Klaudia Reynicke

Klaudia Reynicke
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Lima, Peru
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

Klaudia Reynicke is a Swiss-Peruvian filmmaker.[1]

Early life and education

Reynicke was born in Lima, where she lived until age ten.[2] She spent much of her early life in Switzerland and Florida.[3][4] She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida, where she studied visual arts and anthropology, and a master's degree in sociology from the University of Lausanne.[5]

In 2005, Reynicke studied film at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She later completed a master's degree in film studies through a joint program from École cantonale d'art de Lausanne and Geneva University of Art and Design.[1]

Career

Reynicke directed her first short film, Great Expectations: NY, in 2005 while at New York University. After graduating from the ECAL-HEAD joint program in 2010, she participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus program.[5] She then directed a series of documentary features and shorts including the autobiographical ¿Asi son los hombres?, Mermaids, about performers at Weeki Wachee Springs, and Il Matrimonio, about an elderly couple getting married.[6][7][8]

In 2016, Reynicke's debut feature film Il nido debuted at that year's edition of the Locarno Film Festival. Her 2019 film Love Me Tender premiered at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival and later screened in the Discovery section at the Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

Reinas, Reynicke's film about a father and his daughters escaping the instability of 1990s Peru, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and was later awarded the Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the Best Film at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, Prix du Public UBS at the 77th Locarno Film Festival and Best screen play prize at the Festival de Cine de Lima.[9][10]

Filmography

Year Title Notes Ref.
2005 Great Expectations: NY Short film [5]
2008 Casual Thoughts Short film [1]
Mamette Short film [1]
Noces argentiniques Short film [1]
2010 La Chienne Short film [1]
2013 ¿Asì son los hombres? Documentary [6]
2014 Mermaids Documentary short [7]
Il matrimonio Documentary [8]
2016 Il nido (The Nest) — [5]
2019 Love Me Tender — [4]
2022 La vie devant Directed with Kristina Wagenbauer [1]
2024 Reinas — [9]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Locarno Film Festival Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present Il nido Nominated [11]
2017 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Anti-Defamation League Stand Up Award Nominated [11]
2019 Locarno Film Festival Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present Love Me Tender Nominated [12]
2024 Sundance Film Festival World Dramatic Competition Reinas Nominated [2]
Berlin International Film Festival Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury Won [10]
Locarno Film Festival Prix du Public UBS - Audience Award Prize UBS Won [13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Klaudia Reynicke". Swiss Films. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Pennick, Bailey. "Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Klaudia Reynicke, the Filmmaker Behind "Reinas"". Sundance Institute. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ^ Tages-Anzeiger. "Klaudia Reynicke in the 10 Swiss cinema talents!". Alva Film Production. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Hopewell, John. "Klaudia Reynicke: Super Heroines, Projects, 'Love Me Tender'". Variety. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "Klaudia Reynicke". Swiss Women's Audiovisual Network. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "¿Asì son los hombres?". Swiss Films. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Mermaids". Swiss Films. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Il matrimonio". Swiss Films. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b Aguilar, Carlos. "'Reinas' Review: A Father Stretches the Time With His Daughters in Poignant Early-'90s Peruvian Drama". Variety. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Group Picture, Klaudia Reynicke, Abril Gjurinovic". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Il nido". The Open Reel. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Locarno 2019: multifaceted Swiss presence in the new artistic director's first year". Swiss Films. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Locarno77: Successful Edition Inaugurates New Era for the Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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