Pia Marais
Pia Marais (* 1971 in Johannesburg ) is a South African film director and screenwriter .
Life
Pia Marais is the daughter of a Swede and a South African. Born in Johannesburg, she grew up in South Africa, Sweden and Spain. She graduated from a Waldorf school. First she studied photography and sculpture in London , Amsterdam and at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . She then received a place at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB).
In 2007 she made her feature film debut with Die Unerzogenen . Her second film At the age of Ellen with Jeanne Balibar in the lead role had its premiere in 2010 at the Locarno Film Festival .
Pia Marais returned to the place of her childhood for the South African thriller Layla Fourie . The film was accepted into the competition at the 63rd Berlinale in 2013 and received an honorable mention from the international jury.
Pia Marais lives in Berlin.
Filmography (selection)
- 1996: Loop (short film)
- 1998: Deranged (short film)
- 1999: Tricky People (short film)
- 2003: 17 (short film)
- 2007: The uneducated
- 2010: At the age of Ellen
- 2013: Layla Fourie
- 2017: So on earth
Awards
- 2007: Crossing Europe Award - Best Fiction Film for The Uneducated
- 2011: Crossing Europe Award - Best Fiction Film for At the age of Ellen
Web links
- Pia Marais in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pia Marais at filmportal.de
- Susanne Gupta: Interview with Pia Marais on fluter.de, September 21, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ Child from wild parents on dradio.de, December 27, 2007
- ↑ Layla Fourie in the Berlinale competition on berlinale.de
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SURNAME | Marais, Pia |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African film director and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Johannesburg |