Franziska Meletzky

1973 | born in Leipzig
1997-2004 | studies at HFF “Konrad Wolf“ Potsdam-Babelsberg
1997 | Production of Saxonian classics by Lene Voigt and “Die Eisprinzessin“ by F. K. Waechter at the Theater in Oberhausen
1995-96 | waitress at the football club of Manchester City (GB)
1993-97 | studies of German language and literature, communication and English at University of Leipzig

Filmography

2006 | “Frei nach Plan“ | feature film | credofilm, rbb, mdr
2004 | “Nachbarinnen“ | feature film for cinema | “Roter Mohn – eine Schwarzfahrt ins Glück“ | Chanson event with Ramona Libnow
2002 | “Glücklich ist Allein“ | documentary
2001 | “Alles mit Besteck“ | Social-Spot
2000 | “39?“ | short feature film
1999 | “Duft“ | comedy | NBC, ARTE / “weg nach Weimar“ | Trailer | 3SAT
1998 | “filmverrückt“ | documentary / “Mitgerissen!“ | for cinema | “Der Nabel der Welt“ | Photography Exibition
1996 | “Blind Date“ | short feature film | Manchester

AWARDS

for “Die Eisprinzessin“:
Theatre Award of Oberhausen in 1997/98
for “Duft“:
Jury Award “shorts-welcome“ – The Film Festival in the Internet, May 2001
2nd Audience Award at Film Festival Rottweil in 2001

for “39?“:
Golden “Bär“ at Film Festival Ebensee, Austria 2001
Special Award Beauty at Festival of Actual Kino, Novosibirsk, Russia 2001
Jean-Thevenot-Medal at 17th European Film Festival “Alpinale“, Bludenz, Austria 2001
Vaclav Koubek Award of Love at Filmfestival Brno, Czech Republik 2001
Baltic Herring at Blue Sea Film Festival Raumalla, Finland 2001

for “Alles mit Besteck“:
Jury Award at Fiction Filmfestival Visionaria , Siena, Italy 2001
Honorable Mention Fiction & Best Photography Award, III. UNICAJA Prize of Video “Eurovideo” Malaga, Spain 2001
2nd Award at 9th International Women’s Film Festival, Turin, Italy 2002
Jury Award at Filmfest Rottweil 2002

for “Nachbarinnen”:
Nomination “Best Film” First Steps Award in 2004
Best Film at International Film Festival Miscolc, Hungary 2004
Nomination “Best Director” New Faces Award in 2005
DEFA-Nachwuchsförderungspreis 2005