Katrin Gebbe (born 1983) is a German film director and

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Biography

Katrin Gebbe studied liberal arts and visual communication at the '' Academy of Visual Arts'' in

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, where she made her first short

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.''„Sores & Sîrîn“ von Katrin Gebbe - Kurzschluss''
arte.tv, 20 March 2012, last access 1 May 2013. In 2005, she completed her postgraduate specialty work of film direction at the Hamburg Media School. Her degree work, the

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''Şoreş & Şîrîn'', featuring

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, was awarded at the ''

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'' with the ″Adult Jury Prize″ for short films. In addition, ''Şoreş & Şîrîn'' also received the ''European Young Civis media prize'' in 2009 Her feature film début ''

Nothing Bad Can Happen ''Nothing Bad Can Happen'' (german: Tore tanzt) is a 2013 German drama film directed by Katrin Gebbe. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, following the acquisition of the United States rights by Dra ...

'' (

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: ''Tore tanzt'') tells the story of a Hamburg

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. The film received an invitation from the

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section at the

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. There, the movie also had its

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, on May 23, 2013. Gebbe and Verena Höfe-Gräft, the

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, originally met during their time in college and started working together on the project in 2009. The main role was played by the actor, newcomer Julius Feldmeier. For this movie, Katrin Gebbe received the 2013 ''

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'' for the best feature film début,Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 2013
Official website of the Association of German Film Critics (reg. ass.), last access 6 May 2014. as the

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for the best newcomer director.

Filmography

* ''KOI'' (short film - 2006) * ''Narzissen'' (short film - 2007) * ''Einladung'' (short film - 2007) * ''Şoreş & Şîrîn'' (short film - 2008) * ''

'' (2013) * ''

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: Fünf Minuten Himmel'' (2016, TV series episode) * ''

The Field Guide to Evil ''The Field Guide To Evil'' is a 2018 anthology horror film produced by Legion M. Eight film makers from different countries bring stories or folk tales from their country to the anthology. Plot The film comprises treatises on forbidden love, ...

'' (2018, anthology film, segment: ''A Nocturnal Breath'') * '' Pelican Blood'' (2019) * '' The Empress'' (2022, co-directing in upcoming Netflix series; lead director in pilot and two episodes)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gebbe, Katrin 1983 births Living people People from Ibbenbüren Mass media people from North Rhine-Westphalia Best Director German Film Award winners