Christina Kallas
Christina Kallas[edit]
Christina Kallas is an award-winning independent filmmaker, book author and professor for film, based in New York City.[1] [2]
Biography[edit]
Christina Kallas was born in Thessaloniki, Greece and graduated from Free University Berlin with a double master’s degree in film and music studies, and a PhD in film studies.
Prior to relocating to NYC, she worked for over 15 years as a screenwriter and producer, based in Berlin. She produced and penned the screenplay for political thriller The Commissioner[3] starring John Hurt, produced Toronto and Berlin selection hybrid narrative/doc Mothers[4] directed by Milcho Manchevski, co-produced BBC Films and Polygram's hooligan drama I.D.,[5] and wrote several episodes of the award-winning German television series Danni Lowinski[6] and Edel & Starck.[7]
In 2011 Kallas founded the Writers Improv Studio in New York City, which focuses on the art of improvisation and the merging of actor and character, applying Kallas' signature method of blending character work and emotional structure theory. Kallas workshops her screenplays prior to shooting with the Writers Improv Studio ensemble, a process which she has filmed and published as 42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness.[8]
Christina Kallas' directorial debut, 42 Seconds of Happiness (2016)[9] has gone on to receive accolades and be screened at several festivals. It won Best Feature Film at WTxFF in Dallas 2016,[10] [11] Best Ensemble Cast at Harlem International Film Festival 2016, Indie Spirit Award and Best Ensemble Cast at Princeton Independent Film Festival 2016,[12] Best American Film in the Jaipur International Film Festival 2017, as well as nominations for the Emerging Director Award at the St. Louis International Film Festival 2016, Best Ensemble Cast in a Feature Film Award at Orlando Film Festival 2016,[13] the FIPRESCI Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2017,[14] [15] and the Exberliner Award at the Achtung Berlin Film Festival - new berlin film award 2017. The film was picked up for distribution by Indie Rights and is currently available in 13 countries on Amazon Prime.[16]
Her second feature film, The Rainbow Experiment (2017)[17] was 1 of 5 independent works-in-progress selected in 2017 by US in Progress Paris, an initiative of the Champs-Élysées Film Festival, which aims at fostering the promotion and distribution of American independent cinema and at 'discovering new talents with a unique point of view'.[18]
Christina Kallas' unusual process and films have been featured in Filmmaker Magazine,[19], on Directed by Women,[20] and on Selig Film News.[21]
Kallas was President of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe FSE from 2005 to 2013.[22] She was honored for her outstanding contribution to the international writers’ community, which includes the European Screenwriters Manifesto,[23] and the World Conference of Screenwriters.[24] She has written several books on the art of writing for the screen including Creative Screenwriting: Understanding Emotional Structure and Inside the Writers’ Room: Conversations with American TV Writers.[25] She also wrote a monthly column for Ted Hope’s blog Hope For Film.[26] Kallas has taught at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin, at The New School and at Columbia University School of the Arts Film Program, and is currently a Visiting Associate Professor at Barnard College in New York City.[27]
She is a member of the European Film Academy, the Film Fatales and the Writers Guild of America, East.
Filmography[edit]
- The Rainbow Experiment (2017)
- 42 Seconds of Happiness (2016)
- 42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness (2012-2013)
- Mothers (2011)
- Danni Lowinski (2010-2011)
- Edel & Starck (2002-2005)
- Männer sind wie Schokolade (1999)
- The Commissioner (1998)
- Liebe Lügen (1997)
- I.D. (1995)
Awards[edit]
42 Seconds of Happiness Awards[edit]
- Jaipur International Film Festival - Winner Best American Film
- Harlem International Film Festival - Winner Best Ensemble Cast
- Women Texas Film Festival - Winner Best Feature Narrative
- Princeton Independent Film Festival - Winner Indie Spirit Award and Best Ensemble Cast
- St. Louis International Film Festival - Nominated for the Emerging Director Award
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Nominated for the FIPRESCI Award
- Orlando Film Festival - Nominated for Best Ensemble Cast
- Achtung Berlin Film Festival new berlin film award - Nominated for the Exberliner Award
Mothers Awards[edit]
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival - Nominated for the Golden Lady Harimaguada
Danni Lowinski Awards[edit]
- Jupiter Award - Winner Best German TV Series
- German Television Award - Winner Best Series
- German Comedy Awards - Winner Best Comedy Series
Edel & Starck Awards[edit]
- German Television Award - Winner Best TV Series
- Adolf Grimme Awards - Nominated for Best Series
The Commissioner Awards[edit]
- Berlin International Film Festival - Nominated for the Golden Bear
Liebe Lügen Awards[edit]
- Adolf Grimme Awards - Nominated for Fiction/Entertainment
I.D. Awards[edit]
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Nominated for the Golden Alexander
- Valenciennes International Festival - Winner Audience Award
References[edit]
- ↑ "Film Fatales". www.filmfatales.org. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Christina Kallas". IMDb. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "The Commissioner". 22 February 1998. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Mothers". 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "I.D." 5 May 1995. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Danni Lowinski". Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Edel & Starck". Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness". Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "42 Seconds of Happiness". 20 August 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "THE WOMEN TEXAS FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS - Dallas Film Commission". www.dallasfilmcommission.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "42 Seconds and more to a well crafted scene". 52 Percent. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Home". prindie.org. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Account Suspended". theplanetbystorm.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ http://www.elculture.gr/blog/article/57ο-φεστιβάλ-κινηματογράφου-θεσσαλονί/
- ↑ Τζήμου, Κύα (4 November 2016). "Μια Θεσσαλονικιά μετρά 42 δευτερόλεπτα ευτυχίας!". Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: 42 Seconds of Happiness: John J. Concado, Robert Z Grant, Laura Pruden, Toni Robison-May: Amazon Digital Services LLC". a.co. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "The Rainbow Experiment". 20 January 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Emily Dickinson drama wins at Champs-Elysées fest's US in Progress". Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ Kallas, Christina. "How the Numbers Add Up: The Director of 42 Seconds of Happiness and The Rainbow Experiment Explores the Numerology of Filmmaking - Filmmaker Magazine". Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Christina Kallas: Pushing the Cinematic Language and Narrative". 16 November 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Filmmaker Christina Callas: 42 Seconds of Happiness - Selig Film News". 16 September 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ http://www.scenaristes.org
- ↑ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "About". 23 August 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Christina Kallas: Books". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Inside the Writers' Room: Post #15: More Financing Models, Please - Truly Free Film". trulyfreefilm.hopeforfilm.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Christina Kallas - English". english.barnard.edu. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
External Links[edit]
- Christina Kallas[1] on IMDb
- Christina Kallas[2] on Film Fatales
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