Anja Jacobs (born 1974 in Itzehoe) is a

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Film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

Life and work

In 1998 Anja Jacobs began to study Film direction at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in

Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg (; Swabian: ''Ludisburg'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg district with about 88,000 inhabitants. It is ...

. She finished her study in 2003 with the

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short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

''Wolf's Ravine''. After her study Anja Jacobs realized a few TV movies and series. Anja Jacobs lives in

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Filmography (selection)

*2001: Dr. Cuddle ''(Kuscheldoktor)'', (

) *2003: Wolf's Ravine ''(Wolfsschlucht)'', (short film) *2006: Zores ( TV movie) *2007:

Verrückt nach Clara ''Verrückt nach Clara'' (''Crazy About Clara'') is a 2007 German television series, which was produced by TeamWorx and Film GmbH in Berlin, on behalf of the television station ProSieben. A dramedy, it is an eight-part adaptation of the French s ...

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), (Two Episodes) *2008: Cinderella for a Night ''(Küss mich, wenn es Liebe ist)'', (TV movie) *2011: Someone Like Him ''(Einer wie Bruno)''

Awards and nominations

*2001: ''Short award'' for ''Dr. Cuddle'' at the AFI Fest *2003: Nomination for ''Dr. Cuddle'' at the Student Academy Awards

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Anja 1974 births Living people Mass media people from Schleswig-Holstein People from Itzehoe