Mascha Schilinski

Career overview

Mascha Schilinski is a German film director and screenwriter born in 1984 in Berlin. She was born to a German filmmaker mother and a French construction worker father and was a child actor in her youth. After dropping out of high school, she worked for a traveling circus before pursuing film.

Schilinski graduated from the screenwriting program at the Filmschule Hamburg Berlin and later studied directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. She began her career as a casting director and freelance writer. Her directing career includes the film Dark Blue Girl, which premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the GWFF Best First Feature Award. She also directed the film Sound of Falling, which won the Jury Prize at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.

Schilinski's filmography also includes the film Die Katze and Die Tochter, also known as Dark Blue Girl in some sources. She is known for her work as a director and screenwriter, with a total of 5 known credits. Her work has been recognized at several film festivals, including the Berlin International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival. Schilinski is a notable figure in the German film industry, with a growing body of work as a director and screenwriter.