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Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck

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Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck
Henckel-Donnersmarck in 2023
Born
Anna Sarah Maria Brigitte Elisabeth Lily Gräfin Henckel von Donnersmarck

(1973-03-06) 6 March 1973 (age 51)
EducationCamberwell College of Arts
Film Academy Baden-Württemberg
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, curator
Parent(s)Guidotto, 4th Prince of Donnersmarck
Gerlinde Urban
RelativesHenckel von Donnersmarck (family)
Websiteannahd.net

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.

Early life and education

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck". filmportal.de. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  2. ^ a b c d "Interview mit Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck". mittendrin. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  3. ^ "Wie Locarno die Berlinale übernahm". WELT. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  4. ^ a b c d "| Berlinale | Festival | Biografien". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  5. ^ "Berlinale Shorts with Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck // Interview". directorsnotes.com. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  6. ^ "Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck übernimmt die Leitung der Berlinale Shorts". shortfilm.de. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
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