Director and writer Sylvie Michel was born in the south of France, grew up in Paris and has lived in Berlin, New York and Los Angeles, where she has worked in various areas of film, including as a script supervisor for Wim Wenders, Mika Kaurismäki and Agnieszka Holland. She started her studies in English Linguistics from the Technical University of Berlin and studied Digital Effects at UCLA Extension in Los Angeles. She has lived permanently in Berlin since 2001.
FILMOGRAPHY (selection)
2013 Film workshop with young people from Germany, France and Turkey in Marseille / Initiated by the Goethe Institute
2012 The subtle differences / feature film 80 min. selected for numerous international film festivals: Filmfest Munich, Toronto IFF, Festival du Nouveau Cinema Montreal, Thessaloniki IFF, Beijing, Les Arcs European Film Festival, Award for “Best European Leading Actor”, Festival del Cinema Europeo - Lecce
2009 Lost Dog / short film, 5 min., selected for numerous international film festivals: Locarno, Reykjavik International Film Festival, Short Film Festival in Drama, Festival du Nouveau Cinema Montreal
2007 A day in the country / short film, 18 min., selected for numerous international film festivals: Locarno, Festival du Nouveau Cinema Montreal and Rencontres Internationales du Cinema Paris
1994 Stand back / short film, 10 min., selected for numerous international film festivals: Berlin, Toronto. Awarded with a special mention of the jury, Gijòn