Maren Ade
Directing
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
Directing7
movieToni Erdmann
2016
Director
movieA Summer Without Gitti
2010
Director
movieEveryone Else
2009
Director
Vegas
2001
Director
Ebene 9
2000
Director
Magic Word
Director
Production40
movieThe Dreamed Adventure
2026
Producer
movieYes
2025
Co-Producer
movieSentimental Value
2025
Co-Producer
movieDelicious
2025
Producer
movieMaria
2024
Producer
movieAbout Dry Grasses
2023
Co-Producer
movieCorsage
2022
Co-Producer
movieSpencer
2021
Producer
moviePrince
2021
Producer
movieThe Story of My Wife
2021
Co-Producer
movieThe Fever
2021
Co-Producer
movieThe Girl and the Spider
2021
Co-Producer
movieExile
2020
Producer
movieGiraffe
2020
Producer
movieThe Whistlers
2019
Co-Producer
movieA Tale of Three Sisters
2019
Co-Producer
movieO Beautiful Night
2019
Producer
movieRoads
2019
Co-Producer
movieSynonyms
2019
Co-Producer
movieIn My Room
2018
Co-Producer
movieWestern
2017
Producer
movieScarred Hearts
2016
Co-Producer
movieToni Erdmann
2016
Producer
movieHedi Schneider Is Stuck
2015
Producer
movieRedemption
2013
Co-Producer
movieTabu
2012
Co-Producer
movieSleeping Sickness
2011
Producer
movieEveryone Else
2009
Producer
movieHotel Very Welcome
2007
Producer
movieKarma Cowboy
2002
Producer
Alma
Co-Producer
Writing5
movieToni Erdmann
2016
Screenplay
movieEveryone Else
2009
Writer
Vegas
2001
Writer
Ebene 9
2000
Writer
Acting4
movieRedemption
2013
Angela Merkel (voice)
tvKulturzeit
1995
self