Nora Fingscheidt ( ) is a German director and screenwriter. She has been a participant of the film festival since 2011 for her short films, winning the prize in 2017 for ''Without This World'' (''Ohne diese Welt''). She became widely known for her critically acclaimed film ''

System Crasher ''System Crasher'' () is a 2019 German drama film directed by Nora Fingscheidt. Plot The nine-year-old Bernadette, known as “Benni”, is considered aggressive and wayward. If anyone but her mother touches her face, she lashes out – a conse ...

'', which premiered at the

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in 2019 and for which she won the

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as well as other prizes. In 2020, her film also won eight awards at the

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, including for best picture, best screenplay and best director. She directed ''

The Unforgivable ''The Unforgivable'' is a 2021 drama film directed by Nora Fingscheidt and written by Peter Craig, Hillary Seitz, and Courtenay Miles, based on the 2009 British miniseries ''Unforgiven'' written by Sally Wainwright. The film stars Sandra Bullo ...

'' featuring

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based on the 2009 series ''Unforgiven''.

Biography

Nora Fingscheidt attended schools in Braunschweig and Argentina. From 2008 to 2017, Fingscheidt studied scenic directing at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy.

Career

Her short film ''Synkope'' was invited to the Max Ophüls Prize competition, was nominated for the German Short Film Prize in 2011 and received an honorable mention at the Dresden Film Festival in 2012. Fingscheidt received further invitations for the Max Ophüls Prize for the short films ''Zwischen den Zeilen'' (2011), ''Brüderlein'' (2013) and ''Die Lizenz'' (2016). She won the prize in 2017 for her documentary ''Without This World'' (''Ohne diese Welt'') chronicling the life of Argentine

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which was also her graduation film. In 2019, Fingscheidt was invited to the 69th Berlinale competition for her film ''

'', where she was honored with the

and the Reader's Jury Prize of the

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. ''

'' was selected by Germany as their

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for Best International Feature Film at the 2020 Academy Awards, but was not shortlisted.

Personal life

Nora Fingscheidt lives with her family in

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. She has a son.

Filmography

Short film Documentary film Feature film Television

References

External links

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Portrait of Fingscheidt at German Films Quarterly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fingscheidt, Nora Living people German film directors German women film directors Mass media people from Braunschweig 21st-century German women writers Year of birth missing (living people)