Florian Schnell

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Florian Schnell (* 1984 in Lörrach ) is a German director and screenwriter whose work is characterized by a mixture of real and animated films .

Live and act

He quickly got in touch with filming for the first time during project days at the Hebel-Gymnasium in Lörrach , and after graduating from high school, he first studied scenic arts at the University of Hildesheim . In 2008 he moved to the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy in Ludwigsburg, where he began studying directing. While still a student, he made a number of short films, some of which were award-winning, such as Hybrids and Mia and the Minotaur . Schnell's work is characterized by the fact that he realizes the films as a mixture between real and animated films . Schnell finished his studies in 2014 with the graduation film Offline - Life is not a bonus level , the film premiered at the Max Ophüls Preis film festival in 2016 and was released in German cinemas in February 2017.

In 2015 Schnell accompanied the journalist Elias Bierdel on a trip to southern Europe and portrayed the drama of the refugee crisis on film in In the Shadow of Europe .

Filmography (selection)

As a director

As a screenwriter

  • 2009: Hybrids (short film)
  • 2010: Sea of ​​Opinions (short film)
  • 2010: Freshly painted (short film)
  • 2012: Mia and the Minotaur
  • 2016: Offline - Life is not a bonus level

Awards (selection)

German Youth Film Award 2010

  • Third prize winner in age group D (21-25 years) for Hybirds

Awarded the Golden Sparrow 2012

  • Winner in the short film category for Mia and the Minotaur

Cinekid 2016

  • Award winner in the category Best Youth Film for Offline - Life is not a bonus level

Lucas Film Festival 2016

  • Winner in the category Best Full-length Film Category 8+ for Offline - Life is not a bonus level

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Björn Springorum: Filmaka graduate at the film show: Morality without index finger. Stuttgarter Zeitung, November 30, 2016, accessed on July 29, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Barbara Ruda: Lörrach: Lörracher Florian Schnell presents diploma film offline. Südkurier, January 15, 2016, accessed on July 29, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Hubris. German Youth Film Award, accessed on July 29, 2020 .
  4. ^ Gesine Pucci: BR's commitment to children's film honored. Bayerischer Rundfunk, May 11, 2012, accessed on July 29, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Quickly, Florian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Loerrach