Lola Randl (; born 1980 in

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) is a

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and

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Life and work

In 2001 Lola Randl started to study

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at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. She graduated in 2006 with the

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''Wohlfühlwochenende''. After her studies in

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, she attended the Screenplay Workshop (Drehbuchwerkstatt München) at the Munich University of Film and Television and left in 2007 as a graduate. ' (2008) was Lola Randl's feature film debut and premiered at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.

Filmography (selection)

*2004: ''Nachmittagsprogramm'' (short film) — film direction, screenplay *2006: ''Feel-Good Weekend / Wohlfühlwochenende'' (short film) — film direction, screenplay *2008: ''Die Leiden des Herrn Karpf – Der Besuch'' (short film) — film direction, camera, screenplay *2008: '' / Die Besucherin'' — film direction, screenplay *2009: ''The Suffering of Mr. Karpf – The Birthday / Die Leiden des Herrn Karpf – Der Geburtstag'' (short film) — film direction, camera, screenplay *2012: '' / Die Libelle und das Nashorn'' — film direction, screenplay *2013: '' / Die Erfindung der Liebe'' - film direction, screenplay *2014: ''Landschwärmer'' (

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) - film direction, camera, screenplay

Awards and nominations

* ''Nachmittagsprogramm'' (2004): **2004: Regensburg Short Film Week: ''Best German Short Film'' Award * ''The Suffering of Mr. Karpf – The Birthday'' (2009): **2009:

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: ''Prix UIP Berlin (European Short Film)'' **2009:

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: nomination for ''Best Short Film Award'' * ''The Rhino and the Dragonfly / Die Libelle und das Nashorn'' (2012): **2012:

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: nomination for ''German Independence Award: Best German Film'' * ''The Invention of Love'' (2013): **2013: ''Oldenburg International Film Festival'': nomination for ''German Independence Award: Best German Film'' **2013: ''Oldenburg International Film Festival'': nomination for ''German Independence Award: Audience Award'' **2013: Zurich Film Festival: nomination for the ''Golden Eye''-award in the category ''Best German Language Feature Film'' **2016: Nomination for the German TV award Grimme-Preis in the category ''Fiction/Special ''list of awards and nominations received by Lola Randl
on

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Randl, Lola 1980 births Living people Film people from Munich German women film directors