biography
©Mitch Stöhring
Elsa, born in Berlin in 1994 under the star sign of Pisces, has always been tiny and loud. With a passion for writing, she began a degree in journalism in 2013. After the third semester, that focussed on filmmaking, she fell in love with the profession and switched to the Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin to study Film. She did her directing internship at the famous Studio Babelsberg.
Her art is a declaration of love for comedy, feminism, intersectionality, breaking taboos and a questioning of privilege.
In 2022 Elsa completed her Master's degree in directing at the renowned film school Hamburg Media School.
Elsa cries as much as she laughs. She blames everything on her star sign, hates the word „normal“, describes herself as extremely funny (so it must be true) and really wants to shoot a children's film in the near future.
In fall 2024, her debut series will be shown on the RTL+ streaming service in German-speaking countries. The superhero story is about a young woman who goes on a manhunt, after being raped. It's a comedy series.
awards
ZF-Kurzfilmpreis + Publikumspreis
"Lang lebe der Fischfriedhof"
- Filmfest Friedrichshafen, Germany, 2024
BEST SHORT FILM 15+ EDU 2024
"Lang lebe der Fischfriedhof"
- Cactus International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Italy
ENGELKE Kurzfilmpreis, Bester Kurzfilm 2023
"Lang lebe der Fischfriedhof"
- 33. Internationales Filmfest Emden-Norderney, Germany
Euroshorts Mayor of Gdansk Award
"Lang lebe der Fischfriedhof"
- 32. Euroshorts Festival, Gdansk, Poland, 2023
Best Female Student Director
"Lang lebe der Fischfriedhof"
- New York Indie Shorts, NY, USA, 2023
Jury Award - "Stadtmusik"
- Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Detmold, 2022
Sonderpreis der Jury - "Oh Sh*t!"
- Kontrast Filmfest Bayreuth, 2022
2. Platz Bester Kurzfilm - "Oh Sh*t!"
- Kontrast Filmfest Bayreuth, 2022
BEST YOUNG DIRECTOR - "Oh Sh*t!"
- Snowdance Independent Film Festival 2021
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM - "Oh Sh*t!"
- Feel The Reel International Film Festival 2020
BEST SHORT FILM - "Oh Sh*t!"
- Reading Fringe Film Festival 2020