Catalina Molina

Catalina Molina with her brother Conrado (2013)

Catalina Molina (born October 8, 1984 in Buenos Aires ) is an Austrian-Argentine film director and screenwriter .

Life

From 2004 Molina studied directing at the Vienna Film Academy with Michael Haneke , whom she accompanied as assistant director for his opera production Così fan tutte (2013, Teatro Real Madrid ) . She received international attention with her short films Talleres Clandestinos (2010), which was nominated for the European Film Prize, and Our Song (2012), which received the Austrian Film Prize for Best Short Film 2013.

Her feature film debut is the television film Drachenjungfrau ( Epo-Film ), which was released in 2016 in the ORF country crime series . In 2018 she directed the Tatort episode Glück alone, which was filmed in Vienna, based on a script by Uli Brée . The first broadcast took place on June 2, 2019. For her second country thriller Das dunkle Paradies she was honored in the Romy Awards 2020 in the category Best Director TV Fiction .

Molina has two daughters and lives in Vienna.

Filmography (selection)

2008: Zeitfeld (short film, screenplay and director)
2010: Talleres Clandestinos (short film, screenplay and director)
2012: Our Song (short film, screenplay and director)
2014: Behind the Door (short film, actress and director)
2016: Landkrimi - Drachenjungfrau (TV film, director)
2019: Landkrimi - Das dunkle Paradies (TV film, screenplay and direction)
2019: Tatort: Glück alone (TV thriller, director)
2020: Das Glück ist ein Vogerl (TV comedy, director)

Catalina Molina with the Austrian Film Award 2013 for the best short film ( Our Song )

Awards (selection)

2010: Prix UIP Vila do Conde film festival for Talleres Clandestinos
2010: German Human Rights Film Award for Talleres Clandestinos
2012: Diagonale Graz - best short film for Our Song
2012: Cinestyria film grant
2012: Start grant for film art from the BMUKK
2013: Austrian Film Award - best short film Our Song
2013: Thomas Pluch Screenplay Award - Appreciation Award for Our Song
2016: Biberacher Film Festival - TV beaver for the country crime novel Dragon Maiden
2020: Romy in the category Best Director of TV Fiction for The Dark Paradise

Web links

Commons : Catalina Molina - collection of images, videos and audio files

Catalina Molina in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Catalina Molina at filmportal.de

Individual evidence

↑ Der Standard : Director Molina makes "Tatort" debut: "Joy and Confirmation" , March 29, 2018
↑ Der Standard : "Glück alone": How did you see the Viennese "Tatort"? , June 2, 2019
↑ ^a ^b Christoph Silber: ROMY Academy chooses winners: androids, underworlders and drug dealers. In: Kurier.at . May 19, 2020, accessed May 19, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Molina, Catalina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	October 8, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH	Buenos Aires

[1] Der Standard : Director Molina makes "Tatort" debut: "Joy and Confirmation" , March 29, 2018

[2] Der Standard : "Glück alone": How did you see the Viennese "Tatort"? , June 2, 2019

[kurier400846058-3] Christoph Silber: ROMY Academy chooses winners: androids, underworlders and drug dealers. In: Kurier.at . May 19, 2020, accessed May 19, 2020 .