Maria von Heland (born 25 May 1965) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. She works in English, German, Swedish and French and is based in Berlin, Germany.
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Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 25 May 1965
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Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse |
Johnny West (m. 2019) |
Children | 4 |
Early life
editMaria von Heland (born 25 May 1965 in Stockholm, Sweden) gained a Bachelor of Arts in journalism at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey after finishing high school in Sweden. From 1990 to 1995 she gained a Master of Fine Arts in directing at the California Institute of the Arts, where she studied under Alexander Mackendrick,[1] and at the School of Film and Video in Los Angeles. During this time she was an exchange student at the Konrad Wolf Akademie for Film and Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany.
Career
editSince 1997 von Heland has directed or produced over 20 films, TV dramas and series. She has over 50 credits in the IMDB database.[2] She has won 11 industry awards,[3] including the Series Mania International Panorama award 2022[4] for the upcoming Netflix series Sunshine Eyes,[5] and has been nominated three times for the International Emmys.[6]
From 2010 to 2018 she directed the annual European Film Awards, and is a member of the European Film Academy.
Filmography
editYear | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |
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Writer | Director | ||||
1997 | Chainsmoker | Yes | Yes | [7] | |
1998 | Real Men Eat Meat | Yes | No | ||
1999 | Recycled | Yes | Yes | ||
2000 | England! | Yes | No | ||
2002 | Big Girls Don't Cry | Yes | Yes | ||
2004 | Orka! Orka! | No | Yes | ||
2006 | Sök | Yes | Yes | (Swedish) | [8] |
2006 | Den som viskar | Yes | Yes | (Swedish) | [9] |
2007 | Suddenly Gina | No | Yes | (German) | |
2009 | Hilde | Yes | No | Biopic of the German singer and actress Hildegard Knef | [10] |
2011 | Die Sterntaler | No | Yes | ||
2013 | Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren | No | Yes | (German) | [11] |
2014 | Divine Sparks | No | Yes | [12] | |
2014 | Hector and the Search for Happiness | Yes | No | [13] | |
2017 | Eltern und andere Wahrheiten | Yes | Yes | [14] | |
2018 | Solo für Weiss – Für immer Schweigen | No | Yes | (German) | [15] |
2018 | Jung, blond, tot – Julia Durant ermittelt | No | Yes | (German) | |
2019 | It's Not That Easy to Die | Yes | Yes | (German) | [16] |
2020 | Solo für Weiss – Schlaflos | Yes | Yes | (German) | [17] |
2020 | Heirs of the Night | Yes | No | [18] | |
2021 | Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und der Schönste Tag | No | Yes | (German) | [19] |
2022 | Kolleginnen für immer | No | Yes | (German) | [20] |
2023 | Sunshine Eyes | Yes | Yes | 10-part series on Netflix | [21] |
References
edit- ^ "'About Maria von Heland'". 20 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "'Maria von Heland' (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "'Maria von Heland - Awards' (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "'Sunshnie Eyes'". Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "'Sunshine Eyes' (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "'International Emmys (2021)' (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "'Chainsmoker' (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Sök (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Den som viskar (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Hilde (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Göttliche Funken (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Hector and the Search for Happiness (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Parents are the better liars (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Für immer Schweigen (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "So Einfach Stirbt Man Nicht (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Solo für Weiss – Schlaflos (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Heirs of the Night (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Sievers und der Schönste Tag (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Kolleginnen für immer (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Sunshine Eyes (IMDB)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2023.