FRANZISKA STÜNKEL
FILMDIRECTOR
Franziska Stünkel’s films have screened in 19 countries and at over 150 international film festivals, where they received numerous awards, e.g. the “Best New Director Award” in New York and the “Otto-Sprenger Award”. Her screenplays were nominated for several prestigious awards, including “Förderpreis Deutscher Film“ for best German film and the “Prix Genève Europe” for best European screenplay. Currently Franziska Stünkel is working as director and screenwriter on the feature film “Nahschuss”. Starring as the main characters are the acclaimed German actors Lars Eidinger, Devid Striesow and Luise Heyer. The film is inspired by the last execution of the GDR. The film will be released in cinemas in 2021. “Vineta“ is Franziska Stünkel’s first full-length movie and features an impressive cast, including Peter Lohmeyer, Susanne Wolff, Ulrich Matthes, Justus von Dohnanyi and Matthias Brandt. “Vineta“ was released theatrically as well as on DVD. The movie aired on ARD, one of the main German public broadcasters. Furthermore Franziska Stünkel directed the 15-hour documentary “Der Tag der Norddeutschen / The Day of the North Germans”, a film about one day in the lives of 121 Germans. 750 hours of footage were gathered on a single day and edited, under her direction, into a 15-hour documentary. Franziska Stünkel worked with a team of 400 members. “Der Tag der Norddeutschen“ aired as a special massive televison event in its entirety. For the upcoming US-American / German 90 minutes documentary “Fred Stein – Light of Darkness” Franziska Stünkel worked as dramaturge and second unit camera. The work of Franziska Stünkel is also characterized by her passion for music. She directed a concert film and music videos, i.a. for the bands “Fury In The Slaughterhouse” and “Selig”.