Wiebke von Carolsfeld

Wiebke von Carolsfeld
Born 1966
Germany
Nationality German/Canadian
Occupation film director, editor
Years active 1990s-present
Notable work Marion Bridge

Wiebke von Carolsfeld (born 1966) is a German-Canadian film director and editor.[1] She is best known for her debut feature film as a director, Marion Bridge, which won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] As an editor, she was a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Best Editing at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002 for Eisenstein.[3]

Originally from Germany, von Carolsfeld moved to Canada after marrying an Icelandic man.[1] Despite having degrees in medieval history and literature from German universities, she was rejected when she applied to Ryerson University's film school for lacking the Ontario-specific Grade 13 in her high school transcripts.[1] Instead, she volunteered with the local cable community channel to gain experience, before taking a job as an assistant to David Cronenberg on M. Butterfly.[1]

Her credits as an editor include Shoemaker, The Five Senses, The Bay of Love and Sorrows, Wrecked and Fugitive Pieces. As a director, she followed up with the 2013 film Stay[4] and the 2015 film The Saver.[5]

She is based in Montreal, Quebec.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "German's debut film perfectly Canadian". Vancouver Sun, April 18, 2003.
  2. "Marion Bridge wins prize at Toronto fest". Halifax Daily News, September 16, 2002.
  3. "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.
  4. "Director has staying power; Festival prize 'kept me going over the years'". Montreal Gazette, September 5, 2013.
  5. "Wiebke von Carolsfeld pairs up with Imajyn Cardinal for The Saver film". CBC News, April 17, 2015.


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