Christina Kallas
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German, Greek, English, French
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Ulrike Weis-Wulfes
Tel.: +49 (0)89 599 08 4-0

The Rainbow Experiment
42 Seconds of Happiness
The Commissioner
© The Rainbow Experiment
© Aris Rammos
2022
CARUSO
Production: Samsa Film
Writer and Director: Christina Kallas
In Development
2020 - 2021
PARIS IS IN HARLEM
Production: Writers Improv Studio, Dragon Summit Culture, Viva Films
Writer and Director: Christina Kallas
Filmfest München - German Premiere (2022)
2018
THE RAINBOW EXPERIMENT
Production: Alliecine, Writers Improv Studio, Selig Polyscope (Distributor: Gravitas Ventures, Red Arrow Studios)
Writer and Director: Christina Kallas
Film Threat's Award This! - Nominated for Best Director (2019)
Harlem International Film Festival - Audience Award (2018)
Slamdance International Film Festival - Nominated for Best Beyond Feature (2018)
Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Nominated for FIPRESCI Award (2018)
Cleveland International Film Festival - Nominated for Best American Independent Feature & ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing (2018)
Moscow International Film Festival - Nominated for Another View Award (2018)
FIRST International Film Festival Xining - Finalist Grand Jury Award (2018)
2016
42 SECONDS OF HAPPINESS
Production: Alliecine, Writers Improv Studio (Distributor: Indie Rights Movies)
Writer and Director: Christina Kallas
St. Louis International Film Festival - Nominated for Emerging Director (2017)
Jaipur International Film Festival - Best Picture from the American Continent (2017)
Achtung Berlin - Nominated for Exberliner Award (2017)
Princeton Independent Film Festival - Indie Spirit & Best Ensemble (2016)
Women Texas Film Festival - Best Feature Film (2016)
Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Nominated for FIPRESCI Award (2016)
2012
MOTHERS
Production: Christina Kallas, Banana Film DOOEL (Distributor: Manaki Film)
Writer and Director: Milcho Manchevski
Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin - Nominated for Best Picture - Panorama (2012)
Las Palmas Film Festival - Nominated for Golden Lady Harimaguada (2011)
Toronto International Film Festival - Nominated for Best Picture (2011)
2010
DANNI LOWINSKI
Sat.1
Production: Phoenix
Writer: Christina Kallas
Director: Jorgo Papavassiliou, Christoph Schnee
3 x 45 min
Jupiter Award - Best German TV-Series (2012)
Monte Carlo TV Festival - Nominated for Best TV-Series (2011)
Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Best Series (2010)
Bayerischer Fernsehpreis - Nominated for Best Series (2010)
Bambi - Nominated for Best Series# (2010)
Deutscher Comedypreis - Best Comedy Series (2010 & 2011)
2002 - 2003
EDEL & STARCK
Sat.1
Production: Phoenix
Writer: Christina Kallas, Katja Grübel
Director: Dennis Satin, Ulrich Zrenner
2 x 45 min
1998
THE COMMISSIONER
Production: Christina Kallas, Metropolis Filmproduktion, Samuelson Productions (Distributor: Showtime Networks)
Writer: Christina Kallas
Director: George Sluizer
Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin - Nominated for Goldener Bär (1998)
1997
LOVE LIES
WDR
Production: Christina Kallas, Metropolis Filmproduktion
Writer and Director: Martin Walz
Grimme-Preis - Nominated for Best Fiction & Entertainment (1999)
Filmfest München - Hypo-Bank Award & Encouragement Award Neues Deutsches Kino (1997)
1995
I. D.
Production: Parallax, Polygram (Distributor: BBC Films)
Writer: Vincent O'Connell
Director: Phil Davis
Co-Producer: Christina Kallas
Thessaloniki Film Festival - Nominated for Golden Alexander (1995)
2014
Inside the Writers' Room
Conversations with American TV Writers
(Palgrave/Macmillan, NY & London)
2010
Creative Screenwriting
Understanding Emotional Structure
(Palgrave/Macmillan NY & London)

Biography

2005 - 2019
Jury Member and Head of Jury of various Festivals, i. a. St. Louis International Film Festival, Athena Film Festival, Fusion Film Festival New York
1998 - 2019
Teaches Screenwriting and Directing at dffb Berlin, ifs Cologne, Columbia University und Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema in NYC
2018
Narrative Features Programmer, Slamdance International Film Festival
2006 - 2014
President of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe FSE
2012
Präsidentin der Second World Conference of Screenwriters (Barcelona)
2011 - 2012
Board Member of Greek Film Center, Athens
2009
President of the First World Conference of Screenwriters (Athens)
2006 - 2009
Member of the Selection Commission of Filmförderungsanstalt FFA
1992
PhD Film Sciences at FU Berlin, with Support of Daimler-Benz Foundation
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