Laura Schroeder (born 7 June 1980) is a Luxembourg writer and film director. She is best known for her 2017 drama film '' Barrage'' which was Luxembourg's entry for the

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at the

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Biography

Schroedar was born in

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on 7 June 1980. She earned an master's degree in film science at the

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, and later obtained a postgraduate diploma in directing from the National Film and Television School in

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. She wrote and directed two short films; ''Senteurs'' in 2008 and ''Double Saut'' in 2010. Her other notable films include ''Schatzritter'' (2012) and ''Comeback'' (2012). In 2017, she premiered her first feature film '' Barrage'' at the

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. The film later became Luxembourg's entry for the Oscar's Best Foreign Language Film category. She received funding worth €30,000 from the Luxembourg Film Fund for her second feature film '' Maret'' in 2019. She named Chantal Akerman's '' Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles'' as her favourite woman-directed film.

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