Katja Benrath

Katja Benrath

director, actress, writer

Katja Benrath was born on Sep 01, 1979 in Germany. Katja Benrath's big-screen debut came with Where the Wild Roses Grow directed by Romana Carén in 2012. Katja Benrath is known for Where the Wild Roses Grow directed by Romana Carén, Maria Bambury stars as Maria and Philipp Bambury as Philipp. Katja Benrath has got 36 awards and 7 nominations so far. The most recent award Katja Benrath achieved is Luxembourg City Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Katja Benrath plays is Where the Wild Roses Grow which will be released on May 16, 2012.

Influenced by theatre throughout her youth, Katja Benrath pursued that career in her early professional life. She became a theatre tailor and worked for Pina Bausch's dance company. Following, she completed her studies in Singing and Acting in Vienna, Austria where she also discovered filmmaking. Her first short films ("Babydoll", "No one pukes in Heaven" & "Tilda") have been playing successfully on many international festivals. During her master studies at Hamburg Media School she directed "Where have you been" and "Secrecies". Watu Wote, her graduation project, is her first film based on a true story.

  • Birthday

    Sep 01, 1979
  • Place of Birth

    Erbach, Hessen, Germany

Known For

Awards

36 wins & 7 nominations

Luxembourg City Film Festival
2021
Best Film
Winner - Kids Jury Award
Rocca verändert die Welt (2019)
Giffoni Film Festival
2019
Gryphon Award - Best Film (Miglior Film)
Winner - ELEMENTS +6
Rocca verändert die Welt (2019)
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