Anja Gurres

Anja Gurres began making her own short films at the age of 17 and achieved her first successes at youth festivals. From 2014, she studied directing for fictional films at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and screened her short films, for which she also wrote the books, at national and international festivals. She completed her studies in 2020 with the short film 'Im Widerschein', a co-production of SWR and arte. Her first feature film 'Balconies', which she realized as a low-budget self-production in 2022, celebrated its world premiere at the Filmfest Hamburg and opened the 28th Filmschau Baden-Württemberg. She was awarded "BEST YOUNG DIRECTOR” for the film at the Snowdance Independent Film Festival. In 2023, she directed her television film debut "Der Flensburg Krimi: Wechselspiele” for the main evening program on behalf of ARD Degeto and NDR.