES PLAZA. "Se rueda 'L'Àvia i el Foraster', el primer largometraje de Sergi Miralles". Cultur Plaza (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  25. ^ "Serai Ballmann .- Actrices - STARCAST , Agencia Internacional de Representación Artística". starcast.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  26. ^ "Vienna International Film Awards official website". viennainternationalfilmawards.com. 2023-09-06.
  27. ^ Cruz, José Manuel (2017-10-04). "Aïda Ballmann, realizadora de Camino de tierra, su gran aventura africana". Moon Magazine - Revista Lúdico-Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  28. ^ "VIFA Vienna International Film Awards". www.viennainternationalfilmawards.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  29. ^ "Documentary". SER Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  30. ^ Avisos, Diario de (2016-05-22). "'Fuera de hora' se alza con la Estrella al mejor cortometraje del Festivalito La Palma". diariodeavisos.elespanol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  31. ^ "ASECAN - Cine Andaluz". asecan.org. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  32. ^ Aisge (2014-04-09). "Aïda Ballmann, premiada en Cardiff". aisge.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  33. ^ Llorca, Mariola (2014-12-12). "'The Extraordinary Tale' se estrena en los cines Kinépolis de Alicante". Alicante Mag (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
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