Sarah Winkenstette
Sarah Winkenstette (born January 2, 1980 in Rheda-Wiedenbrück ) is a German film director and screenwriter who produces various children's television formats for KiKA and ZDF , among others .
Live and act
Winkenstette began her professional activity in 2000 as a trainee at Bertelsmann . In 2003 she attended the RTL School of Journalism in Cologne, which she graduated in 2005. She then worked for ZDFtivi and WDR, among others . In 2007 she began studying film at the Cologne Academy of Media Arts , during which time she directed Lindenstrasse in the episode Terror . She finished her studies in 2011 with her graduation film, Gekidnapped , and the short film has won several awards. In 2016 she was a screenwriter and director in several episodes Let's talk. Because opinion counts! works for ZDFtivi. In March 2020, her cinema debut, Too Far Away, was released in German cinemas.
Filmography (selection)
As a director
- 2005–2012: Die Sendung mit der Maus (TV series)
- 2009: Lindenstrasse (TV series, episode: Terror)
- 2012–2018: Can Johannes? (TV series)
- 2013, 2015: Die Jungs-WG (TV series)
- 2016: Let's talk. Because opinion counts! (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2017: red
- 2018: Welcome to the Clown family
- 2020: Too far away
- 2020: Einstein Castle (TV series, 4 episodes)
As a screenwriter
- 2009: The bee sting is over
- 2011: Kidnapped
- 2017: Let's talk. Because opinion counts! (TV series, 4 episodes)
Awards (selection)
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2011
- Winner of the Golden Rider at the Bamberg Short Film Festival for kidnapped
- Nomination for the Studio Hamburg young talent award for kidnapped
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2014
- Winner of the Golden Sparrow for Can it Johannes ?, episode: BMX
- Nomination for the Grimme Prize in the category single program / entertainment for Die Jungs WG - Without Parents in the Snow
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2019
- Winner of the Teen Screen Award at the Molodist Film Festival for Z u Weit Weg
- Winner of the Children's and Youth Film Prize of the Goethe Institute for Too Far Away
Web links
- Sarah Winkenstette in the Filmportal.de database
- Sarah Winkenstette in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sarah Winkenstette. Heppeler Agency, accessed on July 19, 2020 .
- ↑ 50th Grimme Prize 2014. (PDF) Grimme Institute, p. 97 , accessed on July 20, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winkenstette, Sarah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd January 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rheda-Wiedenbrück |