Mareike Wegener (born 1983) is a German film director, screenwriter and film producer based in Cologne, Germany.
Mareike Wegener | |
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| Born | Mareike Wegener 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | German |
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| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
| Notable work | Mark Lombardi – Kunst und Konspiration Echo Oeconomia |
| Awards | Förderpreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen für junge Künstlerinnen und Künstler |
| Website | www |
Biography
editWegener was born in 1983 in Borken, a town in the Münster region of Westphalia. She was raised close to the border of the Netherlands where her father, Eckhard Wegener, a musician, operated a jazz restaurant. Following her high school graduation, she began her professional journey as an assistant editor at a film and television studio in Hamburg.[1] This experience paved the way for her academic pursuit in audiovisual media, which she began in 2003 at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. It was during her time there that she directed her initial projects, among them the short film Haarteile in 2005.[2] Wegener later studied documentary film and media studies at The New School in New York before completing her studies in Germany with a diploma. She also pursued her studies in Media and Communication at the European Graduate School in Switzerland.[3] Her thesis, the documentary Al Hansen. The Matchstick Traveller (2008), premiered at the Anthology Film Archives in January 2009.[4]
In 2009, Wegener received the Gerd-Ruge-Grant for her documentary film project Mark Lombardi – Kunst und Konspiration, which was shot in New York the following year.[5][6] The film was about the life of artist Mark Lombardi, whose diagram like drawings intricately interwove verifiable links between politics, the financial economy and organized crime.[7] The film premiered at the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in 2012 and was subsequently shown at the Sheffield Doc/Fest, Brooklyn Film Festival and Zurich Film Festival among others. In the USA, the film was shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[8][9]
In 2012, Wegener co-founded a production company, Petrolio, with Hannes Lang and Carmen Losmann.[10] In 2014, she collaborated with Lang and produced a feature documentary I Want To See The Manager. The film was nominated for the CPH:DOX Award at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival in 2014.[11] It also received the nomination for the Golden Firebird Award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in 2015. Also in 2014, the film received the Gli Imperdibili Preis at the Festival dei popoli.[12]
In 2019, Wegener produced a short documentary film Riafn which was directed by Hannes Lang and premiered at Visions du Réel. The film received awards across multiple categories at various film festivals including the Trento Film Festival, Innsbruck Nature Film Festival and the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen.[3] In 2020, Wegener produced Oeconomia, a feature-length documentary directed by Carmen Losmann.[13] The film premiered at the Forum section of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[14] Wegener's short film X, an ancestral ritual in honor of the spirits of the Ruhr area, premiered in May 2021 at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and received a nomination for the German Short Film Award. Her first full-length feature film Echo was invited to the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in 2022.[15]
In 2022, she began teaching as a visiting professor in the field of documentary film at the LUCA School of Arts in Brussels.[3]
Filmography
editDirector/Writer
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Haarteile | Documentary short film |
| 2006 | Ecke-Erdtrabant | Documentary short film |
| 2009 | Al Hansen. The Matchstick Traveller | Documentary film |
| 2010 | Gartenträume | Documentary series for Arte |
| 2012 | Mark Lombardi – Kunst und Konspiration | Documentary film |
| 2021 | X | Short film |
| 2022 | Echo | Feature film |
Co-writer
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Leavenworth, WA | Documentary short film |
| 2011 | Peak – Über allen Gipfeln | Documentary film |
| 2014 | I Want To See The Manager | Documentary film |
| 2019 | Riafn | Documentary short film |
Producer
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | I Want To See The Manager | Documentary film |
| 2019 | Riafn | Documentary short film |
| 2020 | Oeconomia | Documentary film |
| 2021 | X | Short film |
| 2022 | Echo | Feature film |
Reference:- Mareike Wegener at filmportal.de
Recognitions
edit- 2009: Gerd-Ruge-Grant for Mark Lombardi – Kunst und Konspiration.[16]
- 2013:Förderpreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen für junge Künstlerinnen und Künstler (Award of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia for young artists).[17]
- 2021: Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis (German Short Film Award) nomination for X.[18]
- 2022: Nomination for the GWFF Award at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival for Echo.[19]
- 2023: Kompagnon Fellowship, awarded by Perspektive Deutsches Kino and Berlinale Talents.[20]
References
edit- ^ Schmerler, Sarah (2010-09-09). "The Mark Lombardi Code Reexamined". Williamsburg Greenpoint News + Arts. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Haarteile Eine dokumentarische Miniatur von Mareike Wegener". Academy of Media Arts Cologne (in German). 2012-05-28. Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Mareike Wegener Graduation Semester MDP - Biography". Doc Nomads. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Robinson, W. (2008-12-23). "Al hansen Documentary debuts". Artnet. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Henely, Kelvin (2012-09-12). "Review: Mark Lombardi: Death-Defying Acts of Art and Conspiracy". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Mareike Wegener producer, director - Biography". Institute of Documentary Film (Dokweb.net). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Whitney, Erin (2013-02-13). "Mareike Wegener's Art Conspiracy Documentary 'Mark Lombardi' Acquired by Submarine Deluxe". IndieWire. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Rapold, Nicolas (2012-09-13). "'Mark Lombardi: Death-Defying Acts' at MoMA". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Brooks, Katherine (2012-09-14). "Mareike Wegener's 'Mark Lombardi: Death-Defying Acts Of Art And Conspiracy' Opens At MoMA". HuffPost. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Mareike Wegener- bio". Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "I want to See the Manager by Hannes Lang". Cinando. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "I vincitori del PerSo 2015" (in Italian). 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Brenner, Frank (2022-11-24). "Mosaikhafter Kriminalfall". Choices (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Petkovic, Vladan (2020-02-22). "Review: Oeconomia". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Wilkinson, Amber (2022-02-14). "'Echo': Berlin Review". Screen International. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Berlinale Talents - Kompagnon Fellows 2023". Berlinale Talents. 2023-11-26. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Ministerin Schäfer vergibt Förderpreis des Landes an 18 junge Künstlerinnen und Künstler". land.nrw (formerly nrw.de) (in German). 2013-09-13. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Zwölf Kurzfilme nominiert". Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis (in German). 2021-11-03. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Jury GWFF Preis Bester Erstlingsfilm 2022". Berlin International Film Festival (in German). 2022-01-26. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Schöps, Caroline (2023-02-24). "The Perspektive Deutsches Kino Award Winners". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 11 May 2024.